1The Canterbury earthquakes have forced the Government to look more closely at the strength of the country's transport, water, sewerage, energy and communication networks in its second national plan, launched today. It wants to ensure services survive in case of disaster and climate change and that standards need to be higher - with the accompanying higher costs.

2A group of companies involved in the sale of synthetic cannabis , like the banned Kronic Pineapple Gold, are promising all future imported ingredients will be tested to ensure they are not contaminated

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4The main building at Golden Bay High School in Takaka is shut and its future is uncertain, following an engineer's report that says it would not be safe in an earthquake. A modest earthquake may bring it down.

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6Rail and dock workers have voted to picket Tauranga's port to stop Kiwi Rail getting hold of its new Chinese-made rail wagons. Buying from China means that 70-jobs are at risk in the railways workshops.

7The chief executive of Kiwirail Jim Quinn in responding to this says they will deal with it as they need to, but they weren't aware the picket was going ahead. The purchase from China will still go ahead.

8More now on the Government's move to sure-up the country's transport, water, sewerage, energy and communication networks in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes. There needs to be more resilient infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools, which need to withstand earthquakes.

9Manu Korihi News including; The eastern Bay of Plenty tribe, Te Wh?nau-?-Apanui, is trying to persuade wavering communities to oppose deepsea petroleum drilling, before the return of the oil giant Petrobras; A lawyer says the Waitangi Tribunal took a constrained approach to its report responding to the WAI 262 claim, which covers cultural and intellectual property rights; The M?ori Language Commission is charging nothing for language resources, which promote this year's M?ori language week.

10His sister's won a stunning victory in Thailand's election, but Thaksin Shinawatra says he's not now planning a return from his self imposed exile. The military accepts her election, but the situation is still unstable. With a turnout of 75.03%- the populist Pheu Thai Party won a majority with 265-seats. Its leader Yingluck Shinawatra became the first female prime minister in the history of Thailand.

11The Government says it will make the transfer of the permit for mining at Pike River to a new owner contingent on a credible plan to recover the remains of the 29-miners.

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13Details of the charges laid against Allan Hubbard have been revealed, accusing the businessman of mismanaging millions of dollars worth of investments. The Serious Fraud Office laid 50-charges under the Crimes Act, last month.

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15A sociologist invited to a Hell's Angels party is asking why police put so much effort into clamping down on it. The police stopped 11-gang members coming into the country for a 50th-anniversary party.

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17News from the United Kingdom, including: The Olympic corruption scandal over a stadium; Tony Blair's fraught relationship with the Prince of Wales;

18Manu Korihi News including; An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi is campaigning to try to talk more communities into opposing deepsea petroleum drilling, before the oil giant Petrobras returns; A Far North leader says if he could pick one recommendation from the Waitangi Tribunal claim covering M?ori culture and identity, it would be doing more to revive the M?ori language; The M?ori Language Commission says it's testing the demand for its language resources by making them free to the public during M?ori Language week this week.

19Three local councils, Wanganui, Kawerau and Palmerston North, which scored worst on a ranking of financial performance are rejecting the findings. The table is designed to get authorities to take a closer look at councils in case they are not meeting their legal obligations. The councils say they have infrastructure assets and the ratings in the table are too simplistic.