1Developing Story A woman is in a critical condition after being reportedly kidnapped and dragged behind a vehicle along a section of State Highway One between Tokoroa and Putaruru.

2The family of murdered British soldier Lee Rigby has spoken of their grief. Rigby was slain in a London street by Islamic terrorists.

3The fear of a terror attack saw fighter jets scrambled above Britain to cut short a flight from Pakistan bound for Manchester was diverted to Stansted Airport due to two men causing a disturbance on the plane. Meanwhile, eighty people on a British Airways flight above London were given a scare when one of the plane's engines caught fire and the other fell apart.

4Emergency services are investigating the cause of a fatal shed fire near Hokitika in which one person died.

5Police are investigating a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Panmure overnight.

6The tiny town of Moana is the first community in New Zealand to test the new 4G cellphone technology.

7Protests have taken place around New Zealand in opposition to genetically modified food. They are part of a mass protest movement, with 400 demonstrations being held in 50 different countries.

8Five brown kiwi have been released at Mataia, after seven years were spent making the region pest-free.

9Auckland's most popular beach, Long Bay, is under threat of development if Auckland Council's draft unitary plan is adopted.

10Lyttelton's historic Timeball Station has been given a reprieve after suffering serious damage in the 2011 earthquake. Landmark Incorporated has become the founder donor for the rebuild of the Lyttelton Timeball Station, presenting a cheque for $1 million to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust today.

11A driver who was on the I5 Bridge north of Seattle speak about its sudden collapse yesterday.

12Residents in Moore, Oklahoma have spent a second day burying their dead in the wake of a devastating tornado. While some residents are considering abandoning the town, for others the one good thing about the disaster is the way neighbours have come together to help each other.

13Sally Bercow - the wife of Britain's Parliamentary Speaker - says she has learned her lesson after the high court ruled that she defamed the Conservative peer Lord McAlpine by falsely suggesting on Twitter that he was a paedophile.

14Sydney's landmarks will be lit up as part of Vivid Sydney, touted as the largest light, music and ideas festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

15Veteran actor Morgan Freeman has had a snooze during a live television interview about his new movie "Now You See Me"..

16Film3 A review of the latest offering in the Hangover movie series, as well as the top five films at the New Zealand Box Office this week.