1NZ First Leader Winston Peters has claimed that John Key and John Banks insulted NZ First's older supporters during their teapot tape discussion.

2The Green Party has confirmed that the partner of co-leader Russel Norman's executive assistant was responsible for arranging the defacing of National Party billboards.

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4Video from salvage crews working to extract containers from the Rena shows how difficult retrieving the cargo is.

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6The King of Jordan has called for the Syrian President to step down in the interests of his country.

7The German Chancellor says the current financial crisis means Europe is facing its biggest crisis since the Second World War.

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9The inquiry into Britain's phone hacking scandal has been told that News of the World is not the only newspaper that has stooped to such levels.

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11National has released the second part of its welfare policy today, promising to crack down on drug-takers and criminals as well as those who defraud the benefit system.

12Election 2011 road trip: How do voters throughout the country feel about this year's election and the parties on offer? Tonight: Clutha and Queenstown.

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