1Discussion of the impact of the kiwi dollar's meteoric rise to a post-float high above 82-US cent and the effect on exporters, consumers and the wider economy. Comodity exporters like Sandfords are hit hard, despite hedging. Economists see the $ continuing to rise but say the economy should continue to do well as long as the prices NZ is getting for its comodity exports continues to rise.

2Some families are living in poverty in post-quake Christchurch and it are being described as living in 3rd-world conditions. The hardship is being seen in scholls with children not having shoes or winter clothes and parents struggling to find housing and afford basics like food.

3News from the United States, including: US Democrats believe they've discovered the Republican weakness, Medicare and developments in the Republican presidential field.

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5Dick Smith is more than just the founder an electronics retail empire which he sold in 1983. He has founded a food production company and is also the founder of Australian Geographic magazine, an adventurer, philanthropist, and now the author of a new book on unsustainable growth and the dangers of overpopulation.

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7The positives and negatives of the kiwi dollar's surge, exports to Australia and Chinese investment in the dairy industry.

8Michael Moore-Jones, a 16-year-old Scots College Student, has been head hunted by Singapore-based social networking company MyCube for a 6 week internship. He won the position after the company read an article he'd written in which he highlights what he sees as the flaws of Facebook, despite its 600 million users, and where he sees social networking going in the future

9Media commentary, including: the Canon Media Awards, previously the Qantas Media Awards. Dennis suggests his own awards - the "Loose canon awards". The New Zealand Herald ran away with most of the premier awards.