1The latest opinion poll show Labour dramatically closing the gap with National.

2Stockmarkets in Asia have gone into a tailspin today, with the Japanese market down 10 per cent.

3The National Party says it would build 20 new operating theatres dedicated to elective surgery.

4The Serious Fraud Office has found no fraud relating to NZ First. The SFO's director Grant Liddell goes through the case.

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6The popular television show Top Town, which first hit our screens in 1967 is making a comeback.

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8Winston Peters talks about the findings of the Serious Fraud Office.

9The judge in the murder trial of Liam Reid has told the court it was fortunate he didn't have to stop the trial.

10Proposals from the NZSX and NZI to help businesses with the financial crisis have received a lukewarm response from politicians.

11Fairfax Media has won the contempt of court case against it following last year's police raids.

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13Helen Clark this morning visited a workplace to share morning tea with three workers, who had won a competition to quiz her.

14Canterbury harness driver Mark Jones is hoping to set a New Zealand record tonight at Addington.

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16Brent Edwards with a poll update and political analysis after this first week of electioneering. Labour has been scoring consistently in polls giving it a strong base to work on though it is behind National. When the books were opened this week they were a lot worse than expected and filled with deficits. National released their tax policy which had to be toned down because of global financial problems. It's a policy that was critisized heavily for not encouraging saving as it would include changes to KiwiSaver.

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18The Government is defending its decision not to disclose the location of sites suspected to be contaminated by toxic chemicals.

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20The British government has used anti terror laws to seize control of Icelandic banks and companies operating in the UK.

21NATO says it will send warships to help combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.

22DOC says a hydro dam project proposed for Buller would see the largest ever flooding of protected lands.

23Large crowds of plane spotters turned out to see the world's largest passenger aircraft at Auckland International Airport today. (

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25China's economy is in good shape but who will buy from them if we in the West do not? Perhaps the Chinese themselves.

26An Auckland City councillor claims the council is considering putting homeless people in hotels during the Rugby World Cup.

27Air accident investigators in Spain have published their preliminary report into an airport plane crash claimed 154 lives.

28The Alaska Supreme Court has cleared the way for a probe of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin to move forward.