1Police have fired a strong warning on Asian organised crime after swooping on a multi-million dollar money laundering ring in Auckland and seizes a huge haul of firearms and drugs.
2Police are rejecting outright calls to ban pursuits.
3Pharmac has been given sweeping new powers to take over responsibility for supplying and administering all hospital drugs from DHBs.
4The Medical Association will not back calls to legalise voluntary euthanasia.
5Other news.
6The most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression's New Deal has been signed into law in the US.
7After seven years, NZ's reconstruction team in Afghanistan is now headed by a civilian rather than a soldier.
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9The ban on taking new water from the Hurunui River has been passed by the Canterbury Environment Commission.
10The brand new naval ship HMNZS Otago has arrived in NZ.
11Other news.