Thai airport blockades 'to end'
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 07:26:46 2008
Anti-government protest leaders in Thailand say they will halt all rallies including sieges of Bangkok's two airports, after a court banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years.

SADD funds used to stage drunken party (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 07:18:27 2008
Drunken teenagers at a party funded by a high school's anti-drink-driving group have trashed a rural Southland hall.

Scientist severs ties with manuka honey organisation
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 06:57:24 2008
The scientist who developed the system for measuring the anti-bacterial properties in manuka honey has severed his ties with the organisation that administers it.

Hercules may not be needed to rescue Kiwis from Thailand
TVNZ
Wed Dec 3 06:48:00 2008
The decision by anti-government protesters to end their blockades of Bangkok's airports means a New Zealand Air Force Hercules on its way to rescue stranded Kiwi tourists in Thailand may not be needed