1More fault lines have been discovered in Canterbury including one running through central Christchurch. They have found a new fault in Pegasus Bay which is 25-kilomenters long and capable of generating s 6-7 quake and another in the Port hills.

2The Serious Fraud Office says an Australian company appears to have made false statements when seeking permits to explore for oil and gas and coal throughout Golden Bay and other parts of New Zealand. Greywolf Resources is being investigated for deficient financial information in their documents. The company had its permit applications rejected this week.

3The outbreak of a new E coli bug that's so far killed at least 18 people in Europe could last for months and its cause may never be found. It can lead to deadly complications and damage to the blood and kidneys of those infected. The officials in Germany are still trying to trave the source.

4In New Zealand, authorities say it's not possible to monitor at the borders to keep the E Coli strain out of this country and the key to managing it is good hygiene.

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7A tax-free zone to attract development to Christchurch is one of the suggestions from a new group of large property owners, keen to revitalise the damaged CBD. About 180-people has formed an organisation to try to help the rebuild.

8Japanese electronics company Sony has been subject to a cyber attack and compromised more that one-million passwords email addresses and other information. The company is investigating the hackers.

9Turning human excrement into vinegar, to reduce waste going into landfill, is being trialled in Rotorua. The Thermal Oxidation treatment plant has just been opened. Keywords: Psion, vinegar, plastics, fuel, energy, electricity.

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11The Australian Government is under attack for its decision to include unaccompanied children in it deal to swap asylum seekers with Malaysia.

12The payout to a deaf-mute man locked up for 15 years for a murder he didn't commit has sparked an outcry in Western Australia. Darly Beamish has spent decades trying to clear his mane, but this is being called miserly.

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14The three new fault lines discovered in Canterbury are capable of causing severe shakes and off shore surveys are being done to check known faults and some old faults have been reactivated.

15A block of one of the main thoroughfares, Colombo Street, has reopened, along with part of the once fashionable shopping precinct of High Street. People are able to go and see the damage for themselves, and they will be shocked at how much has been demolished.

16A rift appears to be developing in the caustic relationship between some private lawyers on the criminal bar and the Legal Services Agency's Public Defence Service. The LSA say the bar is spreading disinformation about them but the bar says the new processes will put them out of business.

17Business News including; It's a grim time for the wind turbine maker, Windflow Technology, which has warned trading conditions have worsened, and it's not ruling out axing more jobs to stay afloat.

18The ACT MP Heather Roy has described Labour's parliamentary behaviour over her member's bill as churlish, cynical and a waste of taxpayer money. The bill would make the membership of tertiary student associations voluntary and the Labour party is vehemently against this.

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20The Green Party is holding its annual meeting in Auckland this weekend and is the third largest party in parliament. Attention will be on maintaining this success to the election. Keywords: smart green economy; debt; environmental protection; mining national parks; income inequality;

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22A consumer group is criticising the white ware manufacturer, LG, for taking over a year to deal with its misleading labelling on its fridges. LG is accused of dragging its heels on compensating its purchasers.