3. Candidates barred from DHB venue
Stiff election rules almost prevented candidates from speaking at a meeting, held on District Health Board property, about family violence and child abuse.
4. Toxic spray like 'napalm': Mitchell
Tauranga councillor Clayton Mitchell has been accused of being emotive after saying city sand dunes were being napalmed with toxic sprays.
5. Western Bay woman shot in PNG
A Western Bay woman shot in Papua New Guinea during a gun battle was last night in an Australian hospital recovering from surgery to remove the bullet.
