1A man has been killed at the Tree Adventures Highwire Course in Woodville Forest this afternoon.

2Police are questioning a group of teenagers over a suspicious fire that badly damaged three homes in central Auckland overnight.

3A man is dead and a woman is in hospital after a domestic incident in Nelson.

4Online retailer Amazon.co.uk is under fire for selling t-shirts that seemingly endorse domestic violence.

5The Muriwai Surf Club community is defending the actions of the Police officer who shot the shark that killed swimmer Adam Strange last week amid fears of a backlash from animal rights activists.

6A Christchurch man has become the first person to paraglide across Cook Strait in an effort to raise money for World Vision.

7A veteran property investor is backing an economist's prediction that the property market will continue to rise for the next three years.

8A key member of Al Qaeda has been killed by soldiers in Mali, according to Chad state television.

9United States President Barack Obama is venting his frustration at being forced to introduce $85 billion worth of Federal spending cuts which could cost 750,000 jobs.

10The family of the Florida man killed by a sinkhole have been told it is too dangerous to get his body out.

11New Zealand born United States military artist Gary Schofield is currently in the country.

12Tens of thousands of young South Africans are hooked on a highly addictive drug called nyaope, which uses the anti-retrovirus drugs designed to fight Aids as one of its key ingredients.

13British rock group Status Quo will go back on tour this week for the first time in three decades with the original line-up.