1NZ is to begin free trade talks with China.
Speakers
- Helen Clark (Prime Minister)
- Jim Sutton (Labour: Minister for Trade Negotiations)
- Brent Edwards (RNZ)
2George W Bush holds live primetime press conference, denies he knew anything about the 9/11 attacks in advance, says he will send reinforcements to Iraq if necessary.
Speakers
- George W Bush (POTUS)
- Lisa Miller (ABC)
3Employment Court rules that Air New Zealand can randomly drug test employees working in safety-sensitive roles.
Speakers
- Anna Louise Taylor (RNZ)
- Ross Wilson (Council of Trade Unions)
- Meagan Price (Flight Attendants Association)
- Andrew Little (Engineers Union)
5Parent of missing English tramper hold press conference.
Speakers
- Edwin Johnson (Father of missing man)
- Arn Tait (Friend of missing man)
- Nathan Mills (RNZ)
6Wanaka Police release names of men killed in fall on Mt Aspiring.
Speakers
- Aaron Nicholson (NZ Police)
7Households on the Rakaia Plain have been warned that groundwater there has unsafe nitrate levels.
Speakers
- David Graham (Ashburton Meat Processors)
- Mike Freeman (Canterbury Regional Council)
8US Coast Guard and NZ officials discuss shipping security measures at conference.
Speakers
- Tom Collins (US Coast Guard)
- Eric Frykberg (RNZ)
- Russell Killvington (Maritime Safety Authority)
- Bruce Johnson (Maritime Safety Authority)
9Plans to open Lotto outlet at Auckland Hospital criticised.
Speakers
- Sarah North (RNZ)
- John Stansfield (Problem Gambling Foundation)
- Wayne Brown (Auckland DHB)
- Unnamed people
- Helen Morgan-Banda (Lotto)