1The Pentagon says coalition ground troops are only 20 minutes drive from Baghdad but two US aircraft have been shot down by Iraqi troops. The latest from the war in Iraq including the view from Baghdad and the rescue of 19 year old US POW Private Jessica Lynch.
2National Leader Bill English has raised the party's leadership issue in a speech to party faithful.
3As the SARS scare grows, a delegation of Chinese VIPs have been turned away from a Masterton Sister Cities Convention because of a fear of infection.
4Green MP Nandor Tanczos has complained to the Commerce Commission about a home drug testing kit for parents to use on their children.
5Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has shown off some of his euthanasia equipment at an Auckland conference.
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7A 21 year old has been in court today after putting white powder into a tobacco pouch.
8Parliament has passed new laws designed to give car buyers greater protection.
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10Some parents are outraged that it was promoting a toy tank transformer during the war in Iraq.
11Other news.