1Political editor Brent Edwards gives a down the middle account of the two parties economic plans.

2Dunedin Woman Identifies Liam Reid as Agnews Killer Matthew Peddie has been at the High Court where the woman gave evidence today.

3Business news

4Putaruru in South Waikato and at Mount Maunganui are to close resulting in the loss of more than 300 jobs.

5Party leader John Key has today released maternity policy pledges worth almost 29 million dollars a year.

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7The government has announced a 10.4 billion dollar package to help counter the global economic crisis.

8One of two men accused of the gruesome murder of a Korean hitchhiker near Westport in 2003 has pleaded guilty.

9Three Midwives Faulted by Health and Disability Commissioner Here to tell us about the findings is our health correspondent, Karen Brown.

10Fijian Police Question NZ Police Officer He gave a statement after he was said to be behaving suspiciously while watching parades on Fiji Day.

11Winston Peters Speaks at Waikato University For the first time, Winston Peters, has spoken of how he felt as allegations surfaced against him and his party.

12Employers Tight Lipped About Kiwi Saver They say they're worried further changes to the scheme will mean they can't keep their promises to employees.

13Waatea News. Ngati Whatua settlements take a step forward. Green Party says concentrating on the party vote eliminates problems with minor parties not getting support.

14Thousands Gather to Pay Respect to an Opera Legend Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Sting were among the top music personalities to take part in the concert.

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16There are calls for the Government to avoid letting finance companies register for the new deposit guarantee scheme.

17Charties Watch Economic Crisis They fear people might donate less money if their own future is insecure.

18Focus on US Election is the Financial Turmoil The latest opinion polls show that the democratic candidate Barack Obama is extending his lead over the republican John McCain.

19Homeless Groups Join Forces With a strategy to get people off the streets.

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21British Government Abandons Anti-Terrorism Strategy The House of Lords rejected the government's plans to increase detention times for terrorist suspects by a majority of 191.

22New Research Into Human Migration Research suggests they may have followed a different route across the Sahara and emerged through modern Libya.

23Pennies From Heaven Last Friday locals opened their post boxes to find an envelope containing ten dollars cash.

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25Disabled Students Group Attacks National National Party's plan to expand special schools saying it'd be better if the schools were abolished has annoyed some.

26Recycling figures out today show New Zealanders are saying no to single-use supermarket bags more than ever before.

27Situation in Northern Australia - National Emergency There's a backlog of aboriginal children waiting for follow-up medical treatment after their initial health checks.

28The police are attempting to reduce road death statistics with the formation of a Canterbury Police Intersection team.

29Waatea News

30Presidentual Wives To Try and End Female Circumcision Presidential wives from six countries in West Africa want it to end as it still remains very common

31Jordon - Not What you Thought Its reputation is getting a hammering from the US based group Human Rights Watch.

32Paper Boy - A Thing Of the Past The Manawatu Standard has decided 12 adults on scooters are safer and more economical than 165 young runners.