1Whangarei Police Aren't Ruling Out Connection Between a bomb scare in the outskirts of the town and a robbery in the central city this morning.

2Two white supremacists have been arrested for plotting a killing spree that would include killing Barack Obama.

3AXA New Zealand Freezes Three Mortgage Funds. They're nervous about the fund not being covered by the government's deposit guarantee scheme.

4Helen Clark sees no problem with entrenching Maori seats. The issue is a bottom line for the Maori Party in any post-election deal with Labour or National.

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6Syrian officials said US troops landed by helicopter and killed eight civilians.

7A large majority of people believe the party with the most votes should form the next Government.

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9The Kiwi has fallen 15 per cent against the Greenback over the last three weeks and 21 per cent against the Japanese Yen.

10Liam Reid Accuses Police of Framing Him The 36 year old is charged with the rape and murder of Emma Agnew in Christchurch on November 15th last year.

11The construction of a Basin Reserve flyover and possibly extra tunnels at Mt Victoria and The Terrace will happen soon.

12Waatea News. Hone Harawira critical of Labour's idea to set up a Pacific television channel if reelected, saying the current Maori stations are underfunded.

13National says prisoners who won't work wouldn't get parole Corrections spokesperson Simon Power says party would also allow private management of prisons.

14Second Child Witness in Nia Glassie Clase Matthew Farrell has been covering the case at the High Court in Rotorua.

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16Massey University banking lecturer David Tripe says weakness in the dollar will be making foreign creditors nervous.

17The police want to remove the anonymity of those who use pay-as-you-go handsets.

18Black and White is renting Vodafone's network on a wholesale basis.

19Obama - McCain. One Week to Go The Democrat candidate might be ahead in the opinion polls but he's showing no sign of relaxing.

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21Top anti-drugs officials in Mexico are accused of taking massive bribes to pass on information to a drug cartel.

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23Hungary has forced to seek support from the International Monetary Fund.

24Greek Police Accused of Murdering Pakistani Migrant. The Pakistani community claims his death occurred after a police baton charge.

25The Maldives First Democratic Presidential Election. President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won the first round earlier this month.

26Peace Talks Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Tribes. The backdrop to the talks is continuing clashes in the Afghan border region.

27Waatea News. Prime Minister Helen Clark says criticism over Pacific Television plans are mean spirited.

28Colombia's indians rank among the most impoverished among the country's people.

29Thousands Flee From Darfur. The conflict there has already claimed an estimated 300 thousand lives.

30New generations of South Asian immigrants have made cricket into one of Italy's fastest growing sports.

31Pharmaceutical Companies Arthritis Breakthrough. The results seem to hold out the promise of improvement to half of all patients.