1A report has revealed that the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) could have illegally spied on at least eighty New Zealanders. As a result, the law is likely to be changed.

2Political Editor Patrick Gower visits a building in Shanghai, which doubles as a Chinese military spy base and houses computer hackers responsible for cyber attacks all over the world. Telecom says it has no problems working with Chinese company Huawei, despite the company being accused of spying in other countries.

3The death of Margaret Thatcher is dividing the United Kingdom, just as she herself did while British Prime Minister.

4The latest revelations from the murder trial of Gavin Gosnell, accused of killing and then dismembering teenager Hayden Miles.

5Commercial pilot Jason Manderson has been fined nearly $4000 for illegally hovering a helicopter near the summit of Aoraki Mount Cook.

6Three sons of anti-violence campaigner Hinewhare Harawira appeared in the Auckland District Court today, charged with assaulting a twelve year old boy.

7A number of prominent individuals and groups have criticised a Government Bill aimed at criminalising some aspects of protesting at sea.

8The security of Government computer systems is under scrutiny again, with the Labour Party claiming that a loophole on the Justice Ministry website could allow people to access private information. However, the Justice Ministry denies this. Meanwhile, Talent2, the company behind the troubled Novopay payroll system, has breached the privacy of around 1600 schools.

9North Korea has issued a warning to foreigners, and recalled 50,000 workers from a joint industrial complex with the South.

10The United States Navy has a new weapon - a laser that is being described as 'a game changer'.

11A Coroner's Inquest has heard that a fatal error of judgement caused the death of a farmer when his quad bike rolled on top of him and that neither a helmet nor a roll cage would have saved him.

12Hokitika ratepayers have protested against the Westland District Council's debt crisis and rising rates.

13Revenue from the New Zealand film industry has soared by 10% to over $3 billion.

14Wellsford farmer Nigel Collins has been sentenced to nine months home detention for cattle rustling.