1Gone To Pot Should New Zealand legalise pot for medicinal use? Across the Pacific, there is a billion-dollar industry growing in California, and it is all legal. 3rd Degree reporter Sarah Hall takes a peek inside the pot shops of Los Angeles and meets up with Cheryl Shuman – the “Martha Stewart of Marijuana” – making millions from the cannabis boom.

2A Silent Plea There was a dowry, an arranged marriage, then claims of horrific abuse. And it all happened in New Zealand. 3rd Degree reporter Samantha Hayes visits a young woman with injuries so severe she’s been unable to talk for almost a year. She alleges her husband forced her to swallow drain cleaner. She can neither speak, nor eat, nor swallow. Her doctors in New Zealand have said they do not have the expertise to operate on her. But there’s a possibility reconstructive surgery overseas might help get her voice back, at least to some extent.

3The Devil's In The Data Wynyard Software is a New Zealand company that has global potential with software that pools vast amounts of data and sifts it for clues to criminal and terrorist activities, and spying.