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The Central North Islands is only now starting to dry out after two days of torrential rain. The Waikato River reached its highest point in ten years, and many minor routes through the South Waikato and the King Country were effected.
There have been two armed offender alerts in different parts of the North Island today: a gang confrontation at Te Teko in the Bay of Plenty, and at Warkworth where police surrounded a house where a man has been firing shots.
Other stories:
American hostage in Lebanon released.
Averell Harriman and Vincent Minnelli died today.
IRA attack in Northern Ireland.
Train crash in England.
TVNZ’s Director of Production and Programmes, Des Monaghan, has rejected criticism of the corporation’s Commonwealth Games operation. Whangarei MP John Banks says TVNZ has sent 54 people to the games, when half that number could’ve done the job.
The Lawson twins turned 21 today, but only four of the five were in the country to celebrate.
Sir Robert Muldoon has spent the last week as narrator for the noisy and raunchy rock musical “The Rocky Horror Show”. Speakers: Sir Robert Muldoon, Daniel Abineri (Director and Lead Player).
Sport:
New Zealand has struck gold in the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, with Stephanie Foster and Robin Clarke winning in a rowing event. Speakers: Stephanie Foster and Robin Clarke.
Cycling timing controversy at the Games. Speaker: Bruce Dawe (Cycling Manager),
England versus New Zealand cricket test match at Lords.
The All Black selectors have retained the team which beat France for the first test against Australia in Wellington next month.
Weather.