1The Week in Politics: including; changes to the Public Finance Act; spending cap; recession in Europe creating a push towards leftist politics; NZ's competitiveness in the global trade market.

2Interview with the Trade Minister about the shifting balance of economic power and how NZ can benefit and forge a role in the new world.

3A look at what has happened so far in the Electoral Commission's MMP review where the main political parties have made their thoughts and positions clear. The public is expecting electoral reform, but is this likely?

4Interview with Financial Markets Authority Head Sean Hughes about his first year in office. What is in place to prevent investors being ripped off again?

5Analysis of the preceding interview with Trade Minister Tim Groser about the shifting balance of economic power and how NZ can benefit and forge a role in the new world; as well as the Electoral Commission's MMP review where the main political parties have made their thoughts and positions clear.

6Media Panel: including; John Bank's 'panic memory loss' over campaign donations; Leveson Inquiry; NZ Herald format to change; death of Helen Schofield by an elephant at Franklin Zoo; the place of wild animals in circuses and zoos.

7Preview of next week's programme.