1The family of Aisling Symes have spoken of their grief saying words cannot describe how much the little girl will be missed. Her body was discovered in a storm water drain last night, one week after she went missing from her West Auckland home.

2Longburn Road residents say they've complained many times to the Waitakere City Council about the drain Aisling Symes was found in.

3The former University of Otago tutor Clayton Weatherston is appealing against his conviction for the murder of Sophie Elliott. The 33-year-old was sentenced to life in prison, with minimum non-parole period of 18-years

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5Health chiefs in Auckland have given 10-percent of their contentious laboratory testing contract back to the firm that originally provided the service, at a cost of more than $4-million a year. The move announced today is the latest in the drama over which Australian provider--Diagnostic Medlab, or Labtests--should hold the $560-million, 8-year contract.

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7NZ Bus has offered to lift the lock out notice in the Auckland bus drivers' dispute, from Thursday morning. However this is conditional on the unions lifting their work-to-rule notice. The Auckland Regional Transport Authority says it will initiate legal action if it does not hear from NZ Bus regarding a viable solution by 5:00pm.

8New Zealand on Air says it is dismayed that the Prime Minister has accused it of leaking information about Melissa Lee. John Key made the comments in parliament as he sought to deflect questions from Labour Labour Miss Lee's company Asia Vision.

9The Independent Police Conduct Authority has recommended the police change their pursuit policy, after reviewing dozens of car chases dating back years. It says officers need clearer guidelines on when to start a chase.

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11There's speculation Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd personally intervened to prevent a boatload of Sri Lankan asylum seekers from entering Australian waters.

12The police in Nelson are warning sponsors of a motorcycle charity run not to support the event because it's a cover for gang-related activity.

13The Government has hit back at suggestions it's misrepresenting the financial state of the Accident Compensation Corporation, accusing the Labour Party of mistrust and mismanagement.

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15The family of Aisling Symes have spoken of their grief saying words cannot describe how much the little girl will be missed. Her body was discovered in a storm water drain last night, one week after she went missing from her West Auckland home.

16The Maori Party is crying foul over the Government's backing of a Television New Zealand bid for free-to-air broadcasting rights to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

17Retail sales for August rose by the biggest percentage in nearly two years in another sign the economy is getting back on its feet. August spending in shops jumped 1.1-percent.

18The New Zealand Medical Association says the decision to move some of Auckland's community laboratory services back to the original provider is a step in the right direction. The move announced today is the latest in the drama over which Australian provider--Diagnostic Medlab, or Labtests--should hold the $560-million, 8-year contract.

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20The Prime Minister has ruled out introducing a flat-tax rate. John Key and the Minister of Finance Bill English have confirmed the idea has been floated by Treasury but Mr. Key says it isn't fair or equitable.

21The Independent Police Conduct Authority has questioned whether police car chases are always worth the risk they pose to the public. It says officers need clearer guidelines on when to start a chase.

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23The United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon has issued a grim warning about the future of Afghanistan in a fifty minute meeting with the Labour Party leader Phil Goff in New York earlier today.

24A French scientist who's been working at the Geneva laboratory which houses the giant Hadron Collider has been charged with belonging to a terrorist group.

25The preparations for the next Commonwealth games have attracted some scathing headlines in the Indian press. All is not well for the games which are due to take place in one year's time in Delhi.

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27The results of a Monash University swine flu study conducted here and in Australia will be scrutinised by health professionals around the world as they work out how best to respond to the ongoing pandemic.

28A Far North Iwi is fighting to stop the dumping of sewage into Hokianga Harbour. It says a new resource consent represents a major increase in the allowable discharge from the Opononi Ompaere sewage treatment plant.