Thai airport blockades 'to end'
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 07:26:46 2008
Anti-government protest leaders in Thailand say they will halt all rallies including sieges of Bangkok's two airports, after a court banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years.

One dead in Northland crash (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 07:16:15 2008
Police say the victim of a fatal crash north of Whangarei last night was a 28-year-old man.

Finance company hopes to repay investors in full
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 06:57:10 2008
Strategic Finance hopes to repay the the $325 million it owes to 15,000 investors over five years, after getting Trustee approval for its moratorium proposal.

North South Finance vote in favour of repayment plan
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 06:57:06 2008
Investors in Dominion Finance's subsidiary, North South Finance, have accepted a plan that could see them repaid their original investment in full over three years.

Mum accused of stabbing
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
A teenage mother allegedly stabbed her 2-year-old son with a boning knife, a High Court jury was told in Hamilton on Monday. But Kim Knoll, 19, claims the boy was attacked by a masked man who forced his way into her home. Knoll...

Wait for answers may take years
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
Answers to why the Air New Zealand Airbus crashed could take months or even years because crucial flight recorders have been badly damaged in the accident.

'Little miracle' part of family at last
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:16 2008
Little Maia Friedlander has just realised she has a twin, thanks to a revolutionary medical procedure that has turned her life around. The Epsom 5-year-old was born with a form of cerebral palsy which injured her brain and affected...

More primary principals leaving school
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
Only a third of primary principals who left their jobs this year moved to another principal role, a new survey suggests. Others retiredg, became fulltime parents or changed careers. Council for Educational Research (NZCER) senior...

Brazil to slash deforestation rates
Radio New Zealand
Tue Dec 2 22:19:58 2008
Brazil has announced a plan to reduce deforestation rates in the Amazon region by 70% over the next 10 years.

Man dies after parachute collapses in Chch
TVNZ
Tue Dec 2 21:48:00 2008
A 44-year-old man has died after his chute collapsed while paraponting in Christchurch on Tuesday

Police looking for two 14-year-olds missing in Christchurch
TVNZ
Tue Dec 2 21:16:00 2008
Christchurch police are looking for two 14-year-olds missing for four and six weeks