1Hundreds of people gathered at Parliament today for the signing of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement deed.

2A ministerial report has been released on why a convicted criminal was allowed to remain on parole until he killed a woman in a drink driving crash. The State Services Minister David Parker says he understands the family's frustration.

3Business News.

4The latest survey on consumer confidence shows it has fallen to its lowest level in 17 years.

5A man has appeared at the Manukau District Court this afternoon charged with murdering Joanne Wang.

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7A district court jury in Tauranga has found four police officers not guilty of beating an arrested man.

8A court martial hearing has exposed a Christchurch corporal as a bully who would often disregard orders from his superiors.

9Zimbabwe's President Robert has vowed to press on with a run-off election, despite being the only candidate in the polls since the main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew citing fears of violence towards his supporters.

10Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including hundreds of people gathering at Parliament today for the signing of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement deed, the Central North Island Iwi Crown Forestry Settlement.

11The National Party is accusing the Prime Minister of suppressing the will of voters by putting off any referendum on child discipline laws until after the Election.

12Figures from 1997 to 2006 show faster growth for the economy as a whole than for its use of energy.

13A virtual ship's bridge in Nelson is giving would-be officers a chance to experience time at the wheel.

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15Hundreds of people gathered at Parliament today for the signing of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement deed. The settlement will transfer 176 hectares of Crown forestry land to the Central North Island Iwi Collective, and may pave the way for a Multi-Iwi Forestry Company.

16Health Minister David Cunliffe has told MPs the health system has problems but is basically sound and making progress in the right direction.

17In a statement, former US President Bill Clinton has said he would do whatever he was asked to do to ensure Senator Barack Obama becomes the next President of the United States.

18Business News.

19Allegations of corruption in China have led to Government officials being sacked.

20The Conservation Minister is hailing as a breakthrough the formation of a working party to discuss the future of whaling.

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22Catholic Clergyman Rodger Moloney was defending against seven counts of sexual abuse dating back to his time at Maryland's school in the 1970s, but today was found guilty on all counts.

23The outgoing Federated Farmer's President has warned the Resource Management Act could ruin New Zealand farmers.

24Across America, home prices have fallen by an average 15% and economists predict the plunge will only deepen.

25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including hundreds of people gathering at Parliament today for the signing of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement deed, the Central North Island Iwi Crown Forestry Settlement.

26More damning revelations have been made over the Schapelle Corby Drug Case. A television documentary has aired in which the family has declared Corby's innocence throughout, but other players in the saga create serious doubts.

27Oxfam says renewable bio-fuels aren't as climate friendly as first thought.

28It might not boast killer swells, and the most basic surfing gear may be hard to get, but surfing remains popular in Cuba.