1Firefighters are this evening trying to remove the bodies of two men crushed by a collapsed house in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa. Two others were injured and more managed to escape after the house was knocked off its temporary foundations.

2Michael Jackson - the man dubbed the King of Pop - has died aged 50, after a career spanning more than 40 years. He was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest after taking ill at home. He was due to start his 'This Is It' series of concerts in London next month.

3Michael Jackson - the man dubbed the King of Pop - has died aged 50, after a career spanning more than 40 years. He was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest after taking ill at home. He was due to start his 'This Is It' series of concerts in London next month. Some New Zealand fans of Michael Jackson have been left too shaken to talk.

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5Two women have been found dead at a house in the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay.

6The French rugby team have shut up shop over false claims made by their star centre, Mathieu Bastearaud, that he was assaulted while in Wellington last weekend.

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8A former colleague of murder-accused Clayton Weatherston has described a man who argued with other staff, enjoyed putting people down, and took credit for others' work. 33-year-old Clayton Weatherston denies murdering his ex-girlfriend Sophie Elliot, but has pleaded guilty to her manslaughter.

9Michael Jackson - what will his legacy be and how much will his musical genius be overshadowed by the bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals? The King of Pop Michael Jackson died today at a Los Angeles hospital, aged 50.

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11The economy shrank one percent in the March quarter - more than many economists and the Prime Minister were expecting. The economy has now shrunk for five consecutive quarters.

12New Zealanders are struggling to take care of their money, and it seems its older people who are the most in need of boosting their financial literacy, according to the Retirement Commission.

13A group of female Italian academics have called on the first ladies of the world's richest nations to boycott next month's G8 summit in Italy. It would be a protest against the sexist behaviour of the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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15Firefighters are still working to remove the bodies of two men crushed by a collapsed house in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa. Two others were injured and more managed to escape after the house was knocked off its temporary foundations this afternoon.

16Tourism in the Southern Lakes region has been given a major boost today. As tens of thousands of people pour into Queenstown for the annual Winter Festival, John Key, in his role as Tourism Minister, has announced a one million dollar investment in this year's inaugural Winter Games.

17Michael Jackson - the man dubbed the King of Pop - has died aged 50, after a career spanning more than 40 years. He was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest after taking ill at home. He was due to start his 'This Is It' series of concerts in London next month.

18Chocolate lovers, environmentalists and health specialists are condemning a recent change in the recipe for Cadbury's chocolate bars.

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20The Prime Minister is rejecting Treasury criticism of the Ministry of Tourism for failing to find cuts to spending.

21The OECD says the global crisis maybe close to bottoming out and recovery may not be that far away. But this comes just days after the World Bank gloomily forecast the world recession maybe worse than expected.

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23Focus on Politics: The country's prisons are reaching capacity - with the Corrections Department estimating they will be full by about February next year. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, looks at what the Government plans to do to avert the looming crisis.

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25The man who's been trying to broker a compromise between pro-whaling and anti-whaling nations says that whales would be better off without the current global ban on commercial hunting.

26The American actress Farrah Fawcett has died from cancer at the age of 62. She rose through her role in the show 'Charlie's Angels'.

27The civil rights leader and New York reverend Al Sharpton has been paying tribute to Michael Jackson who died suddenly today.