1Political pressure is mounting on the Health Minister to sack Wellington's District Health Board and install a commissioner.

2Wellington District Health Board's departing Chief Executive Margot Mains has issued a resignation statement through her lawyer.

3The head of the Environment Ministry has apologised for a briefing he gave to the Minister of the Environment, Trevor Mallard, about former staffer, Erin Leigh.

4An aerial search is underway for a sailing ship due to arrive in New Zealand five days ago.

5Business News.

6Two teachers were injured when they stepped in to prevent an attack on a 13 year old girl by another 13 year old girl.

75:30 News.

8Amnesty International wants to know if New Zealand forces in Afghanistan have been handing over prisoners to Afghan intelligence services.

9US President George W. Bush is defending his position on Iran despite a US intelligence report saying Tehran had halted its nuclear programme in 2003.

10Dr David Galler is backing calls for public hospitals to be more open about mistakes that kill or harm patients.

11Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

12The National Party has accused the Justice Minister Annette King after she admitted her interpretation of a provision of the Electoral Finance Bill could be wrong.

13Auckland parents are struggling to find time to play with their children according to a new survey.

146pm News.

15Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says the taxpayer has a right to data from district health boards on medical mishaps.

16Parliament is being urged to oppose new standards which permit ambulances to be crewed with a solo paramedic.

17The head of the Pacific Island Affairs Ministry has sparked controversy on the topic of Food Advertising Regulation.

18A move to tackle native bird predators in New Zealand's busiest national park has been launched today.

19Business News.

206:30 News.

21The British teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam has been reunited with her family.

22Thousands of Spaniards have been protesting in Madrid against the Basque separatist movement ETA.

23Britain's Muslim community has set up a watchdog organisation to combat extremism in the nation's mosques.

24Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the leaders of Tainui and Ngai Tahu trying to bring other iwi into their mutual assistance pact.

25The United Nations' emergency relief co-ordinator has described the international response to the crisis in Somalia as insufficient.

26The United States President has succeeded in convincing the Senate to approve a free trade agreement with Peru.

27They've been held hostage in Iraq for more than six months but very little has been heard of five British men kidnapped from the Finance Ministry in Baghdad.

28Defence Minister Phil Goff discusses Amnesty International fears that there may be New Zealand involvement in handing over prisoners to Afghan authorities.