1The families of the 29 miners lost in Pike River mine have abandoned their struggle to recover the bodies of their loved ones.
- Start 0 : 00 : 42
- Finish 0 : 07 : 02
- Duration 06 : 20
Speakers
- Bernie Monk (Families' Spokesman)
- Cloe Nieper (Widow)
- Tony Kokshoorn (Grey District Mayor)
- Lisa Davies (TVNZ Reporter - live from Greymouth)
3Teachers will proceed with industrial action, despite the Government's partial back-track on its funding reforms.
- Start 0 : 12 : 18
- Finish 0 : 14 : 20
- Duration 02 : 02
Speakers
- Cathy Chambers (Greenmeadows Intermediate Principal)
- Hekia Parata (Education Minister)
- voxpop
5An independent environmental watchdog has concluded that NZ is failing to protect its rivers.
- Start 0 : 16 : 10
- Finish 0 : 18 : 17
- Duration 02 : 07
Speakers
- Jan Wright (Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment)
- Paul Schramm (Adventure Tourism Operator)
- Tony Kokshoorn (Grey District Mayor)
7Western nations have reacted to the recent civilian massacre in Syria with sweeping diplomatic expulsions.
- Start 0 : 21 : 52
- Finish 0 : 24 : 42
- Duration 02 : 50
Speakers
- Francois Hollande (French President)
- Jay Carney (White House Spokesman)
- William Hague (British Foreign Secretary)
- Kofi Annan (UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria)
8The United Nations is calling for global assistance as draught threatens to cause a humanitarian crisis in eight nations across Western Africa.
- Start 0 : 24 : 42
- Finish 0 : 27 : 03
- Duration 02 : 21
Speakers
- Denise Brown (World Food Programme)
9Mitt Romney has secured the Republican nomination for the US Presidency.
- Start 0 : 27 : 03
- Finish 0 : 29 : 16
- Duration 02 : 13
11Irish voters are about to decide whether to support a referendum which would give the European Union more say over Ireland's financial future.
- Start 0 : 39 : 33
- Finish 0 : 42 : 04
- Duration 02 : 31
Speakers
- Gerry Adams (Sinn Fein President)
- James Reynolds (Farmers For No)
- Dr Gavin Barrett (University College Dublin)
- Enda Kenny (Irish PM)