ONE NEWS. 22/07/2010

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:

Police have fired a strong warning on Asian organised crime after swooping on a multi-million dollar money laundering ring in Auckland and seizes a huge haul of firearms and drugs.
Garth Bray (TVNZ Reporter - live from Auckland); Det Insp Steve Wood (Organised and Financial Crime Agency); Kerry Grass (Anti-Money Laundering Consultants Ltd).

Pharmac has been given sweeping new powers to take over responsibility for supplying and administering all hospital drugs from DHBs.

Police are rejecting outright calls to ban pursuits.
Supt Paula Rose (Road Policing Manager); Rachael Ford (Candor Trust); Brent Russell (Injured Motorcyclist).

The most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression's New Deal has been signed into law in the US.
Barack Obama (US President).

Pacific leaders attending a forum in Fiji have reportedly supported the Fijian Military Government's plans to hold elections in 2015. NZ and Australia were not present at the forum.
John Key (PM - National).

After seven years, NZ's reconstruction team in Afghanistan is now headed by a civilian rather than a soldier.
Habiba Sarabi (Bamiyan Governor); Dick Newlands (NZ PRT Director); Lt Nick Fisher (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team).

The brand new naval ship HMNZS Otago has arrived in NZ.
Lt Lorna Gray (HMNZS Otago Crew); Lt Cdr Simon Rooke (Captain); Lt Cdr Bruce Walker (Former Frigate Crewman).