ONE NEWS. 27/10/2005

News, sport and weather.
Police are concerned that criminal groups now have access to more and more powerful drugs and guns. Nick Perry (National Crime Manager); Luke Shadbolt (Hastings Police).

Napier's famous Pania of the Reef statue has been stolen. Voxpop (Napier Residents); Tipu Tareha (Ngati Kahungunu Iwi); Tony Billing (Napier City Council); Nell Grant (Napier Resident).

The official cash rate has been raised by the Reserve Bank Governor but banks say their interest rates are unlikely to rise as a result.

Scientists believe they may have found a way to slow the aging process. Cynthia Kenyon (Biologist).

Croatia has conferred that the deadly bird flu virus killed three swans last week.

Israel has launched an air strike on Palestinian militants following a deadly suicide bomb. Saeb Erekat (Palestinian Chief Negotiator).

The former head of the Rwandan Army has appeared before the UN War Crimes Court accused of being the kingpin of the 1994 genocide.

The PM has wrapped up her visit to Papua New Guinea with the announcement of a $20 million aid package for struggling Pacific nations. How are some of Port Moresby's most notorious gangs turning their lives around with the help of New Zealanders? Helen Clark (PM - Labour); Benjamin Gawi (Port Moresby City Mission).

The United Nations fears a second wave of death among survivors of the Pakistan earthquake due to hunger, cold and untreated injuries. Shahid Masood (Pakistan Army).