1The jury in the Mark Lundy double murder trial is now considering whether or not Lundy is guilty of killing his wife and seven year old daughter.

2Businesses and Trade Unions are warning the reserve bank could strangle economic growth by raising interest rates too soon.

3The Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has confirmed that New Zealand will impose sanctions on Zimbabwe although he says they will be largely symbolic.

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5In what is being described as unprecidented criticism of our court system the Privey Council has condamned the way the Court of Appeal has delt with prisioners seeking legal aid to appeal their convictions and sentences.

6The collapse of an Antarctic Ice Shelf about five times the size of Lake Taupo is being blamed on global warming.

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8The head of criminal intelligence in the police says that alliances between gangs is nothing new when it comes to money being made from illicite goods.

9There are fears that health of those living in small communities will suffer as there is a desperate shortage of pharmacists.

10The Act Party is calling for the immediate introduction of proposals to make MPs more accountable or their expenses.

11Iwi in Malbourough are calling the todays handing over of a parcel of land historically significant.

12The Ministry of Health is warning people seeking miracle cures on the internet that if it looks too good to be true then it probably is.