1Former Attorney General David Parker looks set to be returned to his Cabinet positions next week after the Company's Office cleared him of filing false claims while a company director.
2The Electricity Commission has turned down Transpower's planned grid upgrade from the Waikato to Auckland.
3The Defence Minister has flown to the Solomon Islands to see firsthand how well the nation is coping following last week's riots.
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5The family of an Australian soldier who accidentally shot himself in Iraq are furious that the body sent home for burial was not his..
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7International news in brief: including; Tony Snow, from Fox TV has been named as the new White House spokesman; Palestinian police foiled an attempt by militants trying to blow up a vital cargo crossing into Israel; Iran's Ayatollah says the US should know their interests will be harmed anywhere around the world if they insult Iran.
8Today marks 20 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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