1With unemployment soaring, there are claims that those with jobs are being forced to work longer hours and accept higher workloads.
2The surprise resignation of Capital and Coast DHB Chairman has been attributed to Government pressure to cut costs beyond what he considers reasonable.
3The fight against plans to cut neurosurgical procedures from Dunedin Hospital has galvanised Southerners.
4Swine flu is on the rise and is hitting smaller communities hard, especially in the Wairarapa.
5Those who look after some of NZ's most vulnerable people say a lack of adequate housing has reached crisis proportions and our State Housing system needs urgent rebuilding.
6Other news.
7The body of the NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan is expected to arrive back in NZ tomorrow afternoon.
8Other news.
9Supermodel Naomi Campbell has reluctantly testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor at the Hague.
10Other news.