1The Social Development Minister has ordered an inquiry into interest-free loans given to beneficiaries to recover impounded cars.
2The Government is planning to replace its luxury three year old Crown BMW fleet with newer models.
3Australian PM Julia Gillard has arrived in NZ for talks with PM John Key.
4The Maori Statutory Board is taking legal action against the Auckland Council over funding.
5Other news.
6The wave of popular uprising which swept through Tunisia and Egypt has now reached Iran.
7Tensions are flaring again in Egypt as people demand better pay and living conditions from the ruling military.
8Protests are gaining momentum in Yemen.
9The military has cracked down hard on protestors in Bahrain who demonstrated in a 'day of rage' inspired by recent events in Tunisia and Egypt.
10The fall-out from Tunisia's revolution is hitting Italy as people flee there from Tunisia's violence.
11Other news.