A cervical cancer vaccine has been cleared for sale soon in the United States. Dr Carolyn Runowicz (Cancer Specialist); Dr Sue Bagshaw (HPV Vaccine Study Principal Investigator).
The owner of online company Slingshot has offered to take Theresa Gattung's place as head of Telecom, claiming she couldn't do a worse job than the current CEO. Annette Presley (Slingshot Director); Kelly Moore (Customer Care Manager); Kerry Bradburn (Florist).
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello today suggested New Zealanders would be better off living in Australia and they would be welcomed, especially if they played rugby. The National Party today launched a series of billboards suggesting that Labour's Budget would force New Zealanders to move to Australia to live. Helen Clark (Prime Minister); Don Brash (National Leader); Peter Costello (Australian Treasurer); Stephen Parker (Political Editor).
A post-Budget announcement will give another 250 million dollars for roading projects in the Waikato.
Some of the country's brightest secondary school students have been awarded scholarships today to help with University studies. Bojan Blazevic (Premier Scholar); Mrs Blazevic (Scholar's Parent); Thi Nguyen (Premier Scholar); Salvi Gargiulo (Nelson College Principal).
The head of Fiji's major Opposition Party has accepted an offer by the Fijian Prime Minister to join in a multiparty Government arrangement.
Nepal's new Government has detailed plans to curb the powers of the Monarch.
A new tip-off has nearly 50 FBI agents digging up a Michigan farm in search of the body of decades long missing teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. Daniel Roberts (FBI, Detroit Field Office).
The Reserve Bank is warning people not to invest in high risk finance companies or investment property, with mortgage rates on the rise. Alan Bollard (Reserve Bank Governor).