Te Kuiti veteran Dean Ball won his second open-class shearing title in Bay of Plenty in three weeks when he beat World champion and Taranaki farmer Paul Avery in the Te Puke A and P show final on Saturday.

Auckland, April 29 NZPA - Members of the Rangitoto College tour group to Mexico who managed to avoid swine flu are expected to be back at school tomorrow.

Wellington, April 29 NZPA - The hunt for 18 people who arrived in New Zealand on flight NZ1 early last Saturday has become more urgent, with confirmation a group on that flight has tested positive for swine flu.

By Kevin Norquay of NZPA

Wellington, April 28 NZPA - Rangitoto College principal David Hodge says he is shocked by news that 11 from the school have tested positive to swine flu.

Auckland, April 27 NZPA - The Rangitoto College group at the centre of a swine flu alert originally thought they might be having a bad reaction to Mexican food.

Wellington, April 27 NZPA - As 10 people await swine flu test results after returning from Mexico, health officials are satisfied they have moved quickly to prevent a potential spread.

Wellington, April 27 NZPA - Anyone who has travelled to North America recently and is experiencing flu symptoms is being urged to see their doctor after 10 high school students are believed to have caught the potentially deadly swine flu while in Mexico.

Wellington, April 26 NZPA - Ten Auckland students who recently returned from a school trip in Mexico are believed to have the potentially fatal swine flu.

Wellington, April 26 NZPA - A positive result for influenza for 10 students is "quite a shock", says the principal of North Shore's Rangitoto College.

There is no guarantee the 10 students had swine influenza, but it was considered it likely.

Wellington, April 26 NZPA - An Auckland school group is being tested for potentially fatal swine flu after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms.