1An ambulance delay in the Taranaki area when the driver became lost meant that Annie and Robert Fletcher had to wait five hours for an ambulance to reach their rural property. An investigation is now underway by the Taranaki District Health Board. Kathryn Ryan asks whether all ambulances should be equipped with GPS systems.
2The Commerce Commission has recommended that the government fix the cost of switching mobile phone calls between networks after Vodafone launched a calling plan that heavily favoured its own network. The competition regulator says imposing cost-based mobile termination rates is the best way to ensure vigorous competition, but this is a move that Vodafone and Telecom are resisting.
3Dr Kate Hersov is one of the authors of the MediKidz comic book series, launched in Britain last September, which has sold 600,000 copies already. The books feature five superheroes and explain 20 medical conditions such as leukaemia, epilepsy and ADHD -- as well as conditions that parents could be affected by, such as breast cancer -- in ways children can understand.
4News from the United Kingdom, including: the Saville Report lays the blame of Derry's Bloody Sunday on the British military; the first Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition budget is likely to be divisive.
5Lance Wiggs discusses: the iPhone 4 pre-order debacle; the rumoured sale of social networking site Bebo; traffic volumes for the trademe website.