Top Stories for Tuesday 28 January 2014

Lorde on top of musical world;Lorde's parents proud of her Grammys success;Government accuses Labour of starting election lolly scramble;Labour challenged on 150 k 'middle income' threshold;Lucky escape for ute driver after 40-metre fall from bridge;Explosion destroys ute, shatters windows;Road toll-style campaign wanted to combat youth suicide;Christchurch schools prepare for new futures;Early childhood groups pleased with Labour Party policy;Obama to give State of the Union speech this afternoon;NZ's human rights performance examined by the UN.