1Thanks to the generosity of New Zealanders, New Zealand Vernon Gardiner man who faced 20 years in a Filipino jail is now a free man. When reporter Sarah Hall traveled to the Philippines for last month's story, she discovered Vernon would be released if only he could repay his debts. So armed with New Zealand money, she returned to Virac, on the island of Catanduanes, and sure enough, within a few hours, Vernon was free.

2Notorious South African boxer Francois Botha is about to fight the fresh-faced young man he calls 'Baby Joseph' - New Zealand's great heavyweight hope, Joseph Parker. Duncan Garner heads to the boxing gym to check out both the Baby and the Buffalo - and emerges a little the worse for wear.

3Right now a ship is off the Taranaki coast sucking up black sand to see whether New Zealand should be turning it into steel to fuel China's hunger for resources. But do New Zealanders want mining companies to come over here, stripping the seabed? Guyon Espiner heads out to sea to find out if this will prove to be a bonanza for New Zealand, or an environmental disaster. Will seabed mining off the New Zealand coast be allowed? Following his investigation, Duncan and Guyon quiz the Energy and Resources Minister, Simon Bridges.