1Manukau Harbour Pollution Hickson's Timber Plant, the company accused of polluting the Manukau Harbour, had a big chemical scare today. They were making an arsenic timber preservative when the process failed and nitrous oxide was released.

2Tauranga Pensioner Village Fumes Health Department investigators are trying to find the cause of fumes which went through a pensioner village

3Waitemata Mayor's Leave Waitemata Mayor Tim Shadbolt has applied for three months leave to recharge his batteries, but the Council has turned him down.

4Lower Rate Rise for Waitemata Ratepayers in Waitemata will get a lower rate rise than they anticipated.

5Visa Free Scheme for Pacific Islanders A Samoan leader is asking the Government to reintroduce the visa free scheme for Pacific Islanders.

6Bay of Plenty Earthquake Loans Beneficiaries whose homes were damaged in the Bay of Plenty Earthquake are to be given cheap loans to help repair the damage.

7Television Coverage for the Waikato Area Waikato residents are being asked to kick up a fuss about the lack of television coverage for the Waikato area and Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) failure to update equipment for the area.

8Lake Pupuke Bike Lanes There is a call for safe bike lanes for the Lake Pupuke area as it is heavily used by school children. There have been many accidents and compulsory bike helmets could also help to reduce these in the future.

9Hovercraft for Auckland Harbour? The Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) is considering using a hovercraft to help reduce congestion on the Harbour Bridge.

10Bone Marrow Transport Fundraiser A local community raised funds to send eight year old Bryce Hogg to Sydney for a bone marrow transplant, where it has been successful.