Top Stories for Thursday 28 November 2013

Northland anti-mining groups to blockade SH1; Research says school national standards doing more harm than good; Education Minister defends National Standards; Crown to argue Dotcom search warrants were lawful; English defends allegations govt is not doing enough for NZers; Berlusconi expelled from Italian Parliament; US defies new Chinese air defence rules; Cook Strait quakes affecting mental health of locals.