Report on the upcoming US Presidential Election, now only 48 hours away.George W. Bush (US President); Senator John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate); voxpop (US voters); Tom Ridge (Director of Homeland Security).
Update on the political tension in Tahiti. A court has declined to rule on who will be the territory's next President: pro-independence Oscar Temaru or French ally Gaston Floss. voxpop (Tahiti residents); Oscar Temaru (Presidential claimant).
Leader Winston Peters has addressed the NZ First Party's Annual Conference, outlining the party's economic and immigration policies. Ron Mark (NZ First MP); Doug Woolerton (NZ First Party President); Edwin Perry (NZ First, List); Winston Peters (NZ First Leader); Fran Mold (One News - live).
A visiting sexual health expert has warned NZ would be making a 'serious mistake' if it makes parental notification mandatory for females under the age of 16 who have an abortion. It comes as Parliament is due to vote on the Care of Children Bill. Tegan Ahuriri (youth health advocate); Murray Smith (United Future, Justice); Amy Coen (sexual health expert); Paul Zoubkov (youth health advocate).
Report on further violence in Baghdad.
The PLO's Executive Committee has met in Ramallah without ailing leader Yasser Arafat.
The man slated to become the EU's Justice Minister, Italy's Minister for European Affairs Rocco Butiglione, has been forced to withdraw after making controversial comments on homosexuality and the place of women in society.
Report on a Christchurch girl's school teaming up with teenage male prisoners to launch a business venture. voxpop (prisoners); voxpop (students); John Howard (Christchurch Prison Youth Unit).