1A state of natural disaster has been declared in Fiji as emergency services struggle to contact the outer islands cut off by Cyclone Tomas.

2The man at the centre of one of the country's most notorious, and still unsolved, child murder cases has been allowed to move in with his young child. The Family Court has allowed Chris Kahui to live with his 14-month-old child. Two years ago a jury found him not guilty of murdering his sons Chris and Cru.

3Telecom New Zealand says it stands to lose $56-million a year as a result of the Government's plan to roll out high-speed internet to rural New Zealand.

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5An aerial search is underway off the North Island's east coast for an missing yacht with one man on board.

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7Auckland's hopes of hosting the Commonwealth Games in eight years have been dashed. The Government has ruled out putting in any tax payer money saying the $500-million cost is too high.

8Auckland's hopes of hosting the Commonwealth Games in eight years have been dashed. The Mayor of Waitakere City Bob Harvey had hoped to persuade the Government to hold off a decision so they could discuss a lower cost way of staging the games.

9Prime Minister John Key is guaranteeing SuperGold Card users there will be no change to their travel entitlements including free rides on the Waiheke ferry.

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11The Green Party is urging the Government to ramp up its efforts to bring home the anti-whaling activist, Pete Bethune, who is currently being held in Japan.

12In a statement released this afternoon The Auckland Museum Trust Board says conrtoversial director Vanda Vitali has resigned by mutual agreement.

13Telecom New Zealand says it'll lose $56-million a year off its gross earnings for the next three years under the government's plans for rural broadband.

14Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have been queuing in their thousands to give blood in Bangkok - which they're planning to pour on the steps of parliament.

15An adventure tourism organisation hopes to launch New Zealand's first power-fan jump experience, down a 13-metre mine shaft in Greymouth this year.

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17Auckland's hopes of hosting the Commonwealth Games in eight years have been dashed. The Government has ruled out putting in any tax payer money saying the $500-million cost is too high.

18The United States Congress has put forward legislation that would overhaul the financial system and if necessary break-up firms which pose a threat to the world's biggest economy.

19Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances.

20Federated Farmers says the Government's plan for rolling out high speed internet access to rural New Zealand is not ambitious enough.

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22Floodwater from Queensland is now spreading across tens of thousands of square kilometres into New South Wales.

23A Taranaki-based organic dairy co-operative has been placed in receivership just 6-months after having its cheese-processing factory up and running.

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25The White House says the United States President Barack Obama is pushing ahead with his trip to Asia and Australia because the area is fundamental to America's economic and security interests.

26The man who lead the Sri Lankan armed forces to victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels last year General Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled today.

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28The car company Toyota has cast doubt on claims one of its cars failed to stop.

29The Australian doctor and voluntary euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has begun a series of workshops in Britain demonstrating methods by which people can take their own lives.