1There has been another chilling case of a criminal reoffending while on parole. The tragic death of a young woman would have been avoided if the man who crashed into her car had been behind bars where he should have been. But a parole botch up saw him behind the wheel and victim Debbie Ashton's grieving parents live with the knowledge her death should have been avoided. Police Minister Annette King has ordered an independent inquiry.

2One of our leading homegrown voices believes he has a fair dinkum legend helping shape his career. Composer Russ Garcia has huge musical mana in Hollywood and is still in demand in the United States, even though he has theoretically retired to Kerikeri. There are no big names Russ hasn't worked with and now he's collaborating with Tim Beveridge.

310 year old Toby Dickinson won a competition inviting children to nominate a topic they would like to discuss with the country's leader. His winning idea led to this chat with the PM in a helicopter.

4Today marks the second anniversary of the sale of our Skyhawk jet fighters for $155 million.

5Broadcasting Standards Authority apology about an item from last year about surgeon Rhett Mason.