1A Christchurch man has been charged with murder after the bodies of two women were discovered under the floorboards of his house. One of the women is his wife, the other is believed to be Tisha Lowry who disappeared almost a year ago.

2A young man has been killed in a massive explosion at the Fulton Hogan Bitumen yard in Greymouth. The tank blew up shortly after 9:30am this morning after what's being described as a supersonic bang.

3The latest plan for Auckland's super city has been revealed - it includes a big change to the region's northern boundary, and more power for local boards. The Auckland Governance Legislation Committee released the report earlier today.

4The latest plan for Auckland's super city has been revealed - it includes a big change to the region's northern boundary, and more power for local boards. Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide speaks to Checkpoint.

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6Two months after his death, and amid ongoing inquiries into the circumstances of that death, Michael Jackson has finally been laid to rest.

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8North Korea says it has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment to make nuclear weapons.

9Opponents of a major redevelopment of Paraparaumu Airport north of Wellington say the Environment Court has given the project the go ahead without addressing arguments over the land's ownership.

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11Two Bulgarian men have been remanded in custody, charged over an ATM card skimming operation. The men are being accused of using devices that steal information encoded on cards in Nelson.

12Health researchers are suggesting radical changes to the country's tobacco policies, saying the status quo produces only a modest reduction in smoking rates. In the ten years from 1996 the number of people smoking only dropped by 3-percent, and increased in some demographics.

13Researchers in Ireland have identified three genes unique to humans which are not shared with our closest relatives, chimpanzees.

14World War Two claimed more than 50 million lives. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker in April 1945. Of the people with the Nazi leader in that bunker, only one is still alive.

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16A Christchurch man has been charged with murder after the bodies of two women were discovered under the floorboards of his house. One of the women is his wife, the other is believed to be Tisha Lowry who disappeared almost a year ago.

17The new Auckland super city looks set to be a little less super-sized, with a select committee confirming it will give away some of the region's most beautiful coastal land. The Auckland Governance Legislation Committee released the report earlier today.

18The latest plan for Auckland's super city has been revealed - it includes a big change to the region's northern boundary, and more power for local boards. Director of AUT's Institute of Local Government David Wilson expresses his view on the proposed super-city plans.

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20A Somali woman who destroyed her New Zealand passport and sought refugee status in an effort to bring her family here has escaped being sent to prison.

21A plan to charge for after hours parking on Auckland's inner city streets has enraged businesses and residents. The Auckland City Council's transport committee has endorsed a proposal that would see pay and display restrictions increased until 10:00pm every night.

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23Focus on Politics: Both the National and Labour Parties say they are willing to compromise to reach a deal on an amended emissions trading scheme. Labour is due to restart talks with the Government next week in an effort to stitch together an agreement just days after a select committee review of the present ETS was released.

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25In northern Afghanistan many fatalities are feared after a large explosion. NATO has confirmed it carried out an air strike on a fuel tanker around the same time as the explosion.

26Argentina has labelled the Iranian parliament's appointment of Ahmad Vahidi as defence minister an 'affront'. He is wanted in connection to the bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Association Building in Buenos Aries in 1994.