1The Serious Fraud Office is threatening criminal charges against valuers after turning up cases where it says property values have been overstated by as much as 500 percent. There are around 24-cases under investigation currently.

2Today the three men were convicted of making untrue statements in prospectuses and letters to investors about the company's financial health. Nathan's Finance directors, former chairman Kenneth (Roger) Moses , former director Mervyn Doolan and Donald Young were found guilty of a number of charges.

3The head of the Financial Markets Authority Sean Hughes says today's guilty verdicts sends a clear message to all company directors

4A phone hacking scandal that's toppled Britain's News of the World tabloid is threatening to ensnare the Prime Minister David Cameron, with the arrest of his former press chief Andy Coleman is expected later today

5Business news

6An investigation is underway following an emergency landing of a Royal New Zealand Airforce Boeing 757 damaged by a lightning strike

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8The Serious Fraud Office is threatening to prosecute valuers after finding cases of property values it says have been inflated by up to 500 percent

9The planned reopening of part of Christchurch's central city by October is still on target despite last month's major aftershock which caused further devastation. The Central Business district is still locked down but there is hope for some other areas to open in time for show week.

10John Key is heading to Washington later this month for talks with the President, Barack Obama. He hopes the visit will extend the already 'deep and warm' relationship NZ has with the USA.

11Manu Korihi News, including; Eight tribes have missed a self-imposed deadline to share one of the country's biggest forests between them; The Maori Party will consider a deal with Hone Harawira's new Mana Party at its executive council meeting this weekend; The Maori Language Commission says the crisis facing te reo is due to the government's failure to back a surge in Maori schools and pre-schools

12Some of the worst quake-damaged parts of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch are surrounded by water again, as high tides force the Avon River to flood. The council have built stopbanks but a lot of the drainage system still needs repairs.

13A councillor, Jamie Arbuckle, who triggered a corruption inquiry at the Marlborough District Council is being called on to quit, now the council has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the tendering process.

14Radio New Zealand News at 6:00pm

15Three men who were directors of Nathans Finance face up to five years in prison or large fines after being found guilty of misleading investors. Today the three men were convicted of making untrue statements in prospectuses and letters to investors about the company's financial health. Nathan's Finance directors, former chairman Kenneth (Roger) Moses , former director Mervyn Doolan and Donald Young were found guilty of a number of charges.

16After months of delays, Taranaki's new rescue helicopter may be flying by the end of the month. A new twin engine chopper is nearly ready to be certified as a rescue helicopter.

17Business news, including: Three former directors of the failed company Nathans Finance have been found guilty of misleading investors through untrue statements made in a series of company statements and advertisements in 2006 and 2007

18The days of the chequebook appear to be numbered as the use of cheques has been declining and only 2% of payments were made by cheque last year.

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20Focus on Politics: The New Zealand Prime Minister travelled to India last week to help push along trade negotiations - our parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson was on the trip and she filed this report

21Manu Korihi News, including ; Eight iwi have missed a self-imposed deadline to share one of the country's biggest forests between them; The Maori Party will consider a potential deal with Hone Harawira's Mana Party at its executive council meeting this weekend; The Maori Language Commission's chief executive says attitudes towards Te Reo are improving as a result of Maori Language Wee

22More than a hundred marine scientists have gathered at Stewart Island this week to talk about the management and protection of New Zealand's seas. There needs to be a national ocean policy developed to cope with the changes happening.