1Police now say they know the killer's motive in the shooting of road worker George Taiaroa, although they still have not made an arrest.

2Prime Minister John Key has put embattled back-bench MP Aaron Gilmore on notice for his obnoxious drunken behaviour, although it is qualified notice.

3British investigators have traveled to Sydney to interview a New Zealand woman who claims she witnessed disturbing behaviour by Australian entertainer Rolf Harris in a London studio bathroom in the early 1990s.

4A Samsung washing machine caught fire in a house in Grey Lynn today where a mother was at home with six young children.

5Prime Minister John Key has paid tribute to Labour MP Parekura Horomia at his tangi in Tolaga Bay.

6The widow of one of the men who died in the Easy Rider boating tragedy in March 2012 has told 3 News she blames the bad judgement of the unqualified skipper. The investigation into the sinking of the fishing boat with the loss of eight lives, has concluded it was overloaded, unbalanced and skippered by an unqualified captain.

7The family of Brenda Heist, an American woman who disappeared eleven years ago, and was legally declared dead, want nothing to do with her now that she has reappeared.

8The United States has urged North Korea to grant amnesty to American citizen Kenneth Bae, who has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour for spying.

9Video of American actress Reese Witherspoon's arrest has been released.

10The construction of Christchurch's Cardboard cathedral took a significant step forward today with contractors installing the first sections of glass for a feature window.

11Cathay Pacific is celebrating thirty years of flying between New Zealand and Hong Kong and the company believes the economic growth of China will allow the airline to continue expanding.

12A British call answering service has come up with a novel way to entice employees to work the overnight shift - it sent them to live in New Zealand.