1Six hundred peopled held a rally and march in central Hamilton to express their concern at the growing numbers of child abuse.

2A High Court Judge described a Wellington women who created manslaughter another statistic of Maori Child abuse.

3Controvesy is brewing over a suspected golden handshake of a Health worker due to the health reforms of the labour Government.

4Business News.

5As the dollar continues to fall there are expectations that prices of consumer goods will rise.

6As the dollar continues to fall there are expectations that prices of consumer goods will rise.

7News and Sport.

8The pressure is on hospital officals to find a solution to the Junior Doctors strike as strike action gains momentum.

9Wellington has been hosting a summit on student loans and calls have been made that the user pays University environment has lead to an increase in cheating.

10The High Court Jury in the case of a couple accused of murdering their three year old child is considering its verdict this afternoon.

11New Zealands Christian Faith communities have joined forces to form their own commission on genetic enginnering, to make sure ethical issues are not overlooked in the GE debate.

12In Fiji lawyers defending rebel coup leader George Speight and his Coup Collaberatorsare trying to get the charge of treason dismissed.

13Tapestry 2000, the largest tapesty work produced in NZ, has been finished.