1The Labour Party says the National and ACT parties are trying to stitch up the Epsom electorate, and it will now redouble their efforts to try and win the seat. The deal seems to be that National will target the Party vote and ACT the electoral one.

2A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully inspect all mines, tunnels and quarries in New Zealand because of a lack of staff. There is now only one-inspector for the whole of New Zealand as one has resigned.

3A former Rangipo prison guard, who smuggled contraband into the jail, has today been sentenced to sixteen months in prison

4As you just heard it's the second time in two months that a prison guard has been sentenced on charges of corruption

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6The whistleblower who broke the story on the News of the World hacking scandal, Sean Hoare, and allege that Andy Coulson knew of hacking, has been found dead. This is on a day that another senior police officer resigns and the commission of Inquiry into the hacking is about to start.

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8Labour says an independent panel set up to oversee the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is being paid too much, at $1000-per day for each of the three-members.

9A bomb has exploded during a patrol by New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan's Bamyan province

10The International Rugby Board says there's no legislation to prevent World Cup price gouging and it can only appeal to hoteliers to consider the reputation of the country and their businesses

11Manu Korihi News, including; The Maori Party says it's sickened by the ACT Party leader's claim the late Sir Apirana Ngata, would've supported his party; One of the most influential women in the renaissance of Te Reo Maori has been laid to rest; The New Zealand Forest Owners Association, says now's a good time for Maori landowners to be thinking about planting more trees

12A think-tank, The New Zealand Institute, says too many 15 to 24 year olds are unemployed because schools and employers are not working together. The report says that young people, mainly Maori and Pacifica, are not getting work because they are not qualified.

13A high school north of Auckland, Orewa College, wants all students to take an iPad to class.

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15Labour is accusing National and ACT of doing a deal to stitch up the Epsom electorate. The seat is ACT's lifeline as winning this seat is what has kept the party in parliament.

16As the phone hacking scandal in Britain intensifies, pressure's mounting too for a media inquiry into News Ltd, in Australia, where Rupert Murdoch laid the first stones of his global news empire

17The main insurer of the country's councils. Civic Assurance, has had its credit rating downgraded by the agency A M Best, but Local Government New Zealand says it's not on a slippery slope

18Business News including; Vector and Powerco are facing substantial price cuts, after the Commerce Commission calculated they would make excessive profits in coming years

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20Myanmar opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi has begun to give media interviews despite the authorities monitoring her every move since her release from house arrest late last year. However, can she live up to the expectations of her?

21Pears, table grapes and peeled onions from China are coming under more scrutiny as part of New Zealand's efforts to make sure high risk food is pest free before it arrives here

22Manu Korihi News, including; The ACT Party leader Don Brash, says the late Sir Apirana Ngata would've supported his party because they share similar values; The Forest Owners Association says now's a good time for Maori landowners to be thinking about planting more trees; A Maori medical practice that was outlawed until the early 1960s is to become part of a degree course; An American supercar company has produced a new vehicle, and is calling it the Tuatara