Top Stories for Tuesday 15 October 2013

Powerco says 18-hundred customers in Wairarapa, Manawatu and Whanganui were without power last night. Power still out to large parts of Wairarapa. Fire crews busy overnight in Wairarapa. Busy night for road crews in lower North Island. Winds die down in Wellington but clean up needed. Too early to tell whether LVRs having any effect on first home buyers. Coroner says parliament needs to revisit euthanasia laws. US President Obama meets with Congressional leaders over impasse. Navy top brass to appear at Trentham Military Camp court martial. Banks' fraud hearing due today.