1Problem plagued Telecom is under high level scrutiny this evening with police saying they still don't know why the company didn't alert them immediately about this morning's 111 failure in Auckland. The five hour fault started this morning around 3:30am.

2Plans to build a $100-million cruise ship terminal on Auckland's Queens Wharf in time for the Rugby World Cup have been scrapped - but a scaled down party venue will go ahead.

3The surging Australian economy has helped deliver this country's biggest January trade surplus in more than two decades.

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5An expedition is beginning today to prove the existence of the massive bounty of gold, beneath the seabed, off the west coast of the South Island.

6It's been revealed that he National MP Phil Heatley was repeatedly warned about the way he was using his ministerial credit card by officials.

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8The head of Dunedin's international airport is fuming after two jet loads of passengers were diverted to Invercargill because the air traffic controller called in sick.

9The agency designing the new Auckland Council has for the first time given some detail on the role it sees will be taken by around 19 local boards. There's growing debate over whether the boards will have sufficient power under the single region wide counil, and today's outline has left many questions unanswered.

10Filming inside someone's home without their consent could become illegal if the Government acts on a Law Commission report tabled in Parliament today.

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12Democrat and Republican leaders in the United States say a seven hour televised summit hosted by President Barack Obama has failed to narrow differences over health care reform. At the end of the meeting he said if necessary he'd push through the reforms without Republican support.

13The Supreme Court in Thailand is due to rule in the next few hours on what's to happen to more than US $2-billion worth of assets belonging to the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

14Spit hoods, stab resistant body armour and batons will be in all prisons by next week after the new protective equipment for prison officers was officially rolled-out today.

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16Problem plagued Telecom is under high level scrutiny this evening with police saying they still don't know why the company didn't alert them immediately about this morning's 111 failure in Auckland. The five hour fault started this morning around 3:30am.

17A team of New Zealand trauma therapists are in Samoa this week to teach techniques for helping Tsunami survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

18People wanting to build a new home could pay more under proposed changes to the Building Act.

19Wellington Mayors are commissioning independent consultants to review the way local government operates in the region but they say its not the first step towards an Auckland style 'super city.'

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21Two men accused of conspiring to bomb the New York city subways have pleaded not guilty to planning the attack.

22The Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales has released a framework on how assisted suicide cases should be tried.

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24Focus on Politics: After a tumultuous year in government for the ACT Party it's holding its annual conference in Wellington over the weekend. While the party has made some gains out of its support arrangement with the National Party, its also had its fair share of embarrassing slip ups and been criticised for failing to advance key policies.

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26The New Zealand Government says it won't subsidise drivers who want to buy electric or hybrid-plug-in cars.