1The final verdict on tourist Sarah Carter's death in Thailand, along with the deaths of 4-other tourists and a local guide, blames pesticides - but fails to identify the exact cause. However other testing is still blaming bed bug chemicals.

2Commuters in Wellington are being told to get home now or face worsening disruption from the snow. Transmetro says the trains are mostly on time but flights are still disrupted. Hundreds of homes are facing a second night without power because of the polar blast

3The Prime Minister was called a chicken in Parliament after John Key walked out to avoid answering questions from Labour leader Phil Goff about youth unemployment. Trevor Mallard was ejected from the house.

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5Snow is continuing to fall in Christchurch, causing widespread disruption and forcing businesses and schools to shut for the second day in a row.

6One of the world's greatest opera singers is coming to Christchurch, adding his voice to the restoration of the Court Theatre and the city's Symphony Orchestra. Placido Domingo, who helped bring opera to the masses, is the patron of the Southern Opera Trust.

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8The polar blast that brought snow to downtown Auckland yesterday also delivered the city its coldest day ever, with the temperature rising to just 8.1degrees.

9The managers of the national grid had to scramble to safeguard electricity supplies during snow storms yesterday and extra staff were brought it to balance the supplies, especially around Wellington where lights were flickering.

10Parliament has paid tribute to the former Governor General, Sir Paul Reeves, who died on Sunday aged 78. there is a state funeral on Thursday.

11Thailand's official investigation into a New Zealand tourist's death is blaming pesticides but there are still questions about her death.

12Manu Korihi News, including; The Chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive says over the next three years his organisation could create up to 800 full-time jobs; Ngapuhi hapu opposed to early settlement of their treaty claims have staged a pre-emptive strike on mandating hui in Auckland; Some Marae north of Wellington are lending a hand and an ear to kaumatua because of the snow storm that's hit many parts of the country.

13Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and France�s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, when they meet later today will probably call closer coordination of economic policy among the 17 countries that share the euro currency and propose that they enshrine in their constitutions an obligation to balance their national budgets. Both say they will not be talking about the contentious issue of joint Eurobonds.

14The FBI have named the 50-year-old man arrested in the United States over the Sydney collar bomb hoax. Keywords: Madaline Pulver; Paul Doug Peters;

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16At least 1000-Qantas workers will loose their jobs in a shakeup of the international operations. A new premium airline will be launched in Asia. But will not be called Qantas. Keywords; Alan Joyce (CEO).

17Two petitions have been presented to parliament today; one calling for the removal of GST from food, and for a tax to be put on financial transactions instead, has been presented to Parliament. The petition has been organised by the Alliance Party and backed by Unions. The second is organised by the Body Shop and advocacy group EcPat to protect young people from sexual exploitation.

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19Samoa's Supreme Court Justice, Vui Clarence Nelson, is calling for the maximum penalty for incest to be reviewed. The penalty for incest is only 7-years in jail which is too low.

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21A plan to charge visitors to Stewart Island a 5 dollar fee is a step closer tonight. The 40-thousand visitors a year are putting pressure on the island's infrastructure.

22Crucial talks will be held tonight over the Eurozone's intensifying debt crisis. But joint Eurobonds are opposed by both Germany and France.

23South Canterbury Finance's main assets - its consumer, business and rural loans, have been sold to Japan's global investment bank Nomura.

24The record snow falls have made it as far up the country as Dargaville. Local residents are reporting snowfall on Mount Tutamoe just north of Dargaville yesterday and a local tramper climbed the hill to take a look.

25Manu Korihi News, including; The Ngapuhi hapu opposing early settlement of their treaty claims are holding a second hui in Auckland this evening; The Chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive says over the next three years his organisation could create up to 800 full-time jobs; A marae north of Wellington says elders are safe and well - their only gripe is that it's so cold; Panels spelling out Maori history now mark five pa sites in Wellington.