1Up to 2000 jobs will be lost at New Zealand Post who today announced they will be embarking on a five year strategy to update the business.

2A Hawkes bay man has been badly stung up to 100 times in a freak accident with bees.

3Prime Minister John Key has decided that former Cabinet Minister Sir Douglas Graham will keep his Knighthood, despite being convicted of making false statements about failed company Lombard Finance.

4A call from Scott Guy's widow Kylee to reopen the investigation into the Feilding farmer's death, has been rejected by the Coroner.

5New rules around child restraints came into force today.

6The Labour Party conference is getting under way in Christchurch tonight, and behind the scenes the message is that nothing must go wrong.

7The Government has ordered an investigation into dietary supplements after at least two products were found to contain amphetamine.

8Hot air balloon operator shave spoken out about the Carterton balloon tragedy.

9Authorities are treating three overnight house fires in Christchurch as suspicious.

10New Zealand's bid to create the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica has failed for the third time after being blocked by China, Russia and the Ukraine.

11Syria has completed the destruction of its equipment used for the production of chemical weapons one day before the American and Russian imposed deadline was due to expire. However, the tougher task of destroying the chemical weapons stockpiles still lies ahead.

12Te Papa has welcomed the donation of a number of colourful outfits that belonged to the late flamboyant New Zealand drag queen Carmen.

13Plans to build a small hydro power scheme on the Nevis River in Central Otago have been turned down by Environment Minister Amy Adams.

14It has been revealed that the news executives at the heart of Britain's phone hacking trial were lovers. The secret affair between Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulsen lasted six years.