Top Stories for 11 September 2009

A young boy who was abused by his mother ended up in the care of a relative who is now also before the courts on charges of assault, the Reserve Bank warns the high dollar could upset an economic recovery, the Christchurch man already charged with murdering his wife will reappear in court today where he'll be accused of also killing Tisha Lowry, teacher training is to get a further shake-up and some courses may not survive, ballots from dozens of Afghan polling stations have been annulled by a UN watchdog, and Phil Goff will address his first annual conference as Labour Party leader this weekend.