1The price of air travel has just got a whole lot more expensive due to rising fuel costs.

2The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands has just held his first news conference since being sworn into office.

3GPs are giving some backing to two leading doctors who say the public health system is failing.

4A Canadian tourist has been severely beaten, blindfolded, bound and dumped on a Lower Hutt street.

5Business News.

6Research into driveway accidents involving children shows pre-schoolers from poorer areas are most at risk of being run over.

7Another group of New Zealand soldiers and police flew out to Afghanistan today to complete a six month tour of duty.

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9Farmers and public recreation advocates are dubious about a Government panel's report looking to address the land access issue.

10The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has rejected allegations of corruption surrounding his election to the top job.

11The State Services Commission initially opposed the merger of Child Youth and Family and the Ministry of Social Development.

12Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Dover Samuels reaction to Tariana Turia's assertion that racism is the reason why so many Maori are in hospitals.

13New Zealand scientists are developing the ability to control the invasive fresh-water alga didymo - by splitting its DNA.

14Today marks the Queen's 80th birthday, and New Zealand is the first country in the Commonwealth to wish her well.

15The fine for kissing in public in New Delhi has increased tenfold.

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17New Zealand is sending 53 more troops to the Solomon Islands to ensure the stability of Honiara.

18During talks between America and China, President Bush urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to take a sterner line against North Korea and Iran.

19Business News.

20A world-first trial of a vaccine to prevent childhood asthma is underway in Perth, Melbourne and New York.

21The British Library in London has opened a new exhibition featuring its most popular document - the Magna Carta.

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23Focus on Politics: A look at why the Government's Energy Efficiency Strategy is failing to meet key targets and is being overhauled.

24Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Pita Sharples ideas on how to close the gender gap in schools.

25The Government of Nepal has imposed a new shoot-to-kill curfew in the capital Kathmandu, in the wake of escalating violence.

26Alleged Sicilian Mafia boss, Bernardo Provenzano is refusing to answer questions in his first interrogation.