Top Stories for Friday 13 July 2012

Vodafone-Telstra merger could push Telecom prices down; Major roading project changed to save $300 million; Olympics 2012: 'Worst day for organisers in seven years of preparation'; Claims Govt's picked wrong assets to sell first; Departing police chief criticised for airing 'dirty laundry'; 'Horror' crash near Ohakune prompts calls for caution; Deadly avalanche in Alps - at least nine dead; Polytechnics shocked by opening their funding to competition.