1There has been a rush on gold in the past few weeks after gold suffered its biggest price drop in thirty years. New Zealand Mint is doing its best to meet demand. Interview with Chief Executive Simon Harding.

2Tech Bytes The Telstra Clear report on science and technology: 1. The Offerbook App which consolidates Facebook offers from businesses near the user 2. California-based private space flight company SpaceX reach new heights with their reusable prototype The Grasshopper soaring almost 250 metres into the air. 3. The use of snake-robots in search and rescue missions 4. The most luxurious toilet on the market

3Two year old Hannah Warren was born without a windpipe and couldn't speak, swallow or eat or her own. However, her life has been changed by a small experimental device.

4Analysis of the latest business and financial news: including; the latest Fonterra dairy auction price.

5Mourners are continuing to arrive in Tolaga Bay ahead of Labour MP Parekura Horomia's funeral on Saturday.

6Fonterra is cutting 300 jobs in an attempt to save $65 million a year. Is this a sign of major problems at the dairy co-operative or just another plank in its strategy for growth?

7Politics: including; the death of Labour MP Parekura Horomia; upcoming by-election in Ikaroa-Rawhiti; Maurice Williamson hints at running for Auckland mayoralty; United States Attorney-General to visit New Zealand; public's disbelief in MPs' so-called 'brain-fades'; public opinion regarding Kim Dotcom's extradition.

8United States President Barack Obama has renewed his call for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba. Analysis.