1The Government has outlined the broad changes it plans to make to our tax system. The finer details are still to be confirmed, though changes include the way in which property is taxed, and how beneficaries and low income earners will be compensated for the rise in GST will be announced in the Budget in May. The whole package is intended on being cost neutral to the tax take, meaning that in a way there will be no tax cut at all.

2News from Asia, including: Pakistan cricket issues; the furure of the Commonwealth Games in India; gender imbalance in China;

3Nine to Noon interviews Professor Michael Sandel, one of the world's leading political philosophers and teachers. People eager to engage on the major questions; the big questions of modern political life, from bioethics, and whether torture could ever be justified. He teaches political philosophy at Harvard University and is the author of the new book 'Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?'

4The week that was, including: naked cyclist in Wellington; mice invading Southland; new Cadbury cr�me eggs not as delicious; Telecom XT employee's expletive text message; Pauline Hanson to visit New Zealand on way to Britain;