1A homicide investigation is under way in Whangarei following the violent death of a one year old baby boy.

2Te Ururoa Flavell has been elected to replace Pita Sharples as Maori Party Co-Leader.

3The death toll in France's worst rail disaster in 25 years currently stands at six, but is expected to rise as emergency crews search for passengers buried in the wreckage.

4Women's health advocate Gillian Sanson says hundreds of New Zealand women have unwittingly agreed to be injected with a drug that could cause osteoporosis - the very condition it is supposed to be protecting them from.

5The Government has just passed a Bill prohibiting local dairies and convenience stores from selling synthetic cannabis. The law will come into effect next month. A young woman tells her story of synthetic cannabis addiction and recovery.

6The Government has admitted it has been charging most van and ute owners too much in Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) levies when they register their vehicles.

7The search for the missing yacht Nina was officially called off a week ago, but critics are concerned that the boat was not seaworthy and was not subject to a marine safety inspection before departing. Maritime Law experts say it is time the law preventing inspections of foreign-flagged craft is changed.

8Flights in and out of Heathrow Airport were suspended for ninety minutes today after another fire broke out on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

9Thousands of people have turned out for the funeral of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the soldier killed outside his barracks in London in May.

10Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai has addressed the United Nations in New York, calling for better access to education for children across the world.

11United States intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden has held a media conference inside Moscow's airport, and asked Russia for temporary asylum.

12Film3 A review of the movies "Pacific Rim" and "The Heat" as well as a look at the top five films at the New Zealand Box Office this week.