Top stories for 2 September 2009

Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth, gangs challenge the Wanganui anti-patch bylaw whilst other councils look on, UN urges NZ to do more against drug traffickers, Jim Bolger tops the ex-PM expense claim list, India's 3rd largest bank prepares to open in NZ, Poland commemorates the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of WW2, and dairy farmers cheer as milk powder auction prices jump 24%.