1Insurers and the Earthquake and War Damage Commission face large payouts following the big earthquake in central Hawkes Bay. Experts are warning that New Zealand must prepare for 'the big one', as it is only a matter of time before a potentially tragic earthquake strikes.

2An authoritative American study claims the fluoride in drinking water may cause bone cancer.

3Bay of Islands MP John Carter has claimed that 80% of teenagers in an unnamed Northland town have genital warts.

4The first case of a baby being born with AIDS in New Zealand has been confirmed.

5Four doctors have been charged relating to the cervical cancer scandal at National Women's Hospital.

6Ansett has doubled its market share in the past eight months.

7Transportation of freight into and out of New South Wales has come to a virtual standstill as truck drivers protest against new safety measures and a lower speed limit.

8Nelson Mandela is asking Britain not to remove sanctions against South Africa.

9An unknown American buyer has purchased one of the notorious guard posts from along the Berlin Wall.

10A television cameraman trying to spy a drug deal became an unwilling witness to an attempted murder in Miami after he was shot at.

11The European Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) are threatening to devastate South Island beech forests and now war has been declared on the noxious intruder.

12An Auckland University student has bought a Dunedin television license for $1.00 in an effort to ridicule the licensing system.

13A look at the latest What's hot and What's Not from a trendsetting American magazine.