1Investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover have voted to accept a $400-million rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers.

2The Corrections Department won't say how long it took guards at the country's only maximum security prison to realise inmate Kevin James Polwart had cut his way through the double perimeter fence and escaped.

3The father of murdered Auckland woman Marie Jamieson says the guilty plea from her killer is a huge relief as it saves the family the grief of a trial. 52-year-old Joseph Reekers originally denied the charges of rape and murder in February 2001.

4A taskforce advising the Government on ways to boost the sharemarket has recommended part sales of state-owned assets. The Capital Markets Taskforce has said this should be a medium term goal after the Government ruled out any asset sales before the next election.

5The couple who gained the nickname Bonnie and Clyde during a crime spree in which the woman's toddlers were used as human shields, have both been jailed.

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7Three strikes and then you're out of pocket - that's what illegal downloaders of music, movies and other material face following a new government proposal to deal with internet piracy.

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9The Auditor-General says the Health Ministry has known since 2004 that auditing of rest homes is inconsistent and poor, and has failed to respond quickly.

10A group representing primary school prinicpals is questioning the timing of a report, which says 30-percent of Year 1 and 2 teachers don't know how to teach their five and six year old pupils to read and write.

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12As talks to secure a global deal on climate change reach a deadlock, New Zealand's targets on reducing emissions have come under fire. The conference ends at the end of the week and has stalled over financial aid to poorer countries.

13Investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover have voted to accept a $400-million rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers.

14One of the world's rarest dolphin species - the Maui - has been caught on film while flirting with a pair of fishermen off the Taranaki Coast.

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16A killer claiming to be tormented by his actions has admitted murdering Auckland woman Marie Jamieson - bringing some small measure of relief to her family after years of uncertainty. 52-year-old Joseph Reekers originally denied the charges of rape and murder in February 2001.

17A taskforce advising the Government on ways to boost the sharemarket has recommended part sales of state-owned assets. The Capital Markets Taskforce has said this should be a medium term goal after the Government ruled out any asset sales before the next election.

18The Government has rejected Opposition suggestions it intends selling State assets in its first term. Labour MPs questioned the Minister of Finance after he made comments about poorly run and performing state-owned businesses yesterday.

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20The board of a small Christchurch primary school shut down by the Minister of Education has taken its case to the High Court, saying the ministry's staff misled it and based advice on inaccurate information.

21In Australia, critics of a move towards compulsory Internet filtering say it could lead to unnecessary censorship and strangle free speech.

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23The Copenhagen climate talks stepped up a gear today with the arrival of several heads of government.

24America's Cup style sailing is to return to Auckland this summer in an expanded multi-million dollar event which is due to come only weeks after the long-awaited sailing of the 33rd cup regatta in Spain.

25The Italian government is threatening to block social networking sites due to the massive amount of Internet traffic about Silvio Berlusconi's damaged face.

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27Australian Federal Police officers are facing criticism about their handling of a child sex case against the Solomon Islands former Attorney General Julian Moti.

28There's been an angry reaction from Israel to an arrest warrant issued in Britain against the former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni.

29The 787 Dreamliner has finally taken to the skies to the applause of Boeing employees at Everett in Washington State.