1Challenges for Rugby World Cup organisers 100 days before kick-of. Tomorrow is also 100 days since the Christchurch earthquake necessitating major changes to the Rugby World Cup schedule, rescheduling the Christchurch matches to other venues and returning tickets bought for the Christchurch matches.
2The head of population health at the University of Auckland, has led the NZ arm of the interphone study. A working group of 31 scientists from 14 countries at the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer has reviewed scientific evidence on cell phone use and says it may increase the risk of developing some types of brain tumour.
3News from Australia, including: Two- more Australian soldiers have died in Afghanistan; resistance from the Tobacco industry against the move to plain packaging; the live cattle trade to Indonesia and the treatment of them; The government's handling of the Carbon tax;
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5Israel director for the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, who is in charge of Operation Last Chance. He is the author of Operation Last Chance; One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi War Criminals to Justice .
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7Law issues, including: Employment law around redundancy and re-structuring, particularly after a court case: Massey University V Wigley and Kelly. In a decision that has sparked privacy concerns for employers across the country, the Employment Court has ordered Massey University to provide its employees with all of the information from a selection process for redundancy, including information in the minds of the selection panel.
8Science Issues, including. The 'Copenhagenization' of Christchurch, all about bikes and cities.