1Yesterday's local body elections have revealed a conservative swing by voters, but women have fared especially well in the Mayoral races.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 02 : 19
- Duration 01 : 50
Reporters
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Margaret Evans (Mayor Elect, Hamilton City Council)
- Nigel Roberts (Political Scientist, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
- Tim Shadbolt (Defeated Waitemata Mayor)
2Two women are in Christchurch Hospital following a stabbing incident today.
- Start 00 : 02 : 19
- Finish 00 : 02 : 44
- Duration 00 : 25
Locations
- Kaiapoi, New Zealand (Canterbury)
3The Government's main economic priority - keeping inflation down - is now under threat.
- Start 00 : 02 : 44
- Finish 00 : 05 : 09
- Duration 02 : 25
Reporters
- Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Philip Wrigley (Economist)
4Jittery stockbrokers around the globe are holding their breath in uneasy anticipation of what will happen when sharemarkets reopen tomorrow.
- Start 00 : 05 : 09
- Finish 00 : 06 : 45
- Duration 01 : 36
Reporters
- Hugh Pym (Reporter, BBC News)
Speakers
- Daniel Flanagan (Chairman, Josphthal and Co.)
5Two people are dead and three more have been hospitalised after another tragic hot air balloon accident in Australia.
- Start 00 : 06 : 45
- Finish 00 : 07 : 25
- Duration 00 : 40
Locations
- Cessnock, Australia (New South Wales)
6The South African Government has released Walter Sisulu, the first of eight prominent Black activists, from prison.
- Start 00 : 07 : 25
- Finish 00 : 07 : 58
- Duration 00 : 33
Locations
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
7Former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has been buried today in Hawaii. His supporters still want his body repatriated to the Philippines, but President Corazon Aquino has ruled this out.
- Start 00 : 07 : 58
- Finish 00 : 08 : 37
- Duration 00 : 39
Locations
- Honolulu, HI, United States
8Queen Elizabeth II began her tour of Malaysia today, where she was given special dispensation to visit a mosque, as well as special clothes to wear. She will open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) while there.
- Start 00 : 12 : 04
- Finish 00 : 13 : 48
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Desmond Hamill (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
9The Guide Dog programme is now expanding beyond only the traditional Labrador, to include a number of different breeds.
- Start 00 : 24 : 19
- Finish 00 : 26 : 07
- Duration 01 : 48
Reporters
- Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ian Cox (Spokesman, Guide Dog Centre)