If the Black Caps can set up a solid game plan against Muttiah Muralitharan tonight then they'll go a long way to beating Sri Lanka.

Thirty-five jobs may be up for the chop but affected staff are being consulted before any decisions, Niwa says.

DOC is hoping people will come forward with with information as it investigates the shooting of more than 100 protected birds in Northland.

"A boat load of shooters came into a secluded bay and let rip with what sounded like automatic shotguns," says one DOC visitor of the slaughter which led to the deaths of ...