1Te Aroha residents and business owners are clearing up the mud and damage from the flash flood which ripped through the town early on Sunday morning, killing three people. The pharmacy is completely wrecked with its fridge found 500 meters away.

2Cabinet has approved revised plans for Auckland's Children's Hospital. It will have 194 beds and take children up to the age of fourteen.

3There were delays for commuters in Auckland today because of the weather and closed lanes on the bridge but a Birkenhead man took the opportunity to offer the commuters an alternative on the ferry.

4Rents will go up next week after the Government lifts rent controls. Some tenants will face 50% rises.

5Collectors for the Intellectually Handicapped Society (IHC) are holding their annual door-to-door appeal, also telling people that handicapped need to be included in the community at large. At Fanshaw Road Primary School in West Auckland a pre-school has been set up for handicapped children and pupils visit to play with the children.