1New Zealanders who have developed bladder cancer after taking a drug prescribed to treat Type-2 Diabetes are being urged to join a group lawsuit against the manufacturer.

2Finance Minister Bill English says the Government will address the housing price crisis in tomorrow's Budget, with first home buyers seeing a change within two years.

3ACT Leader John Banks has confirmed he will stand in the Epsom electorate again next election. The Government has ruled out changes to the MMP voting system before the next election.

4All Black Julian Savea is hoping to escape conviction over an incident of domestic violence last month in return for undergoing a counselling programme.

5New Government rules surrounding the importation and use of handheld lasers will restrict their availability. The lasers pose a danger to aircraft pilots when they shone into their cockpits.

6The Police Minister has defended Police against accusations from the UNITE Union that officers were heavy-handed at a McDonalds wage protest in an effort to protect their right to receive discounted burgers.

7Netsafe has issued a warning about the new social media website called Ask.fm which is being blamed for at least one teenage death overseas.

8Child, Youth and Family (CYFs) has been forced to admit it did not intervene in a case of serious neglect because it lost track of the family.

9Two Christchurch dog owners have been discharged without conviction for cutting the tails of puppies with a hot knife.

10The Seekers singer Judith Durham has been hospitalised with a brain hemorrhage.

11Water Safety New Zealand has launched The Portable Pool Programme, a new initiative in a bid to reduce the high number of drownings among Maori.

12Wellington City Council has criticised taxi drivers, who it says are taking the lion's share of public parking spaces.

13Russia has expelled a United States diplomat accused of working as a spy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

14Canterbury truck drivers were offered free blood pressure and sugar levels check today.

15The story of Duncan the adventurous kokako, who went on a 30 kilometre trip across Auckland, has come to an end. He has been recaptured in Glendowie and returned to his home in the Waitakere Ranges.

16Reports from Spain suggest that former All Black Byron Kelleher may be romantically involved with Princess Charlene of Monaco, the wife of Prince Albert II.