1Aotea Centre Progress The plans for the Aotea Centre are "on course" according to a meeting between Auckland's councils and the city, although five local authorities have refused to contribute to the development.

2Hamilton Protest There have been street marches in Hamilton protesting at the Government's plans to ratify the United Nations (UN) Convention on Discrimination Against Women.

3Jellicoe Wharf Incident The Auckland Harbour Board has confirmed that a mixture of soda ash and sand fell into the Waitemata Harbour last Thursday.

4New Sawmill at Kinleith New Zealand Forrest Products (NZFP) is to build a new sawmill at Kinleith, replacing other mills.

5Deep Purple concert Deep Purple, often called the 'loudest band in the world' split around eight years ago, but they performed a concert at Western Springs last night. The interview talks about why the band broke up.

6Moana Fire Band A new group. Moana Fire Band, won the local Battle of the Bands contest in Tonga. They are in Auckland for Auckland's Pacific Festival and are working in a recording studio.

7Glide Time The cast from the TV series "Gliding on" are in Auckland to perform in Roger Hall's stage play "Glide Time" which is based on the television series.

8Athletics Champion Eleven year old Karen Hill brought home a gold medal from the Pacific School Games in Melbourne.