1The Crown says Clayton Weatherston had made up his mind to kill Sophie Elliot when he locked the door to her bedroom. Weatherston denies murdering Sophie Elliot, but has pleaded guilty to her manslaughter.

2An ugly legal showdown between the family of the late Sir Edmund Hillary and the Auckland War Memorial Museum has been averted - with the help of the Prime Minister. Also includes discussion around the addition of folic acid to bread.

3The High Court in Auckland has heard evidence that a father of eight children sold his 12 year old daughter for sexual purposes to customers at a McDonalds restaurant in South Auckland.

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5The Government has rejected out of hand a proposal from Labour to extend the dole to more people during the recession. Labour is changing its welfare policy to include those people who've lost their job during the economic downturn, no matter what their partner earns.

6The Hillary family have thanked the Prime Minister for his help in resolving a lengthy dispute with the Auckland War Memorial over Sir Edmund's will.

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8The Minister of Agriculture John Carter has sent out a strong warning to the pork industry to hurry up and sort out problems with animal welfare, and in particular the phasing out of sow crates.

9A pilot has won a long-running battle against Air New Zealand for age discrimination, however David McAlister will have to return to the employment court in order to recover lost wages and costs.

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11As Americans prepare to mark the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, we're being reminded to spare a thought for the Australians who brought the world the first pictures of it.

12Investor confidence in New Zealand is on the rise, with residential property the most popular place for New Zealanders to put their money, according to an ASB Bank survey.

13Irish writer Frank McCourt has died. The 78-year-old passed away in New York after contracting meningitis following treatment for cancer.

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15On what would have been Sir Edmund Hillary's 90th birthday, the Prime Minister John Key has announced that a stoush between the late Sir Edmund's family and the Auckland War Memorial Museum has been avoided.

16The Labour Party wants more people to be eligible for the unemployment benefit - but its new party policies are currently short on detail, including what they will cost. Labour is changing its welfare policy to include those people who've lost their job during the economic downturn, no matter what their partner earns.

17A proposal that people be made to repay their unemployment benefits is being criticised as ill timed and likely to lead to unmanageable debts for those out of work.

18An ongoing court case regarding New Zealand's abortion laws has been back before the High Court in Wellington. The court has been asked to clear up any confusion the Abortion Supervisory Committee has around the surrounding legislation.

19The New Zealand Transport Agency has announced a $13-million plan to complete Whangarei's Kamo Bypass.

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21A child giving evidence at the trial of Wendy-May Connon accused of manslaughter, says he told her to slow down before she crashed her car - killing her son.

22Consumers are being told they won't be any worse off under the new credit-ratings system being launched in a fortnight by ratings agency Veda-Advantage.

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24There's evidence Friday's suicide terrorist attacks in Jakarta deliberately targeted Western business executives.

25The President of Ecuador has denied allegations that he's in the pocket of left wing rebels and ten Mexican police officers have been detained as the country's drug war continues to escalate.

26It's thirty years ago to the day since Sandinista guerrillas in Nicaragua swept the military strongman Anastasio Somoza from power.

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28As the world begins to mark the 40th anniversary of humans first steps on the Moon some of the astronauts who took part in that mission have called on the United States to expand its horizons.