1The Auditor General has found nothing wrong with Prime Minister John Key's involvement in the appointment of Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) Director, Ian Fletcher.

2Prime Minister John Key says the fact that a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers have arrived in Australia, indicating they wished to come to New Zealand, vindicates his decision to take 150 asylum seekers from Australia each year.

3Under a radical Government plan for hospital food, the meals could be up to week old before they are re-heated for patients' consumption.

4The latest revelations from the murder trial of Gavin Gosnell, accused of killing and then dismembering teenager Hayden Miles.

5Grisly details have emerged at the trial of Jeremy McLaughlin, the man charged with killing Christchurch teenager Jade Bayliss in 2011.

6New research from The University of Auckland has upended the known history of Rangitoto and suggested twists in the prediction for the next eruption.

7The New Zealand dollar has hit a twenty month high against the United States currency.

8Organisers have announced that The Big Day Out will return to Auckland next year at a new venue and with a cultural focus.

9The State Services Commission says data held on individuals would be changed to ensure anonymity under a plan to centralise information held by different Government departments, but it could not give an insurance that private information would be safe.

10Serial sex offender Stuart Murray Wilson (aka The Beast of Blenheim) plans to fight his recall to prison for breaching his parole conditions.

11The Government is under pressure from some fishing firms and unions to act faster to ban foreign fishing vessels from New Zealand waters.

12British scientist Sir Robert Edwards, pioneer of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has died.

13The Queen has decided to waive Royal protocol to attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. There are security concerns regarding the event, with fears it may be disrupted by protesters. Margaret Thatcher's family have thanked the public for the overwhelming support they have received since her death.

14A Maori cloak (korowai) originally gifted Chinese revolutionary leader Chairman Mao, was also handed back at a special ceremony today.