1Fires raging through the Blue Mountains in New South Wales have been described as the worst bush fires in a decade. 93 fires now stretch to the Queensland border in the North, to Adelaide in the South. A 63 year old man has died as a result of the fires, and fire fighters are sifting the wreckage of homes, searching for bodies.

2Dramatic new pictures have emerged of the attack on a Kenyan mall in which New Zealander Andrew McLaren was injured and in which 67 people died.

3Auckland's beleaguered Mayor Len Brown had a private meeting with Prime Minister John Key today. However, Key says they spoke only of affairs of State, and did not discuss his extra-marital relationship with Bevan Chuang.

4Following a dead heat for the final place on the Great Barrier Island local board, the outcome was decided by a lucky dip today.

5Sky City Chief Executive Nigel Morrison is furious with the Green Party over comments they made about Act Leader John Banks.

6Nine Afghan interpreters who missed out on the resettlement package offered by New Zealand have been given a reprieve by the Ministry of Immigration. They and 26 family members will be permitted to make a new home in New Zealand.

7The parents of murdered Feilding farmer Scott Guy have published a book about the murder mystery entitled "Scott Guy: His Parents' Story".

8Commodore Kevin Keat's has been found guilty of five out of six charges over a relationship with a civilian subordinate.

9Hawkes Bay Police are investigating the deaths of an elderly Chinese couple found in a Napier motel room.

10Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will still attend a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka, despite concerns about Sri Lanka's human rights record.

11Prison officials allowed two Florida murderers to walk free from prison today after receiving forged court orders. It now seems that the same thing may also have happened previously.

12Harley Davidson Motor Cycles has issued a "Do Not Ride' Notice for nearly 30,000 bikes shipped worldwide because of a fault in the clutch.

13The first mine in New Zealand to bore underneath residential properties has been given approval to go ahead despite strong opposition from residents.

14Xero Chief Executive Rod Drury has been named 2013 New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year.

15The public offer for shares in Meridian Energy has just closed. The share price and number of investors will be revealed on Wednesday.

16A double amputee from Canterbury University is hoping for Olympic gold thanks to the generosity of strangers. Liam Malone has become New Zealand's own blade runner after the public donated $20,000 towards his carbon fibre creations.