1Zimbabweans in New Zealand are calling on the international community to take drastic action against the Mugabe regime.

2The crown says murder-accused Antonie Dixon was paranoid and affected by P when he murdered a man and severed the hands of two women with a samurai sword. Dixon is facing a retrial after his initial conviction was quashed for suppressed reasons.

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4Bridgecorp Boss and Financial Officer Rod Petricevic and Rob Roest are being charged under both the securities act and the companies act over the failed finance company.

5A programme to improve patient safety has been launched after it was revealed 150 patients died dued to mistakes last year.

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7A New Zealand Army corporal has today pleaded guilty to eight charges including assault at a court martial hearing.

8A group of twenty-eight survivors has been found from a Philippine ship that capsized in a typhoon.

9Foreign Minister Winston Peters says it is astonishing that Fiji has suspended talks with the group monitoring its progress towards holding democratic elections. Fiji is blaming "interference" from New Zealand and Australia.

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11The National Party says the Government is showing it's out of step with international opinion on biofuels by pushing ahead with a compulsory scheme.

12A patient safety programme has been launched to tackle the number of mistakes made in hospitals.

13King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia says his country is very concerned for consumers in all countries and has called a meeting with political leaders and oil company executives to address record oil prices.

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15Zimbabweans in New Zealand are calling on the international community to take drastic action against the Mugabe regime.

16Four Whatakane police officers are accused of beating an arrested man, Rawiri Falwasser.

17A crack down on boy racers in Christchurch in the past few weeks has lead to police seizing 74 cars for unpaid fines.

18The defence and prosecution at the sex abuse trial of a Catholic brother in Christchuch have summed up, with both sides accusing the other of not having real evidence.

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20Fears of a split in the Anglican church over the ordination of gay bishops are overshadowing a meeting of bishops in Jerusalem.

21News from Latin America, including soccer legend Pele robbed at gunpoint; and former Cuban President Fidel Castro outraged with the European Union for lifting some sanctions against Cuba.

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23The police say they are following a new lead in the disappearance of the Korean tourist, Jae Hyeon Kim.

24How to deal with hazardous waste is becoming a problem which is increasingly worrying countries around the world.

24Unicef's deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson has been touring drought affected areas of Ethiopia.

25Europe's largest Muslim community - the Muslim Council of France - has a new figurehead.

26Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the National Party promising to crack down on spending by the Ministry of Maori Development.

27Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez - once at the centre of an international custody battle between America and Cuba - is back in the spotlight after joining the Communist Party in Cuba.

28There is a legal battle over the use of the famous name "Champagne"

29The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission starts in Chile today and this year the talk is of compromise.