1The Waitangi Tribunal delivers the report on the Muriwhenua claim. Report recommends the return of a substantial amount of land. Reaction. Is there still a fiscal cap on Treaty settlements?
2Politics: including; the Waitangi Tribunal Muriwhenua Report; tension at the Privileges Select Committee hearing on the John Banks assault.
3The threat to NZ vegetation from the tussock moth appears to be widening. Progress of the eradication programme.
4Papua New Guinea - PM Julius Chan survives a confidence vote in Parliament while unrest continues.
5Political correctness and humour.
6The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates. End of the Wall Street boom? Impact on NZ?