1Aotea Centre Building Costs Aotea Centre building costs are expected to soar to $90 million due to inflation, additions to the plans and days lost because of industrial disputes.

2Children and Cigarettes Children are getting their hands on free cigarette samples from dairies, in a marketing battle between manufacturers Rothmans and Wills.

3Huntly Mining Equipment Huntly mining equipment, currently sitting idle, is to be offered for worldwide tender. It has never been used after a cancelled project last year.

4Suzanne Prentice Country singer Suzanne Prentice and her manager Brian Richards are being sued for more than $40,000 by an Auckland advertising company.

5Driving Instructor Training New driving laws mean driving instructors have had to undergo training.

6Computerised Auctions The early morning flower auction has gone high-tech with a computerised clock.

7Flower Installation Flower installations in Remuera have been hit by the weather

8Stalag 4B and 'Flywheel' In 1944, many New Zealand servicemen were imprisoned in Germany and boredom was one of the biggest problems. A monthly motor magazine called Flywheel helped and it has just been published as an original hand drawn facsimile, 45 years after the first copy. And there is a tale about the glue.

9Woods Model 44 Restoration A European owner has trusted the restoration of a 1917 Woods Model 44 car to a Waikato restorer. It is an electric vehicle, with a petrol engine.