1Other news.
2The trial of the so-called Urewera Four is on hold because one of the accused is sick.
3Labour MP Trevor Mallard has been caught selling concert tickets on-line for a profit, despite being the architect of an anti-scalping law while a Cabinet Minister.
4Figures show that frontline Defence Force staff are the biggest casualties in funding cutbacks.
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6A legal loophole has been closed to allow the children of parents who are trying to obtain NZ residency to attend school.
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8The US is dismissing Iran's latest announcement on its nuclear programme as mere bluster.
9Syrian Opposition leaders and the West have rejected President Bashar Al Assad's offer to hold multi-party elections, as his forces continue their assaults on rebel-held areas.
10French President Nicolas Sarkozy has officially declared that he plans to stand for re-election.
11US Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is trailing Rick Santorum in his home state of Michigan.
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13Greece is struggling to convince the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that it has met all of the conditions necessary for a new bail-out.
14There is concern that overseas investors will be put off investing in NZ following yesterday's High Court ruling, ordering the Government to re-visit the Crafar farms sale approval.
15Latest Treasury estimates suggest that the Government's plans to return NZ to surplus by 2015 are looking shaky.
16The Maritime Union has extended a forthcoming strike at the Ports of Auckland from one week to two weeks.
17Act's sole MP, John Banks, has been confirmed as leader of the party.
18Other news.