1A new report prepared for the New Zealand Transport Agency analyses infrastructure funding options for an additional Waitemata bridge or new tunnel., but who pays and how much? Allan Griffin, who was involved in funding the original Tauranga Harbour Bridge, then New Zealand's only toll road, talks about the process. Modelling by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research consultants looked at 6-and 8-dollar toll options for various crossing alternatives.
2Adolescent extracurricular activity and alcohol abuse. There is a study linking participation in sport with greater drinking among young people.
3News from the United States, including: Another standoff is occurring between the President Obama and the Republicans over the national debt, and the possibility of the US defaulting.
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5Every four seconds a Mills and Boon novel is sold. We meet one of its romance writers, Gill Sanderson (Roger Sanderson), a retired lecturer and grandfather. He is reportedly the only male Mills and Boon novelist and is one of the subjects of a new documentary, Guilty Pleasures, set to screen in the upcoming New Zealand Film Festival
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7Business news, including: News from the agricultural sector, including new leadership at Federated Farmers, and whether we should be banking on a dairy bonanza in India
8Amanda Calder is a former lawyer and chair of Refugee Family Reunification Trust - she received the QSM in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. Ranka Margetic-Sosa, originally from Bosnia, is a registered psychotherapist who works with refugees.
9Media commentary, including: The new Maori language programme replacing Waatea news, the in house Manu Korihi News which is a great quality improvement; Paul Henry's return to broadcasting and playing on the edge and being insulting; and the Waikato Times' switch from being an evening paper to a morning one.