1New statistics show that the number of new homes being built in the United States have plunged to the lowest levels since World War Two.

2Labour says the Government has been borrowing more than it needs to and has not been up front about it. Interview with the Labour Party Finance Spokesman about this and other issues, including; Claire Curran asked to leave the debating chamber for wearing a Highlanders rugby jersey in the House; Shane Jones' attendance at the Destiny Church annual conference.

3The PM will not bow to pressure to change the title of the Maori King despite a Waitangi Tribunal claim by Ngapuhi.

4Australia's PM Julia Gillard is about to embark on a tour of the outback to see firsthand what her Government has been doing to help the Aboriginal people. However, she is unlikely to see the squalid conditions in which many Aboriginal people continue to live.