been called "The Mother of the Nation". 6 October: A New Zealand District Court rules that HIV-positive people need not tell sexual partners about their status so long as safe sex is practised. (NZ Herald) (Stuff) 14 October: Divers from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) examine the port of Picton for signs of sea squirts, an invasive species which could wreck the mussel farming industry. Sea squirts have also been found at Auckland and Lyttelton. 15 October: The Kiwis inflict a surprise defeat on the Australian Kangaroos in the Tri Nations rugby league tournament, defeating Australia in Sydney for the first time since 1959. (ABC News) 17 October: Helen Clark announces the formation of a Labour-led Government. The Progressive Party is in coalition. New Zealand First and United Future support the government and are each given ministerial positions outside Cabinet. 19 October: Helen Clark announces the Cabinet of New Zealand members. Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen retains Finance and takes Tertiary Education. Jim Anderton is now the third ranked minister, responsible for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Annette King takes Police. 19 October: Transparency International ranks New Zealand second equal on its list of least corrupt countries in the world. Australia ranks ninth. (Transparency International) 30 October: Ian Fraser resigns as CEO of Television New Zealand after the board of directors insists he become involved in negotiations over salaries of top news presenters. November 4 November: An iconic statue, Pania of the reef, stolen from Napier on 27 October, is recovered and two people are charged with the theft. (NZ Herald) 14 November: A researcher for the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination requests permission to visit New Zealand to determine whether the foreshore and seabed law breaches Māori rights. (NZ Herald) 16 November: Nándor Tánczos is sworn in to replace Rod Donald in Parliament. 18 November: New Zealand was announced as the host for the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup after unexpectedly beating bids by South Africa and Japan. 19 November: Sky Television purchases Prime Television for $30 million. Sky will use Prime to advertise its pay content and to show delayed broadcasts of sports events. (NZ Herald) 20 November: New Zealand's last resident World War I veteran, Bob Rudd, dies aged 104 on the West Coast. Rudd lied about his age to join the British Army and immigrated to New Zealand