1The future of the accident compensation scheme is under threat according to ACC's new board chairman John Judge. The scheme's liability has grown around $4-billion for the year to the end of June. It now stands at $23.8-billion.

2More evidence of animal neglect has been found at New Zealand's largest family-owned dairy farming business. Animal welfare inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry found sick and under fed animals living in over stocked conditions at a Crafar family farm.

3Around five thousand people have turned out to a service in Samoa's capital to remember those lost in last week's tsunami.

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5A Kakapo's vigorous attempt to mate with the back of a British television presenter's head has catapulted the critically endangered green parrot into internet stardom.

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7Police investigating the missing Auckland toddler Aisling Symes are urging whoever has her to deliver her to a safe place, preferably a hospital. The toddler vanished from her West Auckland home on Monday evening.

8The leader of the New Zealand First party Winston Peters is defending his use of the phrase a "tsunami of migrants", less than two weeks after the tragedy in Samoa. He made the comment today at a Grey Power meeting in the Bay of Plenty.

9Auckland bus drivers are predicting chaos on the region's roads on Monday morning if their pay dispute is not resolved over the weekend.

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11The Green Party is selling its two Wellington houses, in which three of its MPs live, despite admitting that such a move could actually cost taxpayers more. The Green Futures fund owns the two properties, with the tax payer covering the rent for the out-of-town MPs who live there.

12While Samoa stopped today for a national memorial service to honour last week's tsunami victims, the New Zealand defence force is continuing its work around the island.

13A new purpose-built air ambulance centre has been opened at Hawke's Bay airport, with the Prime Minister John Key doing the honours.

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15Mourners have now gathered at Samoa's Tafaigata Cemetery for the burial of 11-victims from last week's deadly tsunami. A national memorial service for the 143-people who died has just ended.

16The leader of the New Zealand First party Winston Peters is defending his use of the phrase a "tsunami of migrants", less than two weeks after the tragedy in Samoa. He made the comment today at a Grey Power meeting in the Bay of Plenty.

17The father of a Lower Hutt schoolgirl who was raped and murdered 20-years ago has himself been found guilty of raping a teenager in 1991. Gary Duffin and his wife Sharyn Hills face five sex offence charges including sexual violation, and rape, as well as 10 counts of supplying a Class C drug to a minor.

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19After two weeks of negotiations, countries at the United Nations climate talks in Bangkok have failed to reach any sort of consensus. The meeting which includes New Zealand finishes today, though China and the United States are deadlocked over the future of the Kyoto Protocol.

20The Government's annual dividend from the Reserve Bank increased almost three-fold to $630-million in the last year. The windfall came from an increase in profits from the Bank's currency dealings.

21The American space agency NASA will deliberately crash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon later tonight. It's an experiment to see if there is water in its craters.

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23Focus on Politics: Interviews retiring Green Party MP Sue Bradford about her decade as a member and her plans for a return to grassroots politics.

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