1He Says . . . She Says Gisborne is regarded by the pundits as indicative of the country's political mood. Profile of the two political candidates standing in the Gisborne electorate. Allan Wallbank is the incumbent Labour Party candidate, but he is being challenged this election by National Party candidate Georgina Tattersfield.

2Inaccessible The Government has virtually wiped out Project Employment Programme (PEP) work schemes for the unemployed and are now promoting ACCESS training, teaching the jobless new skills that should help them gain employment. However, many in the regions say these training schemes are simply false promises, training people for jobs that do not exist outside of the large cities.

3The Big Wally Profile of Australian sportsman Wally Lewis - King of rugby league, prospective politician and Member of the Order of Australia.