Samuels Stands Down - Lange Defamation - Sally Cocaine - Whangarei Arson - Flatmate Murders - Fiji Coup - Fiji Aid -
Cargo Death - Who Study - Transmission Gully - Todd Allegations - Lisa Blakie - Vic Deficit
SAMUELS STANDS DOWN: The Minister of Maori Affairs Dover Samuels is expected to stand down this afternoon over
allegations made about his sexual misconduct over 14 years ago.
LANGE DEFAMATION: The former Prime Minister David Lange has lost a second stage of his long legal defamation battle
against North & South Magazine. The Court of Appeal has found the defence of qualified privilege was allowed to be used by the
magazine.
SALLY COCAINE: The Salvation Army is standing by the family of a 61 year old man who has been arrested for allegedly
smuggling over 5 kilograms of cocaine out of Peru.
WHANGAREI ARSON: The police are appealing that a boy who caused over $1 million arson damage to a Whangaerei school is
kept in a secure lock up.
FLATMATE MURDERS: A psychiatrist has told a coroners inquiry into the death of two flatmates that the mentally disturbed
killer had heard voices telling him to kill himself.
FIJI COUP: Fiji coup leader George Speight and the military have reached a draft agreement for an interim government
which is now being looked at by lawyers from both sides.
FIJI AID: An Auckland church fellowship group has joined with a Fijian community group to make food parcels for workers
affected from sugar cane plantation closures following the Fiji coup.
CARGO DEATH: British police are still trying to locate the families of 58 Chinese immigrants who died in a lorry at the
port of Dover.
WHO STUDY: There are inaccuracies in some of the data admits a United Nations spokesperson after a WHO report ranked New
Zealand health system 41st behind Columbia Costa-rica and other OECD nations.
TRANSMISSION GULLY: The controversial Wellington transport plan Transmission Gully has passed another stage of approval
and the proposal is expected to be put in front of a Wellington regional council vote next months.
TODD ALLEGATIONS: Equestrian Mark Todd has issued a public statement regarding the sex and drugs allegation level at him
by a British newspaper. He asks the media to leave him and his family in peace.
LISA BLAKIE: Forensic specialists have continued to carry out tests at a Christchurch gang headquarters in the search
for a suspect for the murder of Timaru woman Lisa Blakie.
VIC DEFICIT: Victoria University of Wellington has announced a budget deficit of around $12 million and staff fear this
may lead to further redundancies.