1Residents will find out today if they can remain, or if they'll have to leave their homes in Christchurch. Some 5000-people are expected to be affected. The suburbs to be abandoned will likely be; Bexley, Dallington; Avonside; Burwood and Avondale where residents expect to have to abandon their homes.
2Chairman of the Greater Wellington Regional Council and former Mayor of Wellington Fran Wilde comments on the proposed idea of a Wellington super city, in view of what has happened with the Auckland Super city. It would amalgamate 9-councils covering Wellington, Poriroua, the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
3News from the United Kingdom, including: David Cameron orders a government U-turn on law and order, unions threaten the worst industrial action in memory over pension reforms , and celebrated peace campaigner Brian Haw dies. He has been a permanent protester outside the Houses of Parliament for the last 10-years.
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5Twenty years ago Sir James established the annual Wallace Art Awards, the longest surviving and richest annual art awards of their kind in Australasia, amounting to over $160,000. The James Wallace Arts Trust has initiated more than 80 commissions, and financially supports other art organisations in New Zealand. Sir James is patron, trustee or board member of 20 of these institutions. His extensive art collection is now open to the public, housed at the historic Pah Homestead in Hillsborough, Auckland
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7Technology news including; Hackers breaking into an electronic currency exchange, Bit Coins, which was first infected by malware then their 'real money' exchange was hacked and the price for bit coins fell dramatically; anonymous hacker group LulzSec, and tax in the age of the cloud
8Ian Lambie, psychologist and author of Raising Teens Today: Dealing with Sex, Drugs and Homework. He discusses how to keep your teenagers safe.