Mum accused of stabbing
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
A teenage mother allegedly stabbed her 2-year-old son with a boning knife, a High Court jury was told in Hamilton on Monday. But Kim Knoll, 19, claims the boy was attacked by a masked man who forced his way into her home. Knoll...

Man claims paid $25 for each car clamped
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
The man responsible for clamping the car of a pregnant paraplegic at Christchurch's Eastgate Shopping Centre says his former colleagues are paid $25 commission for each vehicle they clamp.

Family accused of damaging, false claims in sex-abuse case
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
The extended family of Fashion Week owner Pieter Stewart are being accused of making false and damaging claims as they try to get sex-abuse convictions against Mrs Stewart's husband overturned. Peter Stewart, 62, was convicted...

Cholera claims almost 500 in Zimbabwe, says UN
Radio New Zealand
Tue Dec 2 22:47:44 2008
A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people since August, according to the United Nations.