1The Police have revealed that they have been ordered to slash $21-million off their spending. The cut is part of National's drive for savings across the public sector and the police have said they are looking to cut 300 vehicles from their fleet, or 10 percent. At the same time, the Minister of Police, Judith Collins says the May budget gave police 43 extra cars.

2The spread of Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu' continues with yet more disruption to schools and workplaces, with a Christchurch seafood factory sending its workers home for the rest of the week. The number of cases in New Zealand has now reached 109.

3The Hamilton body-in-the-car case has taken another turn, with the arrest of two people charged with murder. A 45-year-old man, and a 48-year-old woman appeared in the Hamilton District Court today charged with murdering Piki Kingi who went missing last Wednesday.

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5Heavy snow caused havoc in the south of the South Island today with some areas reporting knee-deep snowfalls. While that meant trouble on the roads, it also meant a day off school for thousands of children.

6The state television in Iran is reporting that seven people have been killed near the site of a rally in Tehran. This comes as demonstraters call for further mass protests, only a day after one protestor was shot dead and despite a government ban on protesting against the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president.

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8The $40-million deal to purchase Auckland's Queens Wharf is being criticised for its cost and lack of community consultation. The Government and the Auckland Regional Council have done a deal to purchase the wharf and transform part of it into "Party Central" for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and a cruise ship terminal.

9With voting on the child discipline referendum yet to open, the Prime Minister has called the question ambiguous and the opposition leader says he won't be casting a vote. The citizens initiated referenda will cost around $9-million and is non-binding. It follows the ammendment to Section 59 of the Crimes Act last year which removes the defence of resonable force for any adult accused of assulting a child.

10A pathologist has been questioned about a sexual practice involving restriction of the airways while giving evidence about the cause of death of An An Liu. 55-year-old Nai Yin Xue is charged with murdering his wife An An Liu and later abandoning his daughter at a Melbourne train station.

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12Three schools and two early childhood centres are now closed as Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu' continues to spread through the community. The Ministry of Education says there are at least three other schools with cases of the virus that are remaining open.

13There was a flurry of activity at Parliament today with two new MPs, a new Minister and two new whips taking up their places in the House. The changes have come about because of the depature of Richard Worth from Parliament, and the election of David Shearer as the new MP for the Mount Albert electorate.

14A new test developed by a New Zealand scientist has revealed that some eggs may be labelled free-range when in fact they are not. Karyne Rogers from the National Isotope Centre has been researching the link between a hen's diet and the chemical content of the egg.

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16The Police have revealed that they have been ordered to slash $21-million off their spending. The cut is part of National's drive for savings across the public sector and the police have said they are looking to cut 300 vehicles from their fleet, or 10 percent. At the same time, the Minister of Police, Judith Collins says the May budget gave police 43 extra cars.

17The makers of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu say there's been a massive increase in demand for the medicine in this country over the last two weeks but they can keep up. Demand for Tamiflu is also putting pressure on pharmacists.

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19The government's purge of the bureaucracy in its own departments is now being felt in the provinces. As part of the restructuring of the Ministry of Social Development, Child Youth and Family service centres will loose an entire layer of management.

20The New South Wales government is standing by its decision to equip police officers with 2-thousand extra tasers despite Queensland putting their use on hold.

21The state television in Iran is reporting that seven people have been killed near the site of a rally in Tehran. This comes as demonstraters call for further mass protests, only a day after one protestor was shot dead and despite a government ban on protesting against the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president.

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23Samoa has confirmed its first Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu' case today in a group of students from Australia. Papua New Guinea has suspected cases, and there are reports that it may have arrived in the Solomon Islands.

24United States President Barak Obama has warned that the US can't continue with its present system of health care. The President gave the speech in Chicago to the American Medical Association.

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26The British prime minister Gordon Brown has kept his promise to hold an independent inquiry into the Iraq war. However those who campaigned for it to happen are angry it is going to happen behind closed doors.

27A panel of judges has ruled that the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, will stand trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

28Former United States special forces commander General Stanley McChrystal has taken charge of nearly 90 thousand United States and Nato led troops in Afghanistan.