1A fresh blow has been dealt to the Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field, with his removal from the Labour caucus. The ousting of Taito Phillip Field means a shake up of parliament structure.

2The NZ Qualifications Authority is trying to find out why eight students had their Level 3 history papers returned to them unmarked.

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4A new UN report has found that the wealth of a county does not reflect how well it cares for its children.

5Auckland florist Milly Perkins always expects to work hard on Valentine's Day, but this year came with extra stress when someone superglued the lock of her shop shut.

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7Rob Moodie has been found guilty of contempt of Court and suspended from practising law for three months.

8National's has tried to use Parliament's question time to highlight concerns over a mortgage levy and an alleged split between the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister.

9There have been angry exchanges in the United States House of Representatives over Iraq strategy as members debated US President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq.

10The head of the firm that is to provide community lab testing is being accused of pushing the firms interests when he was on the District Health Board.

11Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including the retirement from Parliament of Georgina Beyer. Plus Maori Party Co-Leader Tariana Turia says that expelled Labour MP Taito Phillip Field has not been given a proper opportunity to defend himself.

12A soldier has been awarded $35,000 in reparation for emotional harm caused in a unimog crash in Rangitkei last year.

13An army of volunteers is restoring sand dunes in the Bay of Plenty.

14Indonesia, Brunei, Dar es Salaam and Malaysia have formally signed an agreement to protect the dwindling rainforest of Borneo.

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16American Diplomat and ex-US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton claims that the deal with North Korea on dismantling its nuclear program is proving that "bad behaviour works". There will now be an American focus on Iran and Tehran's nuclear programme.

17The police watchdog group The Police Complaints Authority says it's been working with an underpowered office for years.

18The family of Andrew McCauley has now accepted that he died in his attempt to cross the Tasman.

19A Green party survey shows the North Shore City Council has the most fuel efficient fleet of cars in the country.

20Business News.

21A decision has been made to reduce the amount of milk waste that's going into the Manawatu River from the Longburn dairy factory.

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23Tradesmen and contractors say they're going to bear the brunt of a Government zero-waste policy.

24Terrestrial laser technology may be able to figure out when a lahar flow will erupt out of Mt Ruapehu.

25A consumer group challenging the legal right to sell the old Napier hospital site will have to wait several weeks to find out if it was successful.

26Waatea News: The Latest in Maori News including National Maori Affairs Co-Spokesman saying that Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia must "face the music" over the numbers of young Maori leaving school. Plus Green MP Metiria Turei has called for Maori Fisheries to stop using a Japanese commerical whaling spokesman.

27Authorities on the ground in Iraq announced new security measures in preparation for the surge in troops.

28The British army has dismantled the last of its armoured watch towers in Northern Ireland.

29A look at a third century Valentines Day tradition still popular today.