1A major scrub fire is threatening homes and businesses on Great Barrier Island.

2Prime Minister John Key has reshuffled his Cabinet. High profile Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce has been brought in to fix the Novopay saga that has plagued the Government for the past few months.

3A new international housing report has shown that New Zealand homes are becoming 'severely and seriously unaffordable'. It found that the situation has worsened substantially over the last 30 years.

4United States President Barack Obama's inauguration speech has focused on equality and American values, and called on Americans to 'seize the moment'.

5Guided tours to the summit of Aoraki Mount Cook have finished for the season after yesterday's massive rock and ice fall took out a large piece of the main path to the summit.

6Prince Harry has returned home after a four-month tour of duty as an Apache helicopter pilot. He has spoken candidly about his time in Afghanistan.

7Volcanologists are warning that an eruption at White Island could be imminent.

8A close friend and flatmate of disgraced All Black Zac Guildford says the rugby player is being punished for an incident that lasted only five seconds, and that the controversy has been allowed to overshadow all of Guildford's hard work to rehabilitate himself.

9British Prime Minister David Cameron is warning that the West faces a generational struggle against Islamic extremism and terrorism in North Africa. His comments coincided with Algeria confirming that two Canadians were in the militant group that attacked the refinery in In Amenas, killing 37 hostages.

10Heavy snow and winter weather is continuing to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of people across the United Kingdom.

11Dozens of people were injured - five seriously - when two packed commuter trains collided in Vienna.

12British film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner has died aged 77.

13Developing News An update on the major scrub fire threatening homes and businesses on Great Barrier Island.

14The Ministry of Education has developed a system ranking University degrees according to their earning power and likelihood of employment.

15police have expressed their disgust at the brazen theft of a charity box from a Hastings petrol station.

16A group of Waiheke Island pensioners known as The Hip Op-eration Crew are taking on the hip hop world champions and have the bright lights of Vegas in their sights.