1A 6.9 Earthquake rocked Gisborne last night. Comment from owner of one of the worst hit buildings - Stephanie Butler. Plus comment from Mayor of Gisborne, Meng Foon, and Civil Defence Controller John Davies, who says he'll be looking at lifting the state of Civil Defence emergency tomorrow.

2A 6.9 Earthquake rocked Gisborne last night. Report from reporter Andrew McRae in Gisborne.

3A police officer who shot dead a Christchurch man has been cleared of any wrong doing, and won't face charges.

4Business News.

5A proposal to crack down on reckless drivers includes increasing demerit points, extending the learner licence period, and banning radar detectors.

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7A federal magistrate in Australia has decided terrorism supporter David Hicks remains at risk of taking part in terrorist acts.

8A 6.9 Earthquake rocked Gisborne last night. The Earthquake Commission had received nearly 170 claims this morning.

9A 6.9 Earthquake rocked Gisborne last night. Dr Catherine Starkey was at Gisborne Hospital last night.

10Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

11The General Election In Thailand is being held under new constitution which, critics say, has strengthened the military and weakened any government.

12Five of the Carter Observatory centre's eight workers have been made redundant effective as of today

13The European Union has lifted border controls, and Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were the first in a wave of new member states to dismantle their border barriers.

14Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has become the oldest reigning British Monarch, and is in fact one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world.

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16A 6.9 Earthquake rocked Gisborne last night. Four blocks of the central city are still cordoned off as well as a number of shops and offices.

17In America, the Sub-Prime Mortgage crisis has deepened, and even the massive cash injections by the world's central banks may not ease the widening crisis.

18Business News.

19Today, the only man ever charged over the Omagh bombing by the "Real IRA" in Ireland, 1988, has been found Not Guilty. In handing down his decision, the judge criticised police, describing their forensic evidence as slapdash.

20A Russian Art Exhibition has been cancelled, with Russia sighting concerns that Britain may not return all the paintings.

21Tycoons are settling in London, with the major attraction probably the tax breaks.

226:30 News.

23Focus On Politics - a look back at the year in Politics.

24Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Progressive Party Leader Jim Anderton asking for a clarification on the cultural issues for Maori and Pakeha over how body remains are handled after a death.

25Al Qaeda has invited its sympathisers to email questions to Osama bin Laden's number two - Ayman al-Zawahri.