1The head of the Auckland Regional Council has delivered an ultimatum to the bus company which has locked out its drivers, get the buses back on the road or we'll find someone else to run the service. Mike Lee says NZ Bus is in breach of the $54-million contract and that the lock out of drivers is a gross overreaction.

2The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is warning that if low levels of house building continue, there could be a serious shortage of homes in two to three years.

3Christchurch Hospital is running out of space for patients and the problem has got so bad it had considered allowing the emergency department to take over the chapel.

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5The British Lord Ashcroft who helped secure the return of stolen war medals is now offering a $50-thousand reward in the Aisling Symes case.

6Today is a special day set aside to celebrate the children in Samoa. Young people dressed in white have sung, performed verses and acted as part of their White Sunday celebrations.

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8The Prime Minister John Key says he wants to avoid hikes of 30 to 50-percent in accident compensation levies, but won't yet reveal how big the increases will be. The government will introduce legislation that will change the deadline for when the ACC has to fully fund historic claims.

9A Hastings police officer is in hospital with serious head injuries after being assaulted while trying to break up a fight early on Sunday morning.

10A hearing to determine if a controversial irrigation scheme will get the go ahead in Canterbury has resumed today, with the company behind the project outlining its revised plan. The Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme would irrigate 60-thousand hectares of arid land.

11In the United States tens of thousands of people have marched through Washington, demanding greater rights for gays and lesbian people.

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13New Zealanders have topped the list of preferred English speakers outside of the United Kingdom in terms of attractiveness.

14The spate of deadly earthquakes in the past fortnight is prompting some seismologists to challenge the conventional wisdom that it's merely a coincidence when earthquakes occur in quick succession but far apart.

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16Schools close to the West Auckland house where toddler Aisling Symes vanished say, on the first day for the new term many parents are anxious for their children's safety and aren't letting them walk to school. The toddler disappeared from her home in Henderson almost a week ago.

17As of 4:00pm this afternoon you can ring a new tip, off line set up to help fight crime, but your call will be answered by an operator in the United Kingdom. Crime Stoppers New Zealand was launched today.

18The head of the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan has defended himself for the first time against the stinging criticism from his former deputy, about his approach to allegations of electoral fraud.

19In Samoa the physical wounds suffered by the victims of the tsunami may be healing but many are staying in hospital as they try to deal with the psychological scars.

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21It's been ten years since the drinking age was lowered to 18 and a recent poll says nearly three quarters of people think it was a bad idea.

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23A Brazilian television presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.

24Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik says an offensive into the insurgent stronghold of South Waziristan is now inevitable after a day long siege at the army headquarters which ended when commandos stormed the building. A number of hostages were killed as well as some of the attackers.

25The United States Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton has arrived in Northern Ireland on the latest leg of her European tour.

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27The Australian government has decided to grant refugee status to 42 Afghan men who survived a boat explosion that killed five of their fellow asylum seekers in April.

28No child under two should watch any television at all. That's according to new research from the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital.

29Colombia is planning to scrap the controversial secret police, the DAS, and replace it with a new Central Intelligence Agency.