1Christchurch residents await a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned. The delay has lead to a lot of frustration for home and business owners. Lianne Dalziel is an MP for Christchurch East, Barry Tutt owns property in Bexley

2Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, responds to Christchurch residents in limbo awaiting a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned

3Are some NCEA exams too focused on getting students to meet certain criteria, rather than testing their knowledge and understanding of a subject? This is the assessment from a former NCEA marker in Accountancy who now runs a company 'On your Marks".

4News from Australia, including: the fall out as Australia suspends its live cattle trade to Indonesia and farmers demand compensation, and there's a fresh poll out today showing a 5% drop in support for Julia Gillard.

5A New York Times reporter, and Pulitzer Prize winner, David Rodhe, was kidnapped by the Taliban in November 2008. He was held captive for seven months - during which time the New York Times and other media kept his kidnapping secret.

6Law issues, including: the Government's controversial decision to select SkyCity as the preferred developer to build a $350 million convention centre. The cost to the government is not financial, but in law changes to extend the casino's license beyond 2021 and add additional gambling tables and pokie machines at the Auckland site. This is an unusual case where a government decision is tied to law reform.