1. INFOMETRIX ROW - leaked economic forecast says things would be even worse under National..ROGER DOUGLAS/GYLES BECKFORD..00:05:37.
2. BUDGET - FOL says govt will have to provide some taxation relief..KEN DOUGLAS/KERRYANNE EVANS. 00:02:06.
3. HEADS & WEATHER
4. DIRECTOR OF PLUNKET - slams child health care comments. DR. DAVID GEDDIS/EMILY FLYNN CULTURAL - concern at slowness in developing a bi-cultural health system LORNA DYALL.
5. MANUFACTURERS - Cant'y Manufacturers' Pres says farmers' claim of unfair treatment isn't the whole story..ALLAN SHADWELL/PETER BRITTENDEN..00:01:32
6. TRAVEL - Auckland Hospital Board's financial losses resulting from treating overseas patients..JANICE RODENBURG..00:01:32.
7. DEFENCE - Aust Nat Party threatens to heavy NZ over ANZUS if it wins GRAME DOBELL..00:01:47.
8. POLLS- Prof Deely (Cant'y University) warns about unreliability of political polls. JOHN DEELY/PETER BRITTENDEN..00:01:51.
9. NEWS/SPORT
10. BRIT.AG.MIN.- Mike Moore comments on new British Cabinet ministers in Trade & Ag portfolios..MIKE MOORE/KAREN FISHER..00:01:47.
11. ALLIANCE- British SDP being pressured to merge with Liberal Party...CHALKLEY/WRAP..00:01:38
12. FIJI- Bavadra going back to Fiji without calling in on NZ...LAWN/WRAP/STATE DEPT..00:01:30
13. HEADS/PAPERS
14. BEECH- Beech Action C'ttee won't give up its fight to protect Westland beech forests, after missing out on tender for North Westland forest resource..BREEZE/RODENBERG/JOHN CARTER..00:01:50
15. CENSOR- Terrorism Bill removes newspapers but not radio, TV from censorship:Turver says "We'll fight" ...HANNAN/TURVER..00:01:28
16. BAIRD/TAHA- NZEI head says simple Māori is already in use in many schools..BOB BAIRD/RODENBURG..00:01:15
17. PARDON - Māori Affairs Minister pardons Ngati Awa for 120 year-old murder...TEHAU PAUL/HANNAN..00:01:44