1From next week some NZ internet users are likely to receive their first copyright infringement notices under the new '3 Strikes' provisions in the new copyright act. This is the "Copyright Infringing File Sharing Amendment Act" may turn ordinary NZ'ers into law breakers. The Act targets peer to peer file sharing of illegally downloaded music, films and other internet content.

2More new entrants getting kicked out of school for bad behaviour. Last year 80-five-year olds and 150-six-year olds were stood down from school, a five-year high. Where does the blame lie for this increase and what is the solution?

3News from Europe, including; Why the Euro, and Europe as a whole, is under threat; democracy appears to be a lost cause in the Hungary, Ukraine and Belarus with the growing rise of authoritarianism; anti-immigration sentiment after the Norway massacre;

4A US scholar from the Strauss Institute for Conflict Resolution, a visiting professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law, and a past president of the Academy of Family Mediators discusses what happens in human conflict to require mediation.

5Political commentary, including: The results of two new political polls, welfare policy and is National opting out of politics in the lead-up to the election?

6Urbanism, including: Is the age of 'Big Ideas' over? The Atlantic published a list 14-biggest ideas of the year which, although US-centric , resonate widely.