1Helen Clark today outlined the Government's programme for the year ahead.

2The Minister for Climate Change Issues discusses the Prime Minister's Statement.

3Tensions have boiled over with a collision between the Japanese Kaiku Maru whaling ship and a protest boat yesterday.

4Business News.

5Eden Park won't be made up of "planks and scaffolds and binoculars" if it's upgraded using temporary seating, Sports Minister Trevor Mallard has promised.

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7The United States says North Korea has tentatively agreed to shut down its nuclear weapons programme in exchange for a multi-million dollar deal in energy aid.

8The lawyer for embattled Labour MP Taito Phillip Field will again talk to police.

9The firm providing Auckland community lab testing has lost out to another company.

10Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the Prime Minister saying that the Fisheries Ministry is seeking to protect New Zealanders birthright to fish for their supper.

11The Government wants to give police extra powers to recall prisoners on parole after the police were powerless to revoke the parole of recent fugitive Graeme Burton.

12A policeman's told a Nelson trial he saw no facial injuries on a man accused of murdering his baby daughter and claiming he slipped and hit his head.

13A high school principal is under fire for barring students from class because of outstanding fees.

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15The Greens are questioning the Prime Minister's commitment to sustainability.

16East Timor's Prime Minister has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to extend its peacekeeping.

17The Northland forest fire that wiped out a large plantation is still smouldering, nearly two weeks after it started.

18For the first time a meeting of the International Whaling Commission has been called by the Japanese Government.

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20The death of an English tramper on an Arthur's Pass walking track has prompted officials to put up new signs.

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22The Labour Party has moved to expel their MP Taito Philip Field.

23American and Asian negotiators have struck a tentative deal with North Korea over freezing its nuclear weapons programme.

24Changes to the Copyright Act are designed to allow people to download music from CDs they own onto an Ipod or other MP3 player, but some say the changes do not do enough.

25Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including Prime Minister Helen Clark saying that more Maori are sticking around for further education despite rising numbers of boys leaving before they achieve qualifications.

26A left-wing militant who waged a campaign of terror in West Germany will be freed from prison after 24 years.

27Reunited rock trio the Police are gearing up to launch a world tour.

28Do ultra-thin fashion-models set an unrealistic and unhealthy example for young women?