1Hundreds of houses were threatened just south of Dunedin today after torrential rain caused flooding and swollen rivers.

2There were cheering crowds on the streets of Honiara today, ecstatic at the news that Snyder Rini had resigned as Prime Minister.

3The price of petrol and diesel has hit yet another record high, with all four oil companies raising their prices.

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5The former Cabinet Minister David Parker will not face charges over allegations he filed false returns to the Companies Office.

6A teenager who was raped, repeatedly stabbed and left for dead by her attacker, has been giving evidence at the High Court.

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8The opposition party in the Solomon's says today's resignation of Snyder Rini is very good for democracy.

9A court has heard how a Rotorua man accused of the killings of two people last October regularly smoked and dealt in "P".

10The clock is ticking for three miners trapped in a Tasmanian mine.

11Three international flights were delayed today as fire-fighters at Auckland Airport went on strike over pay.

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13Two shotguns, three automatic rifles and an antique rifle were stolen from a private address in Taupo over the weekend and the police are promising to make it financially worthwhile for any information leading to their discovery.

14In East Timor hundreds of sacked soldiers are threatening to trash the capital unless the Government meets their demands to be reinstated.

15The WTO says it has abandoned plans to reach agreement on the framework of a trade deal by the end of April.

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17The Labour MP David Parker looks set to return to Cabinet after being cleared of filing false returns.

18Dunedin police and civil defence staff say the threat of major flooding in the Mosgiel and Taieri areas has eased. Two houses had to be evacuated in Waitati.

19US President Bush has moved to cut climbing petrol prices by announcing an inquiry into price fixing and suspending putting oil into America's emergency stockpile.

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21People across Ukraine have observed a minute's silence to mark the twentieth anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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23Masterton District Council is snubbing the new microchipping law for dogs and has just passed a resolution to make it a low priority.

24Police in Egypt have arrested ten people in connection with the triple bomb attack in a Red Sea resort that killed at least 23 people.

25A 12-year-old rugby player who punched an opposition coach has been banned from the game for three weeks.

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27Police near Dunedin will be keeping an overnight watch on rain falling in the Mosgiel area.

28UN has voted to impose sanctions on four individuals accused of fueling violence in the three year conflict in Sudan.

29The Sri Lankan army has resumed air strikes against suspected Tamil Tiger rebel positions.