1The Reserve Bank Governor is warning New Zealanders they'll jeopardise the climb out of recession if they once again embark on a debt-fuelled housing binge. Alan Bollard today kept the official cash rate at its all time low of 2.5-percent and urged borrowers to think of the effect their debt will have on the export economy before borrowing.

2District Health Boards in Auckland are coming under increasing pressure to sort out community lab testing amid growing anger from doctors who say the new service is still not good enough.

3A mother-of-six has been found guilty of seriously injuring one of her sons, and failing to get medical help immediately after he fell unconscious. The sister of a three year old boy who was critically injured says her mother beat him with part of a vacuum cleaner because he wet the bed. Itupa Julie Mikaio pleaded guilty to one charge of injuring with intent to injure her son, Benjamin but denied two further charges, one of injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and another of failing to provide the necessities of life for a child.

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5World tennis #1 Roger Federer has beaten 12th seed Robin Soderling to reach the semi-finals of the United States Open.

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7An 18-year old woman has been charged with the murder of her premature baby. She appeared in Waitakere District Court this afternoon.

8The Prime Minister John Key says this morning's arson attack on his electorate office could have been disastrous, and will lead to a security review. The fire was started at his office in Kumeu around 3:00am this morning.

9The Labour Party has tackled the government in Parliament over the controversy around the Deputy Prime Minister Bill English, and his ministerial housing allowance. In past weeks the opposition has been reluctant to bring the issue to the House as all MPs are subject to criticism surrounding their spending.

10The United States President Barack Obama has demanded action now from Congress to fix his country's healthcare system. In a rousing prime time speech he outlined--in his clearest speech yet--his proposals for reform.

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12A mother-of-six has been found guilty of seriously injuring one of her sons, and failing to get medical help immediately after he fell unconscious. The sister of a three year old boy who was critically injured says her mother beat him with part of a vacuum cleaner because he wet the bed. Itupa Julie Mikaio pleaded guilty to one charge of injuring with intent to injure her son, Benjamin but denied two further charges, one of injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and another of failing to provide the necessities of life for a child.

13The Government has announced details of its roll-out plan for fast broadband to rural areas. The aim is for 93-percent of rural schools to have access to broadband in 6-years and for 83-percent of households to be able to access the service.

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15The Reserve Bank Governor is warning New Zealanders they'll jeopardise the climb out of recession if they once again embark on a debt-fuelled housing binge. Alan Bollard kept the official cash rate at its all time low of 2.5-percent and urged borrowers to think of the country before borrowing too much.

16MPs have been told that if New Zealanders' infatuation with property investment is going to change, they need to have more confidence in other kinds of investment. Parliament's commerce select committee today heard from group Exposing Unacceptable Financial Activities who are calling for a Royal Commission of Enquiry in to the loss of millions of dollars poured into finance companies.

17One year on from the height of the financial panic, the former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has revealed what he thinks went wrong. Many think that he should shoulder much of the blame, having kept US interest rates low for many years.

18A halfway house which will provide long term, around- the-clock support for prisoners who have been released from lengthy jail terms is being planned for Wellington.

19The partial defence of provocation has been called a "homophobic hangover" that should have been done away with long ago. The Justice and Electoral Select Committee has been hearing submissions on the bill that will remove the defence.

20The Hubble telescope has sent back the first pictures of deep space taken by a new camera fitted earlier this year.

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22Some Christchurch city councillors are sceptical about the Christchurch mayor's suggestion that the council buy and demolish a Wainoni house where the bodies of two women were found buried under the floor.

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24The Australian government is to clamp down on the way drug and medical companies push their products, by lavishing inducements on doctors. The government's said that the relationship has become too cosy, leading to the opinion that a doctor's opinion can be bought.

25A group campaigning to curb the country's alcohol habit says it will petition the government to ban liquor advertising. The Alcohol Action Group which launched in Wellington this afternoon has said that the industry spends $200-thousand a day on marketing.

26A report prepared for the Australian Government has found major gaps in the security systems set up to protect its ports from terror threats.

27New technology is promising a gentler form of Chemotherapy. Australia's national science agency is helping develop a skin patch encrusted with tiny diamond particles which release the chemicals slowly into the patient's body.

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