1Independent MP Taito Phillip Field today stood in the dock to face 40 charges of bribery and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

2An inquest has been told that the Parole Board set a release date for convicted murderer Graeme Burton even before it heard from a Psychiatrist about Burton's risk of reoffending.

3Police searching for missing deaf woman Emma Agnew say it's unlikely she returned to Christchurch from the Spencerville Brooklands area.

4Child abuse prevention workers at a Maori Child Abuse Summit have been told they should not rely on Government initiatives.

5In Australia the face of politics has changed overnight as the veteran Prime Minister John Howard lost the General Election and is now heading for defeat in his own seat.

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7Police say they are prepared to offer protection to anyone who may have information about the weekend's violent rape.

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9US President George W. Bush says he remains personally committed to achieving peace in the Middle East.

10Two new reports into the health of New Zealand children show marked disparities for Maori and Pacific Island Families.

11Graham Henry has just announced he wants to be reappointed as the All Blacks coach.

12Four thousand cases of New Zealand pinot noir have been rejected by a German company because of high levels of copper.

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14A jury has been told how a defenceless man was assaulted by a violent pack of youths in Auckland.

15The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has delivered a stinging attack on U.S. foreign policy.

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17For generations of Australians John Winston Howard has been part of the political picture. But now he has been defeated in the latest Election and lost his own political seat.

18One Australian paper is calling Kevin Rudd's election victory the revenge of the nerd.

19It's estimated there would be 40 fewer deaths a year if all New Zealand vehicles were fitted with "electronic stability control".

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21Surprisingly, some advocates of "Lifestyle Blocks" believe that too much prime farm land is being carved up into un-productive lifestyle blocks.

22More than 100 schools will be watching the LA Galaxy and star player David Beckham train on Friday ahead of the team's match on Saturday night.

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24Mainstream banks are being told to change their attitudes towards lending to low income people and become as friendly as so-called Loan Sharks.

25News from Latin America, including Venuzelean President Hugo Chavez putting relations with Colombia "in the freezer". Plus the head of the Argentian Military has been sacked after being filmed plotting the downfall of the Defence Minister.

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27US President George W. Bush says he remains personally committed to achieving peace in the Middle East.

28The former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is denying he has done a deal with the military to return home.