1An outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease has been confirmed in Christchurch.
- Start 00 : 00 : 30
- Finish 00 : 01 : 51
- Duration 01 : 21
Reporters
- David Jamieson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Mel Brieseman (Canterbury Medical Officer of Health)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
2Last ditch talks will be held between the union and the Fire Service Commission tomorrow aimed at staving off a planned strike by fire fighters.
- Start 00 : 01 : 51
- Finish 0 : 03 : 08
- Duration 01 : 17
Reporters
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Derek Best (Secretary, Professional Firefighters' Union)
- Brian Armstrong (Commissioner, New Zealand Fire Commission)
3Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has ruled out changes to social welfare or accident compensation in the economic package to be released on March 20. However, it will probably contain some reform of the labour market.
- Start 0 : 03 : 08
- Finish 00 : 04 : 39
- Duration 01 : 31
Reporters
- Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- David Lange (Former Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Associated
- Roger Douglas (Former Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
4Ross Sayers, the New Zealander accused of mismanaging New South Wales Railways, is in critical condition in hospital following a heart attack.
- Start 00 : 04 : 39
- Finish 00 : 05 : 02
- Duration 00 : 23
5Crown lawyers are claiming a young Auckland barman was murdered last year because he slapped a child's hands.
- Start 00 : 05 : 02
- Finish 00 : 05 : 34
- Duration 00 : 32
6Hashish and cannabis have been discovered aboard a ship visiting Wellington.
- Start 00 : 05 : 34
- Finish 00 : 05 : 57
- Duration 00 : 23
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
7The Government says top level contacts could soon resume with Beijing. Diplomatic ties were restricted following the Tiananmen Square massacre last year.
- Start 00 : 05 : 57
- Finish 00 : 07 : 36
- Duration 01 : 39
Reporters
- Brett Solvander (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mike Moore (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour Party)
- Duncan Campbell (Lecturer in Chinese)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Beijing, China (Beijing)
8Government troops in the Philippines are on nationwide alert following another attempted coup against President Corazon Aquino.
- Start 00 : 07 : 36
- Finish 00 : 08 : 05
- Duration 00 : 29
9A critical meeting of Israel's Likud Cabinet tomorrow could produce a major change in Israeli policy towards a Middle East peace settlement.
- Start 00 : 08 : 05
- Finish 00 : 08 : 32
- Duration 00 : 27
Associated
- Yitzhak Shamir (Israeli Prime Minister)
- Palestine Liberation Organisation [PLO] (Arab Organisation)
10Government MP for Napier, Geoff Braybrooke has been reselected as the Labour Party's candidate for this year's general election.
- Start 00 : 08 : 32
- Finish 00 : 08 : 46
- Duration 00 : 14
11Medical experts are mystified by the number of children in and around Wellington who were born with cataracts and other health issues last year.
- Start 00 : 08 : 46
- Finish 00 : 10 : 20
- Duration 01 : 34
Reporters
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Margaret Wright (Mother)
- Dr Andrew Logan (Eye Specialist)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
12Damage to the Ozone Layer is worse than scientists first thought. A winter version of the Ozone hole has now appeared over Antarctica and scientists do not know the cause.
- Start 00 : 10 : 20
- Finish 00 : 10 : 48
- Duration 00 : 28
13For the first time, voters in the Soviet Union have free choice. Early returns in the local elections show Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms have met with approval.
- Start 00 : 14 : 20
- Finish 00 : 18 : 09
- Duration 03 : 49
Reporters
- Brian Hanrahan (Reporter, BBC News)
- Ben Brown (Reporter, BBC News)
Speakers
- Alexander Yakovlev (Spokesman, Politburo)
- Galina Gordasievish (Opposition Candidate, Rukh [Popular Movement of Ukraine])
14Australian Liberal leader Andrew Peacock has delivered his party's election policy speech, and is wooing the Green vote.
- Start 00 : 18 : 09
- Finish 00 : 19 : 36
- Duration 01 : 27
Reporters
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Andrew Peacock (Australian Opposition Leader, Liberal Party)
Associated
- Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
Locations
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
15A statue of the late Sir Keith Holyoake has been unveiled in Wellington today by Governor General Sir Paul Reeves.
- Start 00 : 24 : 37
- Finish 00 : 26 : 10
- Duration 01 : 33
Reporters
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)