1Analysis of Business New Zealand's new planning forecast, which gives a mixed prediction for New Zealand's economic future.

2The American city of Detroit is so far in debt that an emergency manager has had to be appointed to help rescue the city.

3Buller and Grey Districts have become the first areas of the South Islands to be declared official drought zones. Interview with Katie Milne, President of the West Coast Federated Farmers about the situation on the coast.

4Analysis of the latest business and financial news, with focus on the fate of Cyprus and the effect the uncertainty in Europe is having on the New Zealand market.

5Forest and Bird say looming job cuts at the Department of Conservation pose a threat to New Zealand's endangered wildlife. Interview with Forest and Bird's Advocacy Manager, Kevin Hackwell.

6Politics: including; Susan Devoy's appointment as Race Relations Commissioner; job cuts looming at both the Department of Conservation and Telecom; Labour Leader David Shearer's United States bank account.

7There are signs that the flow of New Zealanders migrating to Australia are starting to ease, with the result that New Zealand is experiencing a small net gain of migrants. Analysis of the impact s net migration gain will have on New Zealand.

8Interview with Massey University economist Professor Christoph Schimacher, who has set out to prove the old adage that 'money can not buy happiness'.