1The National-led Government is scrambling to get support for its proposed changes to ACC and has delayed introducing its legislation.

2The Government's under fresh fire over the Emissions Trading Scheme, this time for rushing the select committee process which is considering proposed changes. Submitters were only called last night and some as late as this morning to ask them to attend a Finance and Expenditure Select Committee meeting today.

3The dollar hit a 15-month high this afternoon after a stronger than expected increase in the cost of living in the latest quarter. Prices jumped 1.3-percent to the 3-monthts to the end of September.

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5The group of Sri Lankans on a boat moored in the West of Java have made a desperate plea to Australia and other countries to consider their bids for asylum.

6The mobile phone company 2-Degrees is demanding the government ends the 'strangle-hold' Telecom and Vodafone have on cellphone towers which it says is forcing out competition and scarring the landscape.

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8Severe weather warnings are in place for central and northern parts of the North Island.

9The actor, writer, poet and film-maker Martyn Sanderson has died aged 71 only days before his latest work opened on stage.

10The Minister of Labour won't say whether carrying rescue equipment should be a basic requirement for adventure tourism companies. Kate Wilkinson released the terms of reference for an enquiry in to the industry.

11The Dow Jones has surged to clear the ten thousand mark, but the fortunes of the United States dollar, the world's reserve currency, are less optimistic.

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13Hamilton police are worried a gunman who robbed a woman in her own home while her children slept in the next room will strike again.

14The little spotted kiwi, or the flightless national bore according to some, one of five varieties of our national bird which has finally soared to victory in the Bird of the Year poll.

15There's been fervent debate on the Kapiti Coast today over contentious roading plans for the district.

16It's emerged that the Italian Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, was once a British spy.

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18The group of Sri Lankans on a boat moored in the West of Java have made a desperate plea to Australia to consider their bids for asylum, but Canberra insists it is a matter for Indonesia.

19Politicians are being given an F for Fail over the way the Government is pushing through its revised Emissions Trading Scheme. Academics, professionals and activists were told to turn up to parliament this afternoon, with little or no notice.

20The Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation Nick Smith has been forced to apologise over comments he made about the support given to families of those who commit suicide.

21The American woman, Jaycee Dugard, who was held captive for eighteen years, has spoken publicly for the first time since she was discovered living with her alleged captors.

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23Those who cause trouble while drinking in Southland could be hit with demerit points and ultimately banned from buying alcohol, if a group of local teenagers gets their way.

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25The Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson, has announced the terms of reference of a nationwide review of the adventure tourism sector.

26The government says it's nine day fortnight initiative, the Job Support Scheme, has so far saved 538-jobs. However some unions are saying the uptake isn't as great as it could be because the government subsidy isn't attractive enough for small businesses.

27Has the Obama administration decided to send more troops to Afghanistan or not?