1Pensioner Menzies Hallett has been convicted of the 1979 murder of Turangi service station worker Rodney Tahu.

2The Government has rejected coroner Gary Evans' call that prisoners who are also sentenced to driving bans start their bans upon their release. Instead, they will continue to serve their bans while in prison.

3Four days of mourning have begun in Tolaga Bay for popular Labour MP Parekura Horomia.

4Up to 36,000 Samsung customers could be affected by a fault with six top loader washing machine models that could potentially catch fire.

5The New Zealand Defence Force withdrawal from Afghanistan has been disrupted by a dramatic cargo plane crash, which killed seven people.

6Fonterra is cutting 300 jobs in an attempt to save $65 million a year.

7The Government is relaxing its rules surrounding imports of Australian tomatoes and capsicums which have been irradiated.

8There are concerns a serial cat killer could be on the loose in South Dunedin.

9An update on the four day old cheetah cubs born at Otara Wildlife Park. There is a fear that the female cub may not survive the night.

10 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its investigation into potential fraud in the Christchurch rebuild, having found no evidence that estimates were being inflated.

11Christchurch's tallest building, The Rendezvous Hotel, has reopened for business.

12Amanda Knox, the American student jailed for murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy, has spoken publicly for the first time, reiterating her innocence.

13The Netherlands has a new King tonight following the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander. His mother, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favour of her son.

14A jigsaw masterpiece paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee which took over 200 hours to create was accidentally destroyed by the artist Dave Evans himself

15A brawl broke out between three professional climbers and a number of local sherpa on Mount Everest over the weekend.

16Newly appointed race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has admitted that it was inappropriate for her to endorse a spa pool company in a women's magazine.

17Former rugby players are being asked to step up and be tested on the long-term effects their playing days have had on their bodies and their health. However few seem to be willing to take part in the study.