1An Air New Zealand Boeing 737 has made an emergency landing at Wellington Airport, after someone smelt smoke in the aircraft's cabin. Emergency services were called just before 1530 and fire services were put on standby.

2The Prime Minister John Key says the Government has no intention of closing police stations despite Cabinet documents that show closures are being considered. A briefing paper from the Police to Minister Judith Collins looks at where savings could be made within the department. The report is in response to a government request for greater efficiency within departments.

3The hardware chain Mitre 10 is recalling a brand of outdoor tabletop gas heaters because it says they may be a serious health risk. Police believe it to be the same brand of heater that caused the death of a Taumarinui couple after they used the heater indoors.

4One student has been suspended and further suspensions may follow after an attack at Auckland's Lynfield College. A group of boys aged 14-16 entered a classroom on Monday and assaulted a student in front of his teacher and classmates.

5The Minister of Education is considering closing a special residential school for children people with severe behavioural problems - one of just three such facilities in the country. In a letter to the commissioner of Waimokoia Residential School, Anne Tolley has said that it doesn't provide a balanced environment for the students.

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7The Black Power gang is advising its members to abide by a ban on patches in Wanganui, but says some will still defy the new law and confront police.

8The cheese selection on offer in New Zealand is set to expand with the lifting of a ban on the use of raw or unpasteurised milk.

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1095 passengers flying from Auckland to Christchurch who were forced to make an emergency landing at Wellington Airport this afternoon are now being told they will not be able to re-board their Boeing 737 aircraft after smoke was smelt inside the aircraft during flight.

11Australia appears to have escaped the worst of the recession, with its economy continuing to out-perform others around the world. The country has recorded 0.6-percent growth for the six months to June 2009.

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13Shonya Michelle Young, accused of being part of a major ring of thieves which targeted the wife of the United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, has been arrested in Miami-Dade County.

14A two-day opposition party inquiry into whether or not banks are ripping off their customers has kicked off at Parliament. The hearing follows the government's refusal to hold a formal select committee enquiry.

15The Department of Conservation is defending a deal its made with Trustpower to withdraw its opposition to a $275-million power scheme in Marlborough's Wairau Valley. Fish and Game is claiming DOC is abrogating its responsibilities by making secret, back-room deals.

16Mexican authorities have declared a state of emergency for towns in the Pacific state of Baja California as Hurricane Jimena bears down.

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18There's a warning Fiji could remain outside the Commonwealth for at least a decade. The deadline for Fiji to set an election date for 2010 or be suspended from the Commonwealth expired yesterday.

19Fiji's acting interim prime minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau says the regime is not going to bow to international pressure just to stay in the Commonwealth.

20The head of the United States Pacific Command says the United States is looking to increase its joint training with New Zealand military forces. The focus would be in disaster relief, search and rescue operations and humanitarian aid.

21A prostitute support group says immigration officials are in denial over New Zealand's human trafficking problem. The Department of Labour claims there are no suspected cases in New Zealand.

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23Mother Nature has come to the aid of fire-fighters tackling a deadly wildfire raging in Los Angeles, but officials are warning they're a long way from declaring victory. 10-thousand people have been evacuated since the fire started last week.

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25Libya has marked forty years since the coup that brought Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power, with a lavish ceremony outside the capital, Tripoli.

26Newly released letters and documents from the Scottish and United Kingdom governments are revealing details of how politicians dealt with the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi.

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28The Bank of New Zealand is installing new equipment which it hopes will put off would-be robbers from holding banks in future. Criminals will now be sprayed with a mist that shows up under ultra violet light.

29A judge in Chile has ordered the arrest of at more than 120 former military and secret police officials accused of human rights abuses committed during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.

30The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, wants to do more to help refugees and is unveiling plans tonight to allow more of them to resettle in Europe.

31It's 70 years since the start of the Second World War and in those dark days before the conflict began in earnest the British government activated a plan to move millions of children out of harms way under the operation named 'Operation Pied Piper'.