The political future of the Associate Health Minister, Neil Kirton, has been further tested today by leaked health documents. The documents have triggered Labour to question whether Mr Kirton has mislead parliament over the awarding of an advertising contract to a relative. LIVE Q&A WITH STEPHEN PARKER
This afternoon mourners gathered at the Thredbo chapel in an emotional farewell to those killed or still missing in last weeks landslide. LIVE Q&A WITH ZANDRA SHARPE. NZ landslide specialist Dick Beetham from the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences LTD has spent the last few days at Threadbo. PRE REC OF BEETHAM
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Near Turangi - thousands of mourners are still arriving at the lakeside settlement of Little Waihi to honour the Tuwharetoa paramount chief Sir Hepi Te Heubeu, who died last week. LIVE Q&A WITH CHRIS WIKAIRA
[illegible] southerly front gripping much of the country is disrupting travel plans for Cook Strait ferry passengers and many motorists. LIVE Q&A WITH TAMA MURU
Meanwhile, there are reports that we may soon be enduring the worst weather this century. LIVER WITH DR BRETT MULLAN
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An Auckland school threatening to close its premises rather than live with a cellphone transmitter, is remaining defiant despite a warning from the Ministry of Education. EX CAMERON
The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith has declared the Hooker sea lion a "threatened species". This year the accidental by-catch led to the early closure of the Auckland Islands squid fishery. LIVER WITH NICK SMITH
New Zealand's reduced the number of refugees allowed to come here - but there's growing concern that the lack of a concerted national policy is hampering efforts to integrate those refugees already here. EX CHERRY
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The apparent murder of a delegate to the recent Bougainville peace talks in Chirstchurch could setback the peace process on the Papua New Guinea island. EX BRUCE HILL
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[illegible] Ruapehu continues to rumble with fresh volcanic activity, but despite the possiblity of another eruption, the ski-town of Ohakune has celebrated the arrival of snow with with a Mardi Gras. EX RUSH