Current Events

This week we have been talking about current events.
This is some that we have been talking about.

World News- BP oil spill costs pass $6bn mark
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has so far cost BP a total of $6.1bn (£3.8bn), the company has said.

National- Nature dumps on Whakatane
Two days of torrential rain around Whakatane in Bay of Plenty have caused floods that blocked roads, cut phone lines and forced families from their homes.
At least 15 people were staying with friends or at the town's war memorial hall last night after rising waters punched a 10 metre hole in the Te Rahu canal stop-bank, flooding 10 hectares of farm land.

Local- Water-polo in Wellington as honours shared
IT RAINED goals at Westpac Stadium on Friday night as the Wellington Phoenix opened their Hyundai A-League 2010/11 campaign with a 3-3 draw against Gold Coast United in wet and difficult playing conditions.
Played in front of an 8398-strong crowd, the weather could not dampen the spirits of the home side for much of the match, but the visitors did with an 87th-minute equaliser after the Phoenix had held a 3-1 lead 10 minutes into the second half.

By Tommo, Camo and Brado