1Gore repeat arsonist sentenced to nine years imprisonment.

2Australian authority releases findings of investigation into engine failure on Air New Zealand flight.

3Report on the viciousness of the Auckland mayoral campaign.

4Elton John abuses photographers at Taipei Airport.

5Business News.

6Rod Donald is to sponsor an amendment to the Human Rights Act via a private members bill to try and stop churches from discriminating on the grounds of sexuality, following activism of Methodist minister.

7Trevor Mallard raises concerns about length of, and role of female students, in powhiri at schools. He also says that some principals are overly reluctant to enter bilingual units.

8Donald Rumsfeld says that violence in Iraq may mean that an election will not be possible in parts of the country in January.

9An academic comments on the Auckland mayoralty campaign.

10Transit defends wire barrier on road north of Wellington.