1There's frustration and confusion this evening over the future of Auckland's electricity supply after the Electricity Commission scuppered plans for the controversial Transpower Waikato Power Pylon line.

2There's been a furious reaction to the jail term handed down to a former Catholic brother found guilty of sexual abuse.

3The night curfew that was imposed in Solomon islands capital Honiara more than a week ago has been lifted.

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5The ability of Auckland's new civil defence system to cope with a once-in-a century cyclone has been slated.

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7Acute mental health services are in a state of crisis with psychiatric wards described as overcrowded, violent and abusive.

8Those on benefits are being targeted in a bid to get them off welfare and into work.

9The eastern side of Otago has spent the day cleaning up after intense rain fall caused sudden floods in the region yesterday.

10The Reserve Bank is still ruling out interest rate cuts this year despite acknowledging economic activity is weaker this year.

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12A 70-year-old American woman died from hypothermia last night after becoming disorientated on the Tongariro Crossing with her partner.

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14Waikato farmers are pleased that for the moment Transpower's plans to build giant Pylons on Waikato farmland has been ruled out.

15President Bush has appointed a radio and TV host and conservative commentator as his new Press Secretary.

16A class of children were taken to the National Crisis Management Centre in the Beehive basement in Wellington today.

17An update on the conviction of a former Catholic Brother - Bernard McGraw - for sexual abuse of children.

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192 years after the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal, a new study implicates more than 600 US soldiers and civilians in the mistreatment of detainees.

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21The commissioner in Australia's oil for food inquiry has been asked to consider taking action against PM John Howard.

22Australia's Defence Department is promising to investigate how the casket of Australian soldier, Jay Kovco got left behind in Kuwait while the wrong casket was returned to Australia.

23Officials will go one-on-one with those who're receiving Domestic Purposes and Sickness and Invalids payments in an attempt to get them back to work.

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25The American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have made a surprise trip to Baghdad to encourage the creation of a Government of National Unity.

26A committee from European Parliament says the CIA organised more than 1000 secret flights over Europe in the past 5 years.