1Household help for the elderly is being cut in Otago and Southland. The Otago and Southland District Healthboards are the latest of at least five DHB's around the country that are assessing household help and are making cut backs.

2News from the United States, including: further push by Barak Obama to implement reforms in healthcare; Michelle Obama talking to audiences about childhood obesity; more controversy over torture memos of the Bush administration;

3Business news, including: current performance of New Zealand businesses;

4Media commentary, including: What the government expects from the governors of Radio New Zealand; cubicle farming in Canterbury; praises for sports columnist Richard Boock;