1After several significant problems with their new XT cellular network, failures with Telecom's networks have prevented 111 emergency calls from Auckland getting through.

2Two bottles of wine have cost the National Party MP Phil Heatley his job in Cabinet. Yesterday he resigned as Minister of Housing and of Fisheries after revealing he had make a false declaration about spending on his ministerial credit card. John Key did no demand Mr. Heatley's resignation, raising questions around whether there is more to be told.

3The medicalisation of sexuality. Psychologist Dr. Leonore Tiefer claims that drug companies are continuing to push products for conditions that don't need medical intervention, and increasingly their target is women. After the success of Viagra after its launch in 1998, their focus quickly shifted to developing an equivilent pill for women. Despite billions of dollars investment, there is no sign of it twelve years on. A critic of the medicalisation of sexuality, she is visiting New Zealand as University of Auckland Distinguished Visitor.

4News from the Pacific, including: Another shipping accident in the pacific in Tokelau; tuna fishing and the Pacific;

5The week that was, including: Bollywood film so scary $15-thousand offered to sit through film alone; website that informs burglars when you're not home; Dalai Lama on Twitter;