1The family of the paraplegic man who was killed by police after he shot an officer and a neighbour, has spoken of their grief and apologised for the hurt caused. 42-year-old Shayne Sime was shot dead by police after he shot over 100 rounds in the street where he lived in Christchurch.

2150 people are feared dead after a Yemeni airliner crashed into the Indian Ocean in the Comoros archipelago off east Africa. The Airbus was on its way to Moroni.

3Civil Defence is keeping a close watch on river levels in the Gisborne district, where some residents have been evacuated and flooding has made some roads impassable.

4A 29-year-old man was rushed to hospital this afternoon after he stabbed himself in the neck at the Wellington District Court.

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6A national child abuse prevention group is attacking the decision by Child Youth and Family to axe 18 social work positions that specialise in educating people how to recognise and report abuse. The Ministry of Social Development has confirmed that it is cutting 200 jobs, 80 of those coming from the Child, Youth and Family Service.

7Cheated investors vented their rage at the disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (Bernie Madoff) as he was sentenced to 150 years jail for masterminding what's believed to be America's biggest fraud.

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9A group of squatters known as Nga Uri o Tupoto, says the man who bought the building they're occupying in Kaikohe owes them over four hundred thousand dollars in fines because he has no right to own it.

10Huge waves pounding the coastline near Cape Kidnappers have taken another large chunk of the road leading to a Hawke's Bay camping ground which looks increasingly under threat.

11Residents of the small settlement of Waihi village at the southern end of Lake Taupo were allowed home briefly earlier today to grab possessions and pets from their homes.

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13Michael Jackson's mother has said she'll file for custody of the late singer's three children. Katherine Jackson has already been granted temporary custody.

14The Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson is warning that private hospitals will have to show they can cope with unexpected post-operative complications if they're going to take on more surgery from the public sector. Rules have been changed to allow district health boards to negotiate long-term contracts with private health providers.

15The beleaguered clothing company Line 7 has today turned down any assistance from the government. More than 100 jobs are likely to be lost now that the company is in receivership. Pacific Brands today is also closing its Palmerston North factory.

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17The family of the paraplegic man who was killed by police after he shot an officer and a neighbour, have spoken of their grief and apologised for the hurt caused. 42-year-old Shayne Sime was shot dead by police after he shot over 100 rounds in the street where he lived in Christchurch.

18A national child abuse prevention group is attacking the decision by Child Youth and Family to axe 18 social work positions that specialise in educating people how to recognise and report abuse. The Ministry of Social Development has confirmed that it is cutting 200 jobs, 80 of those coming from the Child, Youth and Family Service.

19There's anger in Rotorua tonight at a decision to release Oriwa Kemp from prison; one of the people found guilty of abusing the murdered toddler Nia Glassie.

20About 200 people braved the cold outside Parliament today for the launch of a national campaign to close the pay gap between men and women. The initiative called Pay Equity Challenge is a coalition between unions and womens' groups.

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22The Prime Minister has knocked back an offer to cancel the smacking referendum, saying that reopening the debate on changing the law could distract the New Zealand public and Parliament for months.

23After five months in office President Barak Obama is getting high public approval ratings and a great deal of media coverage.

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25The Health and Disability Commissioner says he's comfortable with a move towards more surgery being carried out in private hospitals as long as it's done right. Rules have been changed to allow district health boards to negotiate long-term contracts with private health providers.

26Since 2003 the U.S. soldiers in their Humvees and Abrams tanks have been a fixture on the streets of Iraq. Today American forces hand over authority to Iraqi security forces.

27President Obama has given his support to calls for the re-instatement of the Honduran president Manuel Zelaya who's been deposed by the military.

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29The verdict of Iran's Guardian Council after it concluded a partial recount of votes is that there were few or no errors in Iran's controversial presidential election. The result confirms Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran.

30British prime minister Gordon Brown has been setting out his government's plans for major public service reform, plans that are being seen as an early election manifesto.

31Russia's begun large scale military exercises just to the North of its border with Georgia. The Georgian government has condemned the actions, which are taking place only a year after the two countries ceased war.