135-year-old Liam James Reid has appeared in court amid scenes of grief and anger. Reid is accused of killing Christchurch deaf woman Emma Agnew.

2An Inquest is being held into the death of Karl Kuchenbecker, who was shot and stabbed by Graeme Burton who was on parole at the time.

3The port expansion plan in Greymouth has fallen over after the Pike River coal mine struck a deal with Solid Energy to send its coal to Lyttelton.

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5There is an investigation into a police officer who shot at a stolen car approaching him at speed. Police say the driver of a stolen vehicle took off at speed when they approached him, clipping a police car and attempting to drive through another.

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7A group of Maori child abuse prevention workers are to create a mass campaign to try and eliminate violence against children.

8Tauranga man Bryan Archer has been implicated in an alleged plot to con the Bank of England out of 75 billion dollars.

9Middle East Leaders came together today to agree to start talks aimed at achieving a full peace deal by the end of next year.

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11New Zealand screenwriters are refusing offers to break a three-week old writers strike in the US.

12The America's Cup regatta may still get underway despite a US court ruling that the defence planned by the Swiss team breached Cup rules.

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14The Christchurch District Court went into lockdown this morning as members of the public threatened the man accused of killing deaf woman Emma Agnew.

15The Government has released a discussion document calling for public submissions on the issue of banning tobacco advertising.

16Greymouth's mayor wants the Government to rescue of a multi-million dollar port revamp that's collapsed because the port's biggest company was snatched away by a State Owned Company.

17The US department of Justice announced a fine today for Qantas, saying for nearly 6 years the airline had engaged in a conspiracy to fix cargo rates for routes to and from the United States.

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19Live ammunition training at the Base has been suspended after a large fire was sparked by a pyrotechnic device.

20A US Judge in Niagra Falls has been removed from the bench after jailing his entire courtroom audience because no one would admit to owning a mobile phone.

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22More than 1000 French police officers are being deployed across northern Paris to prevent a 3rd night of rioting by youths.

23A group of Maori child abuse prevention workers are to create a mass campaign to try and eliminate violence against children.

24Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Gaza demanding that the US funded peace talks fail, resulting in Palestinian police clashing with Palestinian protestors.

25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Angeline Greensill being picked again by The Maori Party to compete against Labour's Nanaia Mahuta in the 2008 General Election.

26A Christchurch Butcher has been asked to stop an age-old tradition of handing out free Cheerio sausages to children following an outbreak of an illness

27Japanese scientists have developed the power to control actions in a computer game by thought alone.