1A survey of farm workers has found their average wage is now $5500 more than the rest of New Zealand. Is this an indication that the farming sector is doing better than most others? Interview with a spokesman from Federated Farmers.

2A new study claims that some local authority chief executives are boosting their pay packets by empire-building. Councils who make the most revenue from ratepayers also pay their chief executives the most money.

3Interview with Auckland Mayor Len Brown about Auckland's unitary plan and divisions between the Auckland Council and central Government, especially with regards to the inner-city rail loop proposal.

4Analysis of the latest business and financial news including a slump in the gold price as Cyprus considers selling its reserves, and the opening of the Mighty River Power share sale today.

5The Government's Mighty River Power share offer opens today. Interview with Finance Minister Bill English.

6A big part of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's legacy is the deregulation of the City of London. The so-called "Big Bang" of 1986 opened the way for Britain to embrace Wall Street-style investment banking. But did the new bonus-grabbing culture pave the way for the financial crash of 2008 and the United Kingdom's double-dip recession?

7525 people have had their benefits cancelled after being caught cheating the system to the tune of $525 million a year.

8Daylight savings has ended and the long, dry summer appears to be finally drawing to an end also. Does this mean New Zealand can expect to get enough rain to end the drought?