1Plans for a new open cast coalmine on the West Coast of the South Island have raised hopes for new jobs in the region but have environmentalists up in arms.
2Failed South Canterbury Finance financier Alan Hubbard is facing 50 fraud charges. Analysis.
3Interview with the Opposition Leader about: Te Tai Tokerau by-election; asset sales.
4Political instability is rife in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Analysis.