TV3 NEWS. 12/02/2008

News, sport and weather.

The Prime Minister has made her opening statement to Parliament, focusing on housing affordability and increased social spending. Duncan Garner (Political Editor); Helen Clark (Prime Minister); John Key (National Party Leader); Winston Peters (New Zealand First Leader).

A father who complained publicly after police investigating him for physically disciplining his children is to be further investigated, with conflicting accounts of how serious the physical discipline was.

The Government is rubbishing claims that New Zealand soldiers did nothing to assist East Timor's President after he was shot in a failed assassination attempt. Dr Len Notares (Royal Darwin Hospital); Colonel Sean Trengrove (New Zealand Timor Force Commander).

Six Guantanamo Bay inmates have been charged with involvement in the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on America. Michael Mukasey (US Attorney General); Professor Jonathan Turley (Legal Expert).

New Zealand First President Brian Donnelley has been confirmed as the new High Commissioner to the Cook Islands.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is to make a historic apology to the Aboriginal people for past injustices, including the stolen generation. Valerie Linow (Stolen Generation Member); Janell Saffin (Australian Labour MP); Michael Mansell (Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre); Brendan Nelson (Australian Opposition Leader.