1Plans to crack down on the booming home loan market have drawn criticism from the real estate and banking industries who say first home buyers and low income earners may be prevented from owning their own home.
2A rare viral condition is being blamed for the sudden death of Green Party co-leader Rod Donald.
3Former Green MP Nandor Tanczos is to return to Parliament to fill the void left by Green Party co-leader Rod Donald who died last weekend.
4Public pressure to clean up Wellington's Streets led to one of the homeless drunks dying in a police cell.
5Other news.
6The new US Ambassador has held his first press conference today and expressed his disappointment at NZ's refusal to support the USA in the Iraq War.
7Other news.
8There has been an outpouring of anger against Al Qaeda in Amman, Jordan, in reaction to yesterday's triple suicide bombings.
9The streets of Paris may be calming following a fortnight of rioting and violence, but the French Government is now being criticised for being too slow to tackle social divisions.
10New research has shown that having children may make women smarter and more capable of multitasking.
11Other news.