The board and senior staff of CamberlEy school in Hastings say they've met with parents who had been threatening teachers, and have resolved the situation. The school was closed as a precaution, after a parent made threats of arson and bodily harm to teachers after his son was disciplined. Peter Johnstone LIVER
A grim picture has emerged from the latest economic forecast of the Reserve bank - issued this morning.x bronwen evans
Serious allegations have been levelled at the winebox inquiry over tax credit transactions and the involvement of accountancy firm KPMG Peat, Marwick with European Pacific......the company that was said to be the vehicle for tax fraud in the Cook Islands, allegations have come from former auditor Genetal bryan Tyler - Adam Hollingworth LIVER
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Mad Cow disease panic is once again gripping Britain following admissions by the government that there may, after all, be links with the human form of the illness.x Jonathan schwass
Justice Minister Doug Graham isn't in favour of proposed legislation which would keep the worst killers imprisoned until they die. So what is the political will for the three degrees of murder bill to pass? Anna Hughes LIVER
Air New Zealand could be flying domestic routes in Australia this year if new Australian Prime Minister John Howard keeps his word on moving toward a single aviation market.x Corrine Ambler
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Amalgamation talks are underway between three unions that could result in one of the largest unions in the country. Those involved are the Service Workers Union, the National Distribution Union and the United Food, Beverage and General Workers Union, x clare Pasley
More and more Māori and Pacific Islanders are being admitted to psychiatric hospitals for psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia.x Mary Wilson
A case that has been the subject of both concern and jokes in the United States has reached its conclusion today, with the once wealthy Menendez brothers being found guilty of murdering their parents, x Richard Arnld
Increasing demand on world wide water supplies is causing major concern. And in Auckland this week New Zealand's water supply has been in the spotlight. A conference has been considering how the future supply of water might be handled.x Sasha Hardy
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