1There's a call for a radical rethink of the way maternity care is delivered, in particular to teenage mothers . A hard hitting report has found the deaths of 98 unborn and newborn babies in 2009 were potentially avoidable.

2The New Zealand dollar has been on the rise again despite the Reserve Bank's decision to leave the Official Cash Rate on hold, as well as making known its worry about the currency's recent strong run. This move has been criticised for its long term effects.

3Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under expanded rules backed by the city council. It's voted to extend the geographic reach of a controversial Bill before Parliament which will let it dictate where sex workers can solicit from and let the police arrest and fine them and their clients

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5There is less than a week to go before the US government is unable to pay its debts, unless there is a compromise between the Republican dominated Congress and the President to raise the debt ceiling.

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7About 30 peace protestors from the Glabla Peace and Justice Group have attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, while he was giving a speech in Auckland. The group accuse him of war crimes during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

8Australian police are investigating their first case of organ trafficking as a global shortage of donors fuels the trade for body parts. An elderly Sydney woman is believed to have paid for an organ.

9The Christchurch City Council has terminated a controversial property deal with the now bankrupt developer Dave Henderson. The council bought five central city sites off Mr Henderson for 17 million dollars in 2008.

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11Manu Korihi News, including; Two iwi have joined a tribe taking action to resolve how a huge forest in the central North Island should be shared; A health researcher says treatment of rheumatic fever needs to be a priority on the East Coast; Te Wananga o Aotearoa says the number of Maori students getting a degree could triple by 2020 if education providers make changes that embrace Maori culture.

12A Norwegian cameraman who captured the only known images of the gunman during the Ut�ya island massacre says at the time he had no idea he was filming the killer. He film this from an NRK (State broadcaster) helicopter which arrived before the police SWAT team that arrested Breivik, which has sparked criticism over the police response. Relatives of people on the island have also questioned whether the NRK helicopter put people in graver danger

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14An Australian economist has hit out at the Reserve Bank here saying it should have hiked interest rates today and ignored any risks to the economy from the debt crisis in Washington

15Average Americans are increasingly frustrated with the apparent inability of their elected officials to resolve the political crisis over raising the debt ceiling.

16Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under the expansion of laws that the city council has given backing to. It will let councils determine where prostitutes can work.

17New documents released by Japan's government reveal the 16 hundred workers trying to stabilise the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will be exposed to high levels of radiation. The government has raised the 'safe' level of radiation so workers can remain at the site.

18Business News, including; New Zealand's share market over the past six months has jumped significantly, compared to the previous year

19More than a thousand homeowners in Kaiapoi, who've been living in limbo since September's quake, should soon learn how much longer they'll have to wait to find out what will happen to their houses.

20Rifle pits dug by the 28th Maori Battalion during a little-remembered confrontation with German soldiers in the Second World War have been discovered by a New Zealand historian visiting Greece

21Education leaders in Auckland are working to triple the number of Maori students in the region getting a degree by 2020. These students perform well in school but do not progress into university.

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23Why are the US politicians not able to agree on lifting the debt ceiling? Is the Tea Party movement contributing to the new atmosphere in Washington?

24The UN World Food Programme has started airlifting supplies to the rapidly worsening famine in the eastern Horn of Africa. More than 11 million people are threatened by the drought, in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. It is focussing first on women and children.

25A move by Fonterra to crack down on the use of the name Vintage on cheeses, other than its own, has shocked specialist cheesemakers. Boutique cheesemakers especially are shocked that Fonterra own this name.

26Manu Korihi News, including; A health researcher says treatment of rheumatic fever needs to be a priority on the East Coast; Two iwi have joined a tribe taking action to resolve how a huge forest in the central North Island should be shared; Te Wananga o Aotearoa says the number of Maori students getting a degree could triple by 2020 if education providers make changes that embrace Maori culture.

27A high-tech IT centre is to be set up in Christchurch. The council is donating two and a half hectares of land rent-free for three years, for a business hub for technology companies which have lost their premises due to quake damage. Thirty-firms have committed to the venture.