1State coal miner Solid Energy is closing mines and laying off staff as profits fall and global coal prices slump. However, Bathhurst resources is pushing ahead with plans to mine on the Denniston Plateau. Can they succeed where Solid Energy appears to be failing? Interview with Bathurst Resources CEO, Hamish Bohannan.
2The Maori King is to convene a National hui this week to set in place a planned Maori policy for dealing with the Government over water rights. A case study of the Waikato River, which is already so-managed by local iwi and the Crown in a ground-breaking arrangement. Is it time for Maori to seek full ownership rights?
3Live report from the APEC summit in Vladivostok. PM John Key's hopes of securing a free trade deal with Russia this year have faded after a brief meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Vladivostok. Will anything at all come out of this meeting?
4Last week, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee defended his Government's spending on local roads, rejecting claims that the Roads of National Significance were using up too much of the funding. Now the Mayors of Southland, Clutha and Ashburton are fighting back.
5Media Panel: including; NZ Herald's new compact, tabloid style.