1There's to be zero tolerance for teenagers who drink and drive but the Government still hasn't decided if it'll crack down on the generous amounts of alcohol adults can have before they're over the limit.

2Rugby fans in New Zealand will be able to watch sixteen 2011 Rugby World Cup matches live and for free under a deal announced this afternoon. For some reason, the National government decided it would be a good idea to have games broadcast simultaneously on three channels. It's been called a waste of money, and leaves viewers who have no interest in the mindless game with few viewing alternatives.

3Whanganui Hospital says there's a risk to patient safety as its sole radiologist does the work of more than three doctors. He's one of the highest paid specialists in the public health system, earning over $600-thousand a year.

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5In Chile, armed vigilantes, on the look out for thieves, are now patrolling in areas outside the devastated city of Concepcion as thousands of extra troops have brought looting inside the city under control.

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7The Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, says if she can prevent child abuse by tracking mothers who have hurt children before, she will do it. A report from the Experts Forum on Child Abuse was released today.

8Age Concern says a proposal to make elderly people wait 6-months for a place in a rest home while taking away their in-home help is cruel and dangerous.

9A new research centre aims to slash New Zealand's high rate of agricultural greenhouse gases. The centre will be run by AgResearch with eight other scientific and farming partners.

10The British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, is wanted for questioning by the New York Police Department after she was accused of assaulting her driver.

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12The Government's being accused of putting votes before saving lives as it delays deciding whether to get tough on drink driving limits for adults.

13Rugby fans in New Zealand will be able to watch sixteen 2011 Rugby World Cup matches live and for free under a deal announced this afternoon. For some reason, the National government decided it would be a good idea to have games broadcast simultaneously on three channels. It's been called a waste of money, and leaves viewers who have no interest in the mindless game with few viewing alternatives.

14The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says that the two worst atrocities of the Bosnian War are myths and he denies any involvement. He's still refusing to recognise the authority of the Court but has presented documents and video-clips to support his argument that Serbia was defending itself from Islamic fundamentalists who he claims were trying to take over Bosnia.

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16There's to be zero tolerance for teenagers who drink and drive but the Government still hasn't decided if it'll crack down on how much adults can have before they're over the limit.

17A German man from Uganda who was caught trying to smuggling native geckos out of the country has been sentenced to 15-weeks jail.

18Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has ordered thousands of troops onto the streets and is appealing for more international help to deal with the weekend's earthquake disaster.

19It's been a day of two halves for the New Zealand dollar. It traded at 25-year highs against the British Pound, and sank to a 10-year low against its Australian counterpart earlier this morning.

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21Evidence has emerged that millions of dollars donated to the relief effort for the Ethiopian famine in the mid 1980s went to buy weapons not food.

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23The United States' largest car maker, General Motors, is voluntarily recalling 1.3-million vehicles in North America to fix a power steering problem linked to 14-crashes and one injury.

24The leader of an international muslim movement has issued a fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombing in the name of Islam.

25The head of New Zealand cricket is disappointed the former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is to be the new vice president of the International Cricket Council.

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27Scientists have found millions of tonnes of water-ice at the Moon's north pole.

28A senior executive at the internet giant Google told a United States Committee today that the company has not yet set a date to end its censorship of web search results within China.