1NZ First faces the prospect of a police investigation after the ACT leader Rodney Hide laid a complaint today.

2At the Republican Convention, Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin has roused the faithful with a speech hitting back at her critics.

3Business News

42011 World Cup Hosting Duties Christchurch and Wellington have won hosting duties for the four Cup knockout matches, but at what cost?

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6Nai Yin Xue Will Stand Trial He denies killing wife Anan Liu and wept in court today as he listened to how she died.

7Conservation rangers in the Far North are hunting uncontrolled dogs after the deaths of thirty seal pups.

8The US is giving a billion dollars in aid to Georgia to meet its pressing humanitarian needs and help it rebuild.

9Corrections is defending the way it classifies prisoner attacks on staff, saying it's not trying to hide anything.

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11Auckland City Council has rejected a proposal to have cycling and pedestrian lanes included on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

12A new report says the Irish Republican Army's ruling Army Council is neither operational or poses a threat.

13Patients are no longer having to queue for beds at Waikato Hospital after it reached a critical stage earlier this week.

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15The Governor for Alaska Sarah Palin delivered the speech of her life at the Republican convention this afternoon.

16A Pacific health researcher says Pacific Islanders are over represented in New Zealand suicide statistics.

17It's been a fast-moving day in the donation saga surrounding New Zealand First and its leader Winston Peters.

18Business News

19China Correspondent - Quentin Sommerville Beijing residents appear eager to retain the air quality measures imposed for the Olympics and other stories.

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21While Wellington and Christchurch have won hosting rights for key games, Hamilton and North Harbour have missed out.

22More storms are brewing in what's called hurricane alley and they could become an election issue in the US.

23Ethiopian Drought UN describes the effects of the drought as perhaps the most urgent situation the world body is facing.

24Waatea News. More treaty settlements heard in Parliament today. Winston Peters supported by Parekura Horomia.

25Palm Oil Plantations An economic saviour for the poor or an environmental time bomb?

26Members of the European parliament have overwhelmingly backed a call for an EU-wide ban on meat from cloned animals.

27The deaths of 10 French soldiers in an ambush in Afghanistan has been unsettling for those living near in the capital.

28If owning the rights to songs from Broadway is music to your ears, then you could be in luck or even talking talking happy talk.