1New Zealand has got to stop throwing money at programmes for troubled teens and families which don't work says Sir Peter Gluckman. But the country doesn't evaluate these programmes so we don't know if they are working.

2The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions there is anything untoward in ministers accepting corporate hospitality from the Government's banker, Westpac. Others think these "gifts" should be declared.

3Wellington Airport has bowed to public pressure and is putting plans for its controversial Wellywood sign on hold while it goes back to locals for more consultation.

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5The Serious Fraud Office and the police are investigating what's happened to hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of dollars that have gone missing from the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society. The money provides benefits for the members. The investigation has started but it is too early to assess the scale of what has happened.

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7A government taskforce is calling for an overhaul of Early Childhood Education along with an entirely new funding system. It wants higher subsidies for Maori, Pacifica and poor families. It wants tougher sanctions on low quality Early Childhood centres.

8There's widespread interest from buyers in taking over the Canterbury bus maker Designline which was put in liquidation yesterday. The receiver says there is a consortium which includes one of the country's largest transport operators, Ritchies Transport.

9The Opposition is promising that, at the earliest opportunity, it would reverse opening the ACC up to competition. The National led government is letting employers get their workplace insurance cover from providers other than ACC. Critics say this will result in profits for insurance companies at New Zealander's expense.

10People are being told not to overreact to a World Health Organisation warning that cell phones may increase your risk of developing a brain tumour. WHO says to think about reducing cell phone usage.

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12News from Australia, including: Australia's economy has suffered its biggest quarterly drop since the recession of the early 1990s. GDP fell 1.2-percent but there is hope on the horizon as most of the first quarter slump is because of the floods.

13A car and camera that goes around snapping drivers parking illegally has earned Wellington City Council almost 270-thousand dollars so far. Bit taxi drivers say dash-cam is unfair.

14The man accused of planning the 9/11 attacks 10-yeears ago is to face trial at Guantanamo Bay. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been charged before but the charges were dropped as President Obama wanted him to stand trail on American soil in a civilian court.

15It's 100 days today till the Rugby World Cup begins and a ceremony at Parliament's been held to mark it. There were assurances that everything would be ready on time.

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17The Prime Minister's chief science advisor says there's no evidence programmes targeting problem teenagers such as boot camps, restorative justice and teaching life skills are actually working

18The man accused of murdering a Wanganui woman last April has named who he says is the real killer. Maurice McGregor's body was found is a remote forest on 19th-April. Today Dean Mulligan told the court he is not the killer despite confessing.

19The World Health Organisation says using a cell phone could cause cancer. An newly released survey says that the risk of a type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out and they advise restricting cell phone use.

20Business news, including: The surging New Zealand dollar will curb export returns, but Deutsche Bank's chief economist Darren Gibbs told our business editor, Patrick O'Meara that global demand for commodities means the terms of trade have yet to peak

21The Green Party is questioning the amount of corporate hospitality provided to ministers and their staff by the Government's banker, Westpac, and how this could be interpreted.

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23The police and Rugby World Cup organisers are preparing for a possible terror attack at the venues by staging scenarios so they are as ready as possible for anything that could go wrong.

24There's widespread interest from buyers in taking over the Canterbury bus maker Designline which was put in liquidation yesterday. The receiver says there is a consortium which includes one of the country's largest transport operators, Ritchies Transport, interested. Meanwhile the workers will be back at work tomorrow.

25Tenants at Christchurch's historic Arts Centre are taking legal action to fight their eviction from the quake damaged buildings. They say the move was handled badly and is unnecessary.

26Iwi in Golden Bay are asking why it took a government agency months to reject a bid by an Australian mining company to explore for oil and gas and coal in the area. New Zealand Petrol and Minerals has rejected the bid by Greywolf International to prospect in the area.

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28German has expressed doubt about whether a batch of Spanish cucumbers were the source of a killer bacteria, e-coli which has killed 15 people.

29The World Health Organisation says using a cell phone could cause cancer. An newly released survey says that the risk of a type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out and they advise restricting cell phone use.

30News from Australia, including: a report saying wholesale apple prices are likely to fall by 20 per cent when imports start next year and that New Zealand fruit is expected to have the greatest impact