1There were fiery exchanges in Parliament today as the PM faced questions about when he first heard about the GCSB spying on Kim Dotcom. Labour Leader David Shearer's inability to produce his much-vaunted tape, which he claims proves the PM has been lying to the public, seems to have left him floundering.
2Government officials have admitted that they were warned over a year ago about a flaw in the WINZ computer system that exposed the private details of clients through computer kiosks.
3The University of Auckland has apologised to medical students for failing to detect an imposter who attended classes for two years. They are still unable to rule out the possibility that he had contact with patients during this time.
4Environmental groups have launched a campaign to end the practice of shark finning.
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6The teenager shot in the head by Pakistan's Taliban for supporting education for girls, is now receiving treatment in Britain.
7Other news.