24 June 2008 - Last year's equine influenza outbreak cost Australia over a billion dollars - and it could have been avoided if their Government had listened to warnings from New Zealand quarantine experts.

24 JUNE 2008 - The statistics released by Police yesterday confirm that the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act is not resulting in parents being criminalised unnecessarily.

24 June 2008 - One of the first issue-based polls since the Budget shows that 60% of New Zealanders don't want tax cuts bigger than those in the Budget if they have to be paid for by reduced public service spending or increased government borrowing.

23 June 2008 - The ANZ Bank in Upper Hutt was robbed at 12.30pm today by a man who threatened that he would shoot the bank teller.

23 June 2008 - The national median rent level has dipped by five dollars a week to $295 according to the latest quarterly report on the residential rental market by the University's Real Estate Analysis Unit.

23 June 2008 - Taranaki Regional Council, Fonterra and Federated Farmers have grossly exaggerated the success of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord in Taranaki, Forest & Bird says.

23 June 2008 - One of the first issue-based polls since the Budget shows that 60% of New Zealanders don't want tax cuts bigger than those in the Budget if they have to be paid for by reduced public service spending or increased government borrowing.

23 June 2008 - Veterinarians are being reminded to be on the look out for fleas and ticks that could pose health risks to both animals and humans at the annual New Zealand Veterinary Association conference this week.

23 JUNE 2008 - From 1 July high volume mailers need to include correct postcodes on their mail to ensure timely delivery and maximise their discounts.

23 June 2008 - Canterbury Traffic Police have been running an operation targeting boy racers over the last three weeks