1Prime Minister David Lange has dumped Richard Prebble as Minister of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), saying he had been unable to resolve differences with him over the way asset sales should be handled. However it is unclear whether David Lange will have the support of Cabinet. Prebble has held a news conference explaining his version of events in which he has refused to step down from his other Ministerial portfolios. A look back at the often rocky relationship between Lange and Prebble as well as how the news has been received within Prebble's Auckland Central electorate, which has also found itself divided over Prebble's actions. The money market has reacted with extreme nervousness due to the political uncertainty.

2A group of Democratic Party supporters remain holed up in Parliament tonight, and are determined to see their protest through unless the Government agrees to a referendum on proportional representation.

3Drought stricken South island farmers are to receive a $45 million Government hand-out with lump sums to farmers who quit their land, and welfare payments to those who choose to remain.

4West Coast farmers may need some Government assistance after the wettest October in forty years.

5The armed mercenaries who attempted a coup in the Maldives are reported to have fled in stolen boats after the arrival of Indian troops.

6Riot police in Seoul have used tear-gas to break up a demonstration of thousands of students calling for the arrest of former President Chun Doo-hwan who they say misused his power during his seven-year presidency.

7The jury in the Otara machete murder trial have found three of the eleven accused guilty of murder. Four more were convicted of manslaughter, and four were discharged.

8A Dunedin study shows New Zealanders are becoming lazy and overweight, and the Hillary Commission is spending over a million dollars to examine the problem.

9Wellington Zoo's reclusive female giraffe Heidi now has a potential mate in Australian migrant Ricky.