1More police patrolling with guns and a new category of crime with seven years jail for mob attacks on officers are part of a wish list from the Police Commissioner being put to the Government. Serious attacks on police could also be included in the proposed 'three strikes' sentencing regime which means the third violent offence gets the maximum sentence with no parole.

2The New Zealand men's hockey team has confirmed it will be taking part in the World Cup in India, accompanied at all times by soldiers and private security people.

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4A cellphone users group says the Commerce Commision's decision not to enforce reductions in the cost of calling other networks is bad news for customers.

5Arson charges are to be laid against a 14-year-old after a scrub fire ripped through up to 75-hectares of land threatening the homes of at least 150-people.

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7The Crown says a three year old boy who it claims was killed by his caregiver was still healing from a broken rib at the time of his death. Dylan Rimoni died in hospital from unexplained head injuries in April 2008. Patricia Pickering also faces two counts of grievous bodily harm and one of assault.

8A select committee has been told new agencies which will run large portions of the Auckland Council 'super city' will be un-democratic and beyond the council's control. The Auckland Governance Legislation Select Committee has finished its first day of hearing submissions on the third Auckland Council Bill.

9New Zealander Robert McInnes has been arrested in Thailand for impersonating an armed police officer and carrying live automatic firearms in public.

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11The father of a New Zealand teenager who spent 41-hours in a life raft after the ship she was on sank says his daughter is in great shape.

12This week the President of the United States Barack Obama will try to put life back into his health care reform. Obama's earlier efforts bit-the-dust after a shock election loss for the Democrats in Massachusetts.

13The highest honours in British film the BAFTA awards have been handed out in London.

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15Mobile phone companies are at odds over a Commerce Commission decision to recommend voluntary reductions in the amount phone companies pay for their customers to call another network.

16More police patrolling with guns and a new category of crime with seven years jail for mob attacks on officers are part of a wish list from the Police Commissioner being put to the Government. Serious attacks on police could also be included in the proposed 'three strikes' sentencing regime which means the third violent offence gets the maximum sentence with no parole.

17The New Zealand expatriate businessman involved in the purchase of the unseaworthy Tonga ferry, the Princess Ashika, has been charged with forgery, and knowingly dealing with forged documents.

18The office of the British prime minister, Gordon Brown, is rejecting new claims that members of his staff have contacted an anti-bullying charity.

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20People in the Far North who flout the water ban will face tougher penalties as supplies reach a critical level, with predictions for at least two more weeks of no rain.

21Emergency workers on Portugal's island of Madeira are pressing on with rescue work after flash flooding in which at least 42-people were killed.

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23News from the United Kingdom, including: Gordon Brown "emotional," "demanding," "impatient," but not a bully; public outrage over bankers' bonuses, people calling for caps; BAFTA win for Colin Firth;

24In the Australian state of Victoria, former police officers, youth workers and community groups are calling for a crackdown on the carrying of knives as weapons.

25Immigrant workers in Thailand have been told to sign up for a new registration programme by the end of the month or face deportation.

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27Personal grievance laws could be in for an overhaul including toughening up on frivilous claims and 'no-win, no-fee' employee representatives.

28The taxi federation says tickets aren't the answer to parking problems in the Capital's entertainment district and wants private vehicles banned instead.