1Glenbrook Steel Mill The air pollution licence for the Glenbrook Steel Mill has expired and changes must be made before a new licence is issued.

2Rural Retail Rural retailers are experiencing high rent rises and interest rates which they say are putting them out of business.

3Trees Against Crime A visiting American expert is advising Auckland to plant more trees in an effort to reduce crime rates.

4Onehunga Trees A group of seventy year old trees is under threat by a developer in Onehunga, who plans to build car park spaces for light industrial units.

5Tree Surgery Trees at the old Supreme Court House were trimmed today, but passers by were concerned they were all going to be chopped down. The redevelopment of the site will be able to keep most of the healthy trees, or move them.

6Police Recruting The police force faces a shortage of women recruits, and believe a change in the women's fitness test could be to blame.

7Drug Squad Chief Retires Retiring head of the Police Drug Squad, Ian Hastings says he has seen a rise in the umber of addicts in the four years he has been in charge of the Drug Squad.