1United States President Barack Obama has summoned General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Force (ISAF) and Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan, to Washington to give an in-person account of a 'Rolling Stone' article that features McChrystal and his staff casually insulting administration officials.

2The 46-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which will meet in Christchurch this week is being urged to stop allowing India and Pakistan to continue receiving nuclear material despite the fact neither country has signed the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.

3News from Australia, including: further Australian troop deaths and injuries in Afghanistan prompt sharp drop in public support for the war; General Stanley McChrystal's dealings with journalists; more bad news for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as public support for Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard increases; rumours of a leadership coup in the Labour Party; the "Dr Death" manslaughter case in Brisbane concerning Jayant Patel; a recent report on medically supervised Safe Injecting services for users of heroin and other drugs.

4Feature guest: Simon Botherway is a former fund manager and was executive chairman of Brook Asset Management, New Zealand's largest boutique investment management company, until 2008.

5Eric Bates, editor of Rolling Stone Magazine, discusses the comments made by General Stanley McChrystal regarding United States President Obama.

6Legal commentary, including: the Official Information Act and the release of documents related to ministerial spending; the Tony Veitch case; the rights and responsibilities of the media in this area.