Rain delays NSW firefighting aircraft (AAP)
Sunday November 22 03:50 PM
In a cruel twist, rain has hampered the arrival of a NSW firefighting aircraft as several blazes rage across the state.
Police praise schoolies, despite arrests (AAP)
Sunday November 22 02:56 PM
Police have praised the behaviour of schoolies despite 30 arrests overnight as tens of thousands of school leavers descended on Surfers Paradise.
NZ rocket gets ready for liftoff (NZPA)
Thursday January 1 12:00 PM
The countdown is on to the historic New Zealand launch of a space-bound rocket from Great Mercury Island.
The Fitzroy industrial area in New Plymouth was flooded early in the day after rainfall totals of around 250mm fell on Mt Egmont in twelve hours and streams in the area overflowed.