1Heron Construction, the company that employed two men who drowned while working on Christchurch's new wastewater ocean pipeline has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure their safety.

2Indonesian disaster officials say heavy rescue equipment has arrived in the Javanese city of Cianjur, where many people are feared buried by a landslide, one day after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck western Java.

3The state-owned energy company, Mighty River Power has generated a record annual profit at a time when major power companies have been accused of profiteering. It made $159.6-million in the year to June.

4Indonesian disaster officials say heavy rescue equipment has arrived in the Javanese city of Cianjur, where many people are feared buried by a landslide, one day after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck western Java.

5An undisclosed bankrupt and trustee of a group which claims to prevent mortgagee sales says it is not fraudulent or a scam. The Commerce Commission is monitoring Home Rescue Trust in Hamilton after complaints were laid.

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7Northland coroner Brad Shortland is now calling for the type of snow tyres commonly found on imported Japanese cars to be banned, saying they can be lethal on New Zealand roads.

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9Youthline says New Zealand's bad attitude towards its young people is to blame for this country having the highest teen suicide rate of 30 developed countries.

10The principal of Otaki School says students at its kura kaupapa unit have been "blown away" by a letter sent to them from the Mayor of Wanganui, Michael Laws. The children wrote to the Mayor saying the spelling of Wanganui should have an 'H' in it.

11The police say the exhibits from the David Bain case have to remain available for any other inquiry that might be contemplated.

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13Heron Construction, the company that employed two men who drowned while working on Christchurch's new wastewater ocean pipeline has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure their safety.

14The rate of hospitalisation from close contact infectious diseases in New Zealand has doubled in the past 20 years. Contributing factors include crowded living conditions, poverty and lack of immunisation.

15Five students from Auckland's Mt Roskill Grammar have been suspended following an attack on a Lynfield College student which took place in front of a teacher and his classmates on Monday.

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17Emergency workers in Indonesia have found more bodies under buildings destroyed in yesterday's magnitude seven earthquake. 18-thousand houses and buildings were destroyed in the disaster.

18A two day inquiry into whether banks are ripping off their customers has finished without hearing from any of the main industry players. Led by MPs from the Labour, Green, and Progressive Parties, the hearing follows the government's refusal to hold a formal select committee enquiry.

19The state-owned energy company, Mighty River Power has made a record annual profit, triggering a wave of anger among consumers. It made almost $160-million in the year to June.

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21The Association of Secondary Schools Principals say head teachers are becoming increasingly worried about the use of weapons in secondary schools following recent violent episodes. Five students from Auckland's Mt Roskill Grammar have been suspended following an attack on a Lynfield College student which took place in front of a teacher and his classmates on Monday.

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23Australia and the United States are to ask China to take part in unprecedented joint military exercises in a bid to strengthen diplomatic ties and allay fears about Beijing's current build up of sea and air power.

24The Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, has announced new child abuse prevention initiatives, including re-launching the 'Never Ever Shake a Baby' campaign.

25A new fleet of environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art buses was unveiled today at a factory in Rolleston, just out of Christchurch.

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