FOUR US sailors have been assaulted, with one slashed in the face with scissors while on shore leave in Perth.

WEST Australia's private ambulance company is fatally flawed, leaving patients to die waiting for assistance, whistleblower paramedics say.

3 July 2009 - After six months of hard work, students from Media Design School's award-winning Graduate Diploma of Game Development are preparing to launch their game, Nightfall, to some of New Zealand's top players in the game industry.

3 JULY 2009 - Te Anau Top 10 Holiday Park scooped the 2009 AA Spirit of Hospitality Award at the Holiday Parks Conference in Blenheim last night.

3 July 2009 - Air New Zealand's ability to fly its domestic and international customers into and out of Queenstown over the busy winter season has been further enhanced with 18 aircraft now fitted with advanced navigation technology.

3 JULY 2009 - Amisfield Winery Bistro has been named as a finalist in the high profile 2009 Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards for the third time, endorsing again the Central Otago restaurant's reputation for quality and consistency.

POLICE believe a blaze at a fitness equipment store this morning was caused by an electrical fault in a treadmill.

A MOTORIST is believed to have stolen produce spilled at the scene of a fatal truck accident.

A THIEF is believed to have stolen pumpkins and other vegetables from the wreckage of a crash that killed a truckie.

A 31-YEAR-OLD Townsville mother of two is taking action against her former real estate employer for allegedly exposing her to toxic mould.

THE parents of Daniel Morcombe have called for a coronial inquest in the hope they will find answers to their son's unsolved abduction and murder.

THE federal and Queensland governments are demanding the owners of the cargo ship Pacific Adventurer keep their promise to pay the full costs of one of Australia's worst environmental oil spills.

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Wellington, July 4 NZPA - All Blacks squad named today to contest the Tri-Nations rugby championship:

going into the tri-nations?" Who is to blame for the way the All Blacks are playing now? Are we heading in the right direction for Rugby World Cup 2011?

Auckland, July 3 NZPA - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has delayed the naming of their squad to tour Sri Lanka next month until the tour and itinerary is rubberstamped.

Wellington, July 5 NZPA - Tasman squad named today for the 2009 Air NZ Cup:

Wellington, July NZPA - Tasman have retained 19 of last year's squad for the upcoming Air NZ Cup rugby championship and included a sprinkling of imports from other centers.