1There have been floods throughout the North Island. Massive flooding in the Coromandel and Hauraki District has occurred after torrential rain hit the region, and a woman needed to be rescued from the Karangahake Gorge.

2The agency in charge of search and rescue is defending the way it handled this country's biggest rescue effort when millionaire Michael Erceg disappeared last year.

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4Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been charged over his car accident in Southland last month.

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6Mine rescue crews are still fighting to reach two men trapped underground at Tasmania's Beaconsfield Gold Mine.

7A New Zealand woman who led a resistance campaign against the Nazis in France has been awarded the RSA's highest honour.

8Security is being scaled back in the Solomon Islands as locals start the cleanup of Honiara's Chinatown district.

9Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the Manukau District Council now allowing Maori on the general roll to serve on the Treaty of Waitangi Standing Committee.

10Wellington Airport will be one of the biggest losers if the seat-sharing plan between Air New Zealand and Qantas goes ahead.

11New research shows that young children who have a lot of exposure to dust and bacteria are far less likely to develop asthma.

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13Despite massive flooding a five day vintage car festival is being held in Whangamata and is expected to attract up to 70,000 people.

14Some farms south of Dunedin are still draining fields that have turned into lakes after Wednesday's floods.

15The Council of Trade Unions says more effort is needed to fairly compensate victims of workplace accidents.

16A memorial service has been held in Tasmania to mark the tenth anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre.

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18A scandal is rocking South Korea involving politicians and the country's top car maker, Hyundai.

19The first big screen Hollywood dramatisation of the 911 terrorist attacks opens in cinemas across the US this weekend.

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21Focus on Politics: A closer look at the review of New Zealand's immigration laws.

22Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including reaction to Manukau District Council opening up seats for a Treaty of Waitangi Committee to all Maori, not just those on the Maori Roll.

23Rap star Snoop Dogg - recently in New Zealand for a concert - has been released on bail after being arrested following a disturbance at London's Heathrow Airport, in which several police officers suffered minor injuries.