1Recovery teams are hoping to gag the Pike River mine overnight in order to enter the mine to recover the bodies of the 29 men lost in the mine.
2After a 90 year Trans-Tasman war over NZ apples, the World Trade Organisation has ruled that NZ apples are safe to export to Australia.
3Other news.
4The United States is hitting back as more embarrassing details emerge from the Wikileaks website.
5Other news.
6Somalia's PM has called for greater international support to help defeat Jihadist fighters linked to Al Qaeda.
7Other news.
8Peter Marshall will replace Howard Broad as NZ Police Commissioner next year.
9Lt Tim O'Donnell, killed in action in Afghanistan, has been honoured in his home town of Feilding and those who served alongside him in Afghanistan were able to attend to pay their respects.
10Other news.