13 News has discovered that an Air New Zealand captain fell asleep at the controls of a flight from London to Los Angeles on more than one occasion in November 2011. Were the passengers on board in any danger?

2Air New Zealand's six month after tax profit has almost tripled to $100 million, a far cry from a year when profits slumped and four hundred jobs were cut.

3Family and friends of Adam Strange - killed by a shark while swimming at Muriwai Beach yesterday - have gathered to pay their respects. The beach remains off-limits. One shark attack survivor says she would not hesitate to get back into the water, but would take additional precautions.

4A 3 News Reid Research poll shows that almost two-thirds of voters want restrictions placed on foreigners to stop them buying numerous properties.

5Australian Police have seized 580 kilograms of the drug P worth over $400 million. Three men - one a New Zealander - have been arrested and could face life imprisonment.

6Three potentially suspect cases involving the Government's spy agency, The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), have been investigated and given the all-clear after it was concluded they did not break the law.

7A price war is being predicted between mobile phone providers after Vodafone's roll out of its new 4G network which went live to 60,000 Auckland customers this morning.

8A damning report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has concluded that Police made a series of errors and could have saved the life of Diane White, who was bludgeoned to death by mental health patient Christine Morris three years ago.

9From tomorrow, stricter fitness rules for front line Police will be enforced, after a study found their physical test needed an overhaul.

10Could New Zealand cope with an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease akin to that which unfolded in the United Kingdom in 2001? A damning report by the Auditor-General has said the Ministry of Primary Industries is completely unprepared.

11New research proves that the Government failed to protect New Zealand's borders from the deadly Psa kiwifruit disease which originated in China.

12Tens of thousands of people have packed St Peter's Square to hear Pope Benedict XVI's final address before his resignation.

13Celebrated New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere has been farewelled at a Requiem Mass in Dunedin.