Chemical spill closes road (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:04:51 2008
Police have closed a section of State Highway 27 east of Morrinsville this morning due to a chemical spill following a two-truck crash.

England wait for security report on India cricket tests
Radio New Zealand
Tue Dec 2 06:15:06 2008
The England and Wales cricket board will send a security consultant to India before deciding whether to take part in this month's two-test series following the deadly attacks in Mumbai.

Air NZ crash: Families join grim search for answers
New Zealand Herald
Tue Dec 2 05:00:00 2008
Two more grieving families have arrived in France and another is expected today as divers continue a difficult retrieval effort following the Air New Zealand Airbus tragedy. Winds topping 100km/h and waves reaching 4m high battered...