1There are reports that Israeli spies were caught up in the Christchurch quake as a Fairfax newspaper article claims the police national computer has been under scrutiny since the February quake for fears that Mossad agents may have hacked into the network. It reports that three Israelis were among those who died in the quake and one of them was found to be carrying at least five passports. As the reporting is circumstantial but there has been an unusual amount of diplomatic traffic over these deaths.

2The far-reaching implications of the referendum on NZ's voting system. Amy Adams, National MP who chaired the special Electoral Legislation select committee believes the referendum risks being overshadowed by the general election on the same day and the Rugby World Cup. The referendum will ask voters if they want to keep MMP and, if it is ditched, which of four voting systems they would support

3News from Australia, including: Karen Middleton, chief political correspondent for SBS Television, discusses media ownership, phone hacking and the carbon-emissions tax

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5Niromi De Soyza - Tamil Tiger Niromi De Soyza and her story of becoming a child soldier, at the age of 17, in Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Her book is Tamil Tigress, published by Allen and Unwin.

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7Law issues, including: the major changes to criminal law with the new act before parliament in the Criminal Procedure Modernisation and Simplification Bill, and its 470-provisions!