6.30 NEWS AND TOP HALF TUESDAY 08/10/1985

News, sport and Weather.
Main stories:
Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro, hijacked in the Mediterranean.
London police rethink the way the handle street violence in the wake of yesterdays Tottenham riots.
The Rainbow Warrior to be re-sunk as an artificial reef.
Two men from Harihari in Westland ride their horses to the French Embassy and the Beehive with a petition against French nuclear testing.
Exporters delighted as the NZ dollar loses ground.
The National Pary forces a snap debate on the economy.
Homosexual Law Reform Bill returned to Parliament today, much to the oppositions rancour.
1985 Energy Plan was tabled in Parliament today, with an air of uncertainty surrounding the future of the Maui Gas Field.
Oil discovery at Niagara on the West Coast.
Drivers Award talks in Christchurch have stalled.