1The man accused of duping Pacific Islanders in a passport scam has been arrested and charged. Police say false residency papers issued in the name of a Maori hapu and sold for $500 declared overstayers to be under the hapu's protection. Gerard Otimi is being charged with deception and will appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow.

2The man accused of duping Pacific Islanders in a passport scam has been arrested and charged. Police say false residency papers issued in the name of a Maori hapu and sold for $500 declared overstayers to be under the hapu's protection. One of the properties police searched today was the office of Joanna Fuimaono, who is part of Awhetu Services, which provides advocacy assistance for Pacific Islanders.

3The Nelson police have decided not to pursue an assault complaint against the National MP and Minister Dr. Nick Smith. The police in Nelson received a complaint from Ross Cooper who claimed Dr. Smith assualted him on the main street of Nelson last Saturday.

4Both the Prime Minister and the Social Development Minister have spoken to a Families Commissioner Christine Rankin warning her against campaigning for the no vote in the smacking referendum. Ms. Rankin has repeated her criticism of the law in an interview with the 'Investigate' magazine.

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6In Washington D.C. at least six people have been killed in the Metro subway's deadliest derailment in over three decades.

7Canterbury rugby supporters are voting with their feet and staying away from this weekend's Italian test.

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9The police have told Wellington's Mayor Kerry Prendergast there's no threat to her safety, after talking to a man who made an abusive call to her office on Friday.

10Australia's opposition leader is still calling for the Treasurer Wayne Swan to resign over the OzCar affair. There are reports that an email at the centre of a political scandal in Australia has been found, and is a fake. The email was reported to show the Prime Minister's office making suggestions to the treasury on behalf of car dealer John Grant - a friend and donor to Kevin Rudd.

11The Labour Party has accused the National-led Government of not doing enough to keep people in work, as the number going on the dole rises by about 1100 a week. John Key has been rejecting these claims during question time in parliament.

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13Confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu' have risen again today as winter flu also takes hold in the community. Health officials say there are now 364 laboratory confirmed cases of the virus now in New Zealand.

14The telecommunications industry has been taken by surprise by the government's decision to delay an announcement on its $1.5-billion broadband investment.

15High-profile Hamilton GP Dr. Suresh Vatsyayann and his clinic have escaped legal action over what the Waikato District Health Board calls patient enrolment irregularities.

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17About 1000 people a week are signing up for the unemployment benefit, many are young, and half are from the Auckland region. The number out of work is likely to be higher as not all those unemployed are eligible for a benefit.

18The outlook for jobs and economic growth is looking worse but not quite as bad as Treasury has been picking.

19The World Bank says that although some countries may begin to recover this year from the global economic downturn developing nations will take much longer to bounce back.

20The police in Wellington want to speak to two young women caught on security camera footage going into a Featherston Street hotel with three French rugby players early on Sunday morning. It's part of the investigation in to the assault of French player Mathieu Bastareaud.

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22Confirmed cases of swine flu have risen again today, amid suggestions that the virus could return again next year and rise to replace other seasonal flu strains. Health officials say there are now 364 laboratory confirmed cases of the virus now in New Zealand.

23Two rusted sheds on Auckland's waterfront could be transformed into 'party central' for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The Auckland Regional Council and the Government as teaming together to fund the purchace of land, with the Auckland City Council being push to fund a further $84-million.

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25The Iranian government's complained that the western media is exaggerating the scale of the demonstrations over the disputed presidential election results but the signs are that protesters are still taking to the streets.

26The International Committee of the Red Cross has released research showing the impact of war on civilians. The report called 'Our World Views in the Field' asked civilians to relate their personal experiences of war.

27Matariki - the Maori New Year - begins tomorrow, amid growing calls for it to become a public holiday. The Waitakere mayor has been pushing the cause and now has the support of the Maori Party.

28A Canadian expert in carbon trading says the huge contribution farmers can make to reducing climate change is being ignored.

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30United States president Barak Obama President has signed into law a bill giving the government unprecedented powers to regulate the tobacco industry.

31For the first time since the nineteenth century a French president Nicolas Sarkozy has addressed both houses of parliament.

32The British House of Commons has elected John Bercow as the new Speaker of the House of Commons following a scandal over MPs' expenses.