Arrests made after weapons found in car (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:39:17 2008
Further gang violence in Taranaki was avoided yesterday after two Black Power members were stopped with a car full of weapons.

Scramble to leave Bangkok
Stuff
Tue Dec 2 06:00:00 2008
Twenty Kiwis have made it out of Thailand on a flight to Sydney amid reportedly chaotic scenes as countries rush to evacuate their nationals on special flights.

Tainui fight threatens to end up in court
New Zealand Herald
Tue Dec 2 05:00:06 2008
After years of stability within Waikato Tainui, political infighting could take it back to court as some leaders push for restructuring. The tribe has a complex governance, management and commercial structure made up of Te Kauhanganui,...

Taxi driver stabbed in attack able to give police useful leads
New Zealand Herald
Tue Dec 2 05:00:00 2008
Police have made some progress in their investigation into the stabbing of an Auckland taxi driver, after they managed to talk to him at his hospital bed yesterday. Alexander Ershov, 23, was stabbed several times by a man he picked...