1Fast bowler Richard Hadlee has broken the world record with his 374th wicket in the opening test against India in Bangalore.

2Former Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble is to be censured by the Labour Party National Council but they have stopped short of expelling him from the party.

3Israeli police made mass arrests today as soldiers sealed off the West Bank and imposed an indefinite curfew on the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Palestinian leaders from around the world have gathered in Algiers, where they are expected to declare a Palestinian State in the occupied territories within a few days.

4Opposition leader Jim Bolger has attacked the latest unemployment figures, labelling them proof that Rogernomics is a failure.

5The arrival of fast food giant McDonalds in Dunedin has led to the creation of 180 new jobs.

6Maori International launched a new venture today - a campervan park which it hopes will be the first of several throughout New Zealand.

7The arrival of fast food giant McDonalds in Dunedin has led to the creation of 180 new jobs.

8The United States dollar plummeted today and Wall Street share prices suffered their biggest losses in seven months. This has been directly linked to the election of George Bush winning the United States Presidency.

9Te Anau and Manapouri residents are frustrated at the high level of water in their lakes after a period of unusually long wet weather, and the shoreline damage the resultant flooding has caused.

10New Zealand actor Sam Neill is being touted as a possible Oscar winner for his portrayal of Michael Chamberlin in the film 'Evil Angels'.