HEARING: A hearing on Timberlands beech logging scheme is underway on the West Coast while the new ministers are taking
legal advice.
CHECHNYA: An end to a suspension of bombing of Grozny has occurred with more shelling of the city.
MEAT: The Meat Workers Union say workers will picket the Alliance meat works if they appoint non-unionised workers after
contract disputes.
AUCKLAND: An Auckland Mayoral Forum has asked parliament not to tamper with Infrastructure Auckland – the Auckland
funding body.
SNAP: Auckland police have launched Operation Snap – a crackdown on burglary in the city.
FIRE: A fire in a Wellington apartment tower has rekindled the debate over compulsory smoke alarms.
WEBER: Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Phantom of the Opera has been hailed the most successful production of the century with box
office sales of $3 billion.