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.

Mt Cook climber rescue expected to resume (Newstalk ZB)
Yahoo Xtra
Wed Dec 3 07:21:45 2008
The rescue operation resumes this morning for two Japanese tourists stranded on Mt Cook.

Trapped in zone of death
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
Two Japanese climbers face two more days trapped on Mt Cook in potentially lethal winds after deteriorating weather scuppered rescue efforts.

Lotto win turns into romance
Stuff
Wed Dec 3 06:00:00 2008
A newly married Auckland man who bought two Big Wednesday tickets at Highway Four Square in Riverhead decided to make his win of nearly $90,000 a romantic occasion to remember.

Toxic P-lab home may be demolished
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
A Housing New Zealand property tied up in the arrests of 10 gang members and associates yesterday was allegedly home to two P labs and is so badly contaminated it is likely to be demolished. Police arrested three patched Mongrel...

Health, food fears for stranded climbers
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
Two Japanese climbers stranded on Mt Cook should be able to cope if they can stay dry and sheltered, but the state of their health and supplies are the unknown factors, say police. The pair were due back at the Mt Cook Village...

'Street Whites' play with heavy hearts
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
New Zealand's first soccer team at a Homeless World Cup has taken a battering in two of its first three games, in a tournament tinged with sadness for the Kiwis. The "Street Whites", who have all been homeless some time in the...

Search for missing climbers on Mt Cook to resume
TVNZ
Tue Dec 2 21:20:00 2008
A team of searchers are planning an early morning rescue attempt on Wednesday to try and reach two Japanese climbers stranded on Aoraki Mount Cook

Police looking for two 14-year-olds missing in Christchurch
TVNZ
Tue Dec 2 21:16:00 2008
Christchurch police are looking for two 14-year-olds missing for four and six weeks