1It's the country's third largest seizure of illegal pseudoephidrine and customs say they've made a major dent in the P market.

2John McCain has taken the stage at the Republican convention, billing himself as a battle-scarred reformer.

3The New Zealand dollar continued its roller coaster ride today falling to a twenty-two month low.

4Haitian authorities say the number of people killed by tropical storm Hanna has now risen to more than 130.

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6A bid by a farmer action group to get the two big meat companies back into talks on a Fonterra style mega merger has failed.

7Teenage kaka have gone on a rampage in the Karori Sanctuary in Wellington, vandalising their own nesting boxes.

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9Teachers say they're dealing with increasing numbers of badly behaved children, citing sexualised behaviour among pre-schoolers.

10New Details Emerge Against Nai Yin Xue Court documents show police in Auckland twice encountered the 54-year-old in the days before he fled to Melbourne.

11Hokianga parents have held a protest over the management of Opononi Area School.

12Waatea News. Maori Party Co-Leader Tariana Turia has taken a step back from purchase talks from her tribe.

13Parliament's Social Services Committee began investigating the quality of services for disabled people.

14People are being asked to have their say on rules banning drivers from using hand-held cell phones.

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16It is the second round of sharp falls in the Kiwi dollar in a fortnight after the currency hit a high of 72 cents US.

17In the last few hours, the Republican John McCain has made his case to be the President of the United States.

18A former Rotorua police officer linked to the Louise Nicholas case has lost his bid to overturn his convictions.

19The United States Vice President Dick Cheney is now in the Ukrainian capital Kiev fresh from a trip to Georgia.

20The UN Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD says in an annual report that developing countries remain highly vulnerable.

21Ministers from more than one hundred countries have signed an agreement on how to make aid more efficient.

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23The Air Accidents Investigation Branch says it's most likely that an ice blockage brought the plane down.

24Angola Go to The Polls First Time in 16 Years The governing MPLA party is expected to retain power.

25A guitar played and set alight by Jimi Hendrix more than 40 years ago has been sold in London for nearly half a million.

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2745 Focus On Politics For 5 September 2008. Business NZ held its pre-election forum, where the political parties outlined their policies on lifting economic performance. Issues overshadowed by continuing saga of Winston Peters and secret donations to NZ First.

28Waatea News. Maori Party has come out in defense of NZ First leader Winston Peters over secret donations to NZ First.

29In Britain a man has been reunited with the father he thought he cremated five years ago after spotting him on television.

30German Hiker to continue walking despite spending a night in jail for hiking naked.