1Breaking News Labour MP and former Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia has died aged 62.

2Three witnesses have testified that accused murderer Menzies Hallett admitted killing petrol station attendant in Turangi Rodney Tahu in 1979.

3Police investigating the murder of road worker George Taiaroa have made a discovery on a private South Waikato property. However, 3 News has learned exclusive details about something the Police may have missed in their investigation.

4The United States Attorney General Eric Holder will visit New Zealand next week where he will address the issue of extraditing Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. TV3 Political Editor Patrick Gower also pays tribute to Labour MP Parekura Horomia who died today aged 62.

5Jordan Mason has pleaded guilty to breaching a suppression order around the Jesse Ryder assault.

6A fire at the collapsed factory in Bangladesh is hampering rescue efforts, as hopes of finding more survivors begin to fade. The runaway owner of the building has been captured trying to escape into India.

7Aucklanders are being asked to dig into their own pockets to fund a multi-billion shortfall in the funding for the city's major transport projects.

8Homicide detectives are interviewing family and friends of two people killed in a house fire in Brisbane on Friday.

9Three baby cheetahs are fighting for their survival after being born at Orana Wildlife Park and rejected by their mother.

10Almost 190,000 square kilometres is being opened up for off-shore oil and gas exploration.

11Fund manager Fisher Funds believes Mighty River Power will list at the lower end of the price range the Government predicts.

12Police in Hollywood are dealing with a series of celebrity pranks, which have seen numerous actors visited by SWAT teams due to bogus emergency calls.