In Christchurch this afternoon Papua New Guinea and Bougainville leaders have signed a historic ceasefire agreement.
Our reporter at the closing ceremony of the five-day peace talks is Bruce Hill of Radio New Zealand International and he joins us now...
The police have today been carrying out land and sea searches in the Marlborough SOunds in their invesigtation into the disappearance of Olivia Hopeand Ben Smart.
The head of the inquiry, Detective Inspector RobPope, says as far as the water search is concerned they've been concentrating on the Erie Bay area. On land, they've been looking around some of the smaller islands in the vicinity.
United States' President, Bill Clinton today strenuously denied allegations that he had an affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, and then pressured her to lie about it.
NBC Washington correspondent Peter Maer says these latest allegations are different from other claims about the President's sexual liaisons in that he is accused of obstructing justice and that has raised the question of impeachment.
Fisheries Minister John Luxton has announced that no licences are to be issued to Japanese fishing vessels to catch southern bluefin tuna in New Zealand waters.
Political reporter Sarah Boyd has the story.
Joining me now is Labour's fisheries spokesperson Jim Sutton....
The Alliance begins a three day retreat in Taupo next week to begin planning for the year, but the two Green MPs will be there for only one day.
Clare Pasley reports.
Receivers for Palmers Garden World say there are still potential buyers for the company and Palmers stores will reopen tomorrow.
To tell us more about the implications of the demise of this group - and its future - if any - I'm joined by business editor, Giles Beckford.
There are calls for more support from mental health services for youth at risk of committing suicide.
Caitlin Cherry reports
Health Minister Bill English says he accepts that there should be better mental health services for children and young people, and that in the past such services have been badly neglected.
Health officials have today renewed their warnings over the killer epidemic of menigoccocal disease.
Micheal Baker is a public health doctor at ESR - he says that rate of disaease is 12 to 15 times more than it should be.
He says 1998 isn't looking any better.
The Governor of the Reserve bank and the head of Treasury will on Monday brief the Cabinet about the Asian economic crisis and its potential impact on New Zealand.
Political reporter Sarah Boyd asked Mrs Shipley if it was an exercise in dampening down Ministers' expectations as the Budget round picks up pace.
The computer software giant Microsoft has agreed to give computer makers a choice when selecting Windows 95 - whether or not to also show the company's internet browser called Explorer.
Microsoft was ordered by a U. S. judge to stop bundling the two together, pending the outcome of a much longer and more serious anti-trust case. But as our North America Business correspondent, Richard Quest, reports from New York, Microsoft's response to that order had them in very hot water.