1Hundreds of Hawkes Bay patients who've been guaranteed surgery within six months could now be tossed off the waiting list.

2Air New Zealand and Qantas have signed a codeshare agreement for their Tasman routes.

3Rare native snails are to be moved from their natural habitat to make way for coal mining.

4Three rare geckos stolen from a zoo in Christchurch have been recovered.

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6Business News.

7Iran's President says Iran has joined the nations with "nuclear technology" .

8A spill of over 2,000 cubic metres started in the Bay of Islands on Saturday morning, and is threatening oyster farms after going unreported for 48 hours.

9A teenage boy's crazy driving which ended with one friend dead and six other people injured has earned him a prison sentence.

10Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

11Trading restrictions are proving to be a sore point for retailers who will be forced shut over Easter.

12Venezuelans have been commemorating the fourth anniversary of a failed military coup against President Hugo Chavez.

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14Two witnesses have pointed at the man accused of killing the German backpacker, Birgit Brauer.

15The Mayor of Manukau says many Maori and Pacific Youth are doomed to failure.

16Air New Zealand and Qantas have signed a codeshare agreement for their Tasman routes. The deal means the two airlines can share seats on each others aircraft.

17A lawyer who charged exorbitant fees to look after a dead man's estate may be thrown out of the profession.

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19The number of contraband items being stopped from entering prisons has doubled in the past three years.

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21As oil prices rocket and motorists pay more for petrol at the pump, the cost of gold and copper is also on the increase.

22A US court has heard the dying screams and gut wrenching final phone calls from victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks during the trial of alleged conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.

23Rare native snails are to be moved from their natural habitat to make way for coal mining. Environmentalists say it's a black day for New Zealand conservation, and Forest and Bird is considering an appeal.

24Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including The Greens Maori Affairs Spokesperson saying that the Solomon Islands should avoid any moves to keep its tribes out of its political system.

25A group of health professionals has renewed its call to ban ECT therapy being used on children, pregnant women and the elderly.