1The father of the Mongrel Mob gang member Sonny Waitiwho is accused of kidnapping Rotorua woman Ana Eriepa and dragging her behind a car shouted support out to his son during his appearance in court today.

2Prime Minister John Key has revealed that Meridian Energy could be divided into chunks for its sharemarket float.

3Weather warnings are in place across the country tonight as the first significant wintry blast from the south for the year approaches.

4King tides and huge swells have caused considerable damage at ST Clair Esplanade in Dunedin.

5A free food for schools initiative will be unveiled by the Government tomorrow and is expected to focus on a partnership arrangement with the private sector.

6Air New Zealand has turned down an application from a woman applying to be a flight attendant because of her ta moko.

7The latest on the investigation into the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby by Islamic terrorists.

8Actress Angelina Jolie has lost an aunt to breast cancer, just a week after revealing she had a preventative mastectomy to protect her from the disease.

9Roger Dean, a former nurse who deliberately lit two fires at a the Quakers Hill Nursing Home in Sydney, has pleaded guilty to eleven counts of murder.

10United States President Barack Obama has visited the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town of Moore.

11The Government has launched a new plan to reduce suicide in New Zealand, including sending support to small communities after mass redundancies and monitoring social media for suicidal behaviour.

12Should the Christchurch City Council sell some of its assets to fund its rebuild?

13Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's conquest of Mount Everest. Interview with a New Zealand climber who has just returned from the summit of Everest.