1There is wide debate about whether violent offenders should be set free on bail, following several incidents involving offenders on bail. In the McKenzie country an elderly couple and a traffic officer were attacked by Brent Walker, who was out on bail, just last week. Last year there was the hunt for the bodies of Swedish couple Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Urban Höglin. Their bodies have not been found but David Wayne Tamihere has been charged with their murder and he was also out on bail.

2There is a secret piece of French military equipment known as 'Doris' operating on the roof of the Telecom building in the Chatham Islands. It is a Doppler effect beacon providing geodetic information vital for weapon guidance. So why is it there and who in Government knew about it?

3The last of New Zealand's lighthouse keepers, who are working on the Brother's Islands in Cook Strait, have been given their notice as it is about to go automatic.