1Police in Christchurch announced they have arrested and charged a 35 year old man with the murder of missing deaf woman Emma Agnew. Shock is beginning to turn to anger for some in the deaf community following today's developments.

2The police in Auckland say an elderly woman is lucky to be alive, following what they call a cold and callous attack.

3Workers in child abuse prevention are backing a call for Maori leaders to do more to tackle the problem.

4Tougher new standards on exhaust emissions for used imported vehicles are to be introduced in January.

5Business News.

6They're noisy, dirty and face huge social problems but NZ's cities are full of people who are pleased to live there.

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8A State Funeral will be held in Sydney for the man who led and won compensation from the building products giant James Hardie.

9New research shows New Zealand programmes for treating young sex offenders are among the most effective in the world.

10In Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf will farewell his troops today before standing down as army chief to become a civilian leader.

11British embassy officials in Sudan are urgently trying to secure the release of a British teacher.

12Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen saying he wants more flexibility in the way claims settlements are constructed.

13Anti-obesity groups are accusing the Government of a disappointing and weak response to obesity.

14A new 50-hectare reserve in the Catlins has been created to protect yellow-eyed penguins.

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16Police in Christchurch announced they have arrested and charged a 35 year old man with the murder of missing deaf woman Emma Agnew.

17New research shows New Zealand programmes for treating young sex offenders are among the most effective in the world.

18A new DVD about National Party Leader John Key is being used as one of the first examples about what is electioneering and who pays for it.

19A Franklin shearer, Emily Welch, has broken the women's world shearing record - sheering 648 sheep.

20Business News.

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22More than 200,000 boxes of exported NZ frozen mussel meat are being checked for listeria contamination.

23A Spanish television talk show is under intense scrutiny after a woman was killed following an appearance on the programme.

24Victoria is set to become the first state in Australia to grow genetically modified crops.

25The jobs of more than a hundred workers at a Palmerston North call centre are heading overseas, with Yellow Pages outscouring the jobs.

26Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News.

27American, Israeli, and Palestinian leaders are tol meet at a Middle East peace conference in Maryland.

28A controversial debate has gone ahead at Oxford University featuring two prominent right-wing figures despite protestors claiming the debate on freedom of speech is merely allowing a venue for racism.

29It's approaching crunch time for Kosovo, with the question over whether or not the territory should be allowed to break away from Serbia dividing the European Community.