1The US Military will close the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

2NZ First Leader Winston Peters has been ordered to pay National MP Bob Clarkson $40,000 in court costs.

3There is high speculation tonight about who will become NZ's next Governor General.

4Fears of drink spiking have prompted a group of Wellington bars to stick drink labels on glasses left unattended.

5iHug and Slingshot have asked the Commerce Commission to force Telecom to provide a faster broadband service.

6The Racing Industry is celebrating a $30 million tax package aimed at boosting the industry's profile.

7National is alarmed by what it calls a worrying ethnic trend in fisheries breaches, saying Maori, Pacific Islanders and Asians are the most common offenders.

8Gay men are now permitted to be sperm donors in NZ.

9Other news.

10Australian tourism authorities are at war with the British over the UK's ban of a promotional advertisement containing the words "bloody hell".