1A man jailed for 18 months for attempting to murder two women with an axe is due to be released from jail in February. His would-be victims are pleading for him to be kept in prison because he has shown no remorse.
2Lucy Lawless is campaigning to stop child abuse by lending her name to the Safe and Sound Campaign - a new iniative to treat victims of child abuse and take preventive action.
3The Olympic Spirit has taken hold at Henderson Valley Primary School in West Auckland which has organised its own Olympic Games.