1Over 1000 police officers, fire fighters and prison officers marched on Parliament today, angry at plans to reduce their superannuation. However, the Government is showing no signs of softening their stance.
2Warwick Reid, the man the Government was to appoint head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), is under arrest in Hong Kong accused of bribery and corruption.
3A campaign to clear the name of Walter James Bolton, the last convict hanged in New Zealand, has landed his son in jail.
4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Central Wellington traffic has been paralysed tonight after an ammonia leak from City Council offices. No one has been hurt, but workers and shoppers have been evacuated from the surrounding area. 2. Durex condoms have been withdrawn from sale after the discovery of quality problems in some batches earlier this month. 3. A baby llama has been born at Wellington Zoo.
5South Africa's Natal Province resembles a battleground after days of violent fighting between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zulus.
6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Several women miscarried, dozens were injured and 1500 people were arrested during a riot in Macao today. 2. Two whales have become a major tourist attraction in the Puget Sound. 3. A Volkswagen vehicle aims to cross the Bass Strait to Tasmania next week.
7The Invercargill High Court has ordered a Queenstown retailer to stop selling a poster that depicts a groom pinching his bride's bottom, saying it promotes a derogatory view of women and marriage. What implications does this decision have for free speech, the freedom of the press and the advertising industry?
8Tomorrow night Darfield will host international celebrities and be the centre of an international debate.
9A helicopter pilot had a lucky escape when his helicopter crash landed while he was fighting a large scrub fire.
10A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie has just been released. They are a phenomenon among young boys, but adults are still rather bemused.
11A stray brown bear has been released in New Mexico, after receiving treatment for an electric shock sustained when she climbed a power pole last summer.