David Beckham welcomed for exhibition match in Auckland
TVNZ
Wed Dec 3 07:41:00 2008
A big crowd has welcomed football superstar David Beckham back to New Zealand

Island fire a controlled burn off (Newstalk ZB)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 07:33:55 2008
Auckland residents who can see flames coming from Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf are being urged not to panic.

Twin undergoes revolutionary brain injury treatment
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
An Auckland twin who was brain-damaged at birth has become the first New Zealander to undergo experimental treatment in the United States, using her own umbilical cord blood.

Falun Dafa 'political shadow' to Panmure parade
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
Falun Dafa’s marching band has been shut out of another Auckland Christmas parade.

Local Indians' tribute to Mumbai victims
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:08 2008
Hundreds of people from the local Indian community, as well as other New Zealanders, are expected to gather tonight in Auckland to remember those who died in the Mumbai attacks. The attack on Mumbai killed some 180 people and wounded...