1The US has had its credit downgraded for the first time in its history as it labours under a troubled economy and massive debt. What could this mean for the NZ economy? Analysis.
2How has Auckland's public transport system coped with tonight's Bledisloe Cup match at Eden Park which was regarded as a dress rehearsal for the Rugby World Cup?
3Auckland's Wynyard Quarter has opened today as a tourist focal point for the Rugby World Cup.
4Other news.
5The besieged Libyan Government is denying reports that one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons has been killed in the latest NATO airstrike.
6Activists in Syria say that security forces have shot dead at least 11 people in the latest round of demonstrations.
7Other news.
8A group of 10 American mothers with popular blogs travelled to Kenya this week to report on the famine and humanitarian crisis currently worsening in the Horn of Africa.
9Other news.