1The Prime Minister John Key has apologised to a Chinese delegation which manhandled Green MP Russel Norman on Friday.

2A spot in the final sixteen is still within reach for the All Whites after this morning's unexpected 1-all draw with Italy.

3Latin American football fans are sitting up and taking notice of the minnows from New Zealand.

4The police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Paekakariki man Raymond Piper.

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6There is overwhelming support in Timaru for one of the South Island's richest men, Allan Hubbard, whose assets and businesses have been put under statutory management.

7Allan Hubbard is a major shareholder in South Canterbury Finance which is not part of the investigation into Aorangi Securities. But South Canterbury Finance has withdrawn its prospectus today so that it can update it with news about the statutory management.

8Police in Melbourne fear a gunman they have been hunting since the early hours of this morning has escaped their cordon.

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10New Zealand's performance so far at the football World Cup is expected to make a big difference to the players' future prospects and their wallets.

11Maori leaders from around the country are urging Chief District Court Judge Russell Johnson to establish marae-based Rangatahi Youth Courts in their regions.

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13New Zealand's net migration has dwindled to its lowest point in 18 months, with the lure of more job opportunities across the Tasman having a big impact on the numbers.

14Fresh from his visit to New Zealand, the Chinese Vice President has met with Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Canberra today, and signed a series of billion dollar deals focused on resources and energy. The Australian Greens are calling on Rudd to raise human rights as an issue during talks with Xi Jinping and are demanding armed Chinese security guards be prevented from entering Parliament House.

15Richard Masters, a 50 year old Rotorua man, has gone on trial in the High Court in Hamilton today charged with attempting to murder a man during a road rage attack.

16The first part of the redevelopment of the Wynyard Quarter, Auckland's former tank farm, is on schedule to be completed in time for next year's Rugby World Cup.

17The war in Iraq forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to neighbouring Syria where they had to overcome psychological trauma and the hardship of life as refugees. Now, for those Iraquis still in Syria, a series of training programmes has been launched for aspiring artists.

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19The All Whites have just one hurdle left -- beating Paraguay on Friday -- to make it into next round of the Football World Cup.

20There is overwhelming support in Timaru for one of the South Island's richest men, Allan Hubbard, whose assets and businesses have been taken over by the Government.

21Elim Church says it did the wrong thing by accepting thousands of dollars from a man with head injuries.

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23The Auckland regional council is warning that toxic sea slugs lurking offshore may again pose a threat to public health on North Shore beaches.

24A search is to resume in dense jungle in West Africa for a plane that went missing on Saturday with six Australian mining executives on board.

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26Governing party candidate Juan Manuel Santos has swept to a landslide victory in the final round of Colombia's presidential elections.

27An annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission that started today in Morocco will hear a proposal to lift a formal ban on whaling.

28The American Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, is pleading for patience with the war in Afghanistan as a report shows security in the country has deteriorated markedly in recent months.

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30International aid agencies are appealing for millions of dollars to prevent an already desperate food shortage in the West African country of Niger from becoming a full scale famine.

31Another public relations storm has engulfed BP's chief executive Tony Hayward after he took time off to go sailing on the Isle of Wight. Environmental groups say Mr Hayward's outing is insulting to all those affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the White House has termed his excursion as 'ill-timed' and a 'mistake'.

32A motorist who has repeatedly failed to pay a $2 toll on the Northern Gateway Toll Road north of Auckland is now facing a $19,000 fine from the New Zealand Transport Agency.

33A group of women are lobbying to be allowed to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

34The body that certifies the sale of so-called conflict diamonds, the Kimberley Process, is expected to make a decision later today on whether Zimbabwe should be allowed to resume diamond exports.