Top Stories for Thursday 26 July 2012

Football Ferns proud to play in opening event;Locals welcome next stage of Rena removal;Calls for more resources to deal with child abuse;Miner's union says it's unbelievable accident happened;Monday-ise Waitangi and Anzac days, says tourism chief;Gun sales sky rocket in Colorado after shooting;Syrian army intensifies its counter attack;Aleppo resident says city descending into chaos;Japanese delegation attends Royal Commission.