1Police have posted a $10,000 reward for information on the attacker of Lindsey Phillips who was injured in a knife attack in Mangakino five months ago.

2A man has been arrested after an attack on elderly Taupo man Thomas Lockey, in his home.

3There was a suspected chemical spillage on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this evening and traffic banked up until it was established the spill was harmless.

4 A man was arrested at the Whitford tip today in an escalation of the Manukau rubbish dispute.

5A psychiatric patient is in hospital with serious burns after falling into a boiling mud pool in Rotorua.

6The Commission of Broadcasting recommendation that there should be a 10% compulsory quota of New Zealand music on local radio has drawn a mixed response.

7Tourists are being unloaded at Auckland's container wharf as more cargo vessels are being converted to cater for the tourists.

8Makeup for men may take a while to catch on in New Zealand, but a makeup artist says it will continue to grow.

9The Karekare Beach races attracted punters and racecourse bettors who placed their bets in a tent.

10Mount Smart stadium hosted a spectacular fireworks display last night, which had taken two weeks to set up. It was a fundraising event for the Auckland Pipe Band Association.

11The Royal Foundation for the Blind has issued a warning about bogus charity collectors and says their real collectors are easily identified.