1The National-led government has lost its first minister with the resignation of Richard Worth as police investigate a criminal accusaitons against him. The Prime Minister has confirmed that previous allegations of Dr. Worth making a nuisance of himself towards women, are of a similar type of nature to the one he now faces.

2Falling dairy prices and a rising dollar look like dealing another blow to the country's chances of an early recovery from the recession. Nearly $1-billion was expected to be taken out of the economy as Fonterra set a lower than expected payout to farmers.

3The defence team for murder accused David Bain has painted him as a nice guy who lost his family and then his freedom, as it wrapped up its summary at the High Court in Christchurch. David Bain is being retried for the murders of his parents and three siblings in Dunedin in 1994.

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5A High Court jury has heard how a year before she was murdered, a bloodied An An Liu ran to a neighbour crying for help and saying her husband was trying to kill her. 55-year-old Nai Yin Xue is on trial for the murder of his wife in September 2007.

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7In a post-Budget speech today the head of Treasury has resurrected the controversial idea of introducing a property tax. John Whitehead told the Institute of Directors that introducing a property of capital gains tax would be one way to ensure New Zealand came out of the recession stronger than before.

8A rebound in investment returns in the past month has given the Government books an unexpected boost. Just days after the National government released its first budget, the government's accounts for the first ten months of the financial year showed a lower than expected operating defecit.

9Brazil has confirmed that a trail of debris found floating in the Atlantic Ocean is the wreckage of a missing Air France jet which disappeared on Monday. Air traffic control lost contact with the flight shortly after it took off from Rio de Janeiro's international airport in Brazil en route to Paris on Monday.

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11Local body and Maori leaders are protesting at the Government's dumping of a job creating scheme as part of its reprioritising of spending. The Government has axed the Enterprise and Communities Scheme putting in doubt the future of 80 projects, designed to lower unemployment.

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13The National-led Government has lost its first Minister with the resignation of Richard Worth as police investigate a criminal allegation around his personal behaviour. The Prime Minister has confirmed that previous allegations of Dr. Worth making a nuisance of himself towards women, are of a similar type of nature to the one he now faces.

14The National-led Government has lost its first Minister with the resignation of Richard Worth as police investigate a criminal allegation around his personal behaviour. Labour Leader Phil Goff says Dr. Worth's resignation was inevitable and has come several months too late.

15There's been a new blow to the country's chances of an early recovery from recession with a surprise fall in dairy prices. Fonterra's milk powder auctions saw a second month of lower prices after higher than expected prices in March and April.

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17Al Qaeda is calling on Egyptians to oppose the upcoming visit by the US president, labelling Barack Obama a criminal.

18A review of the Holidays Act will look into whether workers can cash-in or transfer their public holidays to another day. A working group has been appointed to begin the review of the Act, intending on making it simpler.

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20The Labour Party says official advice released by the State Services Commission raises new questions about the Government's decision to appoint consultants or purchase advisers. Documents obtained under the Official Information Act say that the Commission had concerns with the way the consultatnts were to be hired and paid, though the National government has ignored these warnings.

21Federated Farmers says new biosecurity standards to deal with imported animal feed still leave New Zealand at risk from unwanted pests. Biosecutiry New Zealand issued the new rules after pests were found in feed shipments, mostly from Asian countries.

22Pressure is mounting from all sides on the British prime minister Gordon Brown to stand down amid the MPs' expenses scandal. Recently, Britian's 'Guardian' newspaper - a typically Labour stronghold - has joined the chorus of those asking for Mr. Brown to resign.

23Child health experts have told Parliament that accidents and injuries are the leading cause of death among children. The health select committee heard today that not enough is being done to prevent such deaths.

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