TV3 NEWS. 05/08/2009

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:

The Finance Minister has bowed to public pressure and will pay back one of the taxpayer funded housing allowance he has been claiming.
Bill English (Finance Minister);

Labour MP Chris Carter is red-faced after it was revealed he is one of Parliament's biggest spenders of public money.
Darren Hughes (Labour Caucus Spokesman);

Fiji, free trade and aid are the issues dominating the Pacific Forum in Cairns this week.

The Australian PM has ordered a security review following yesterday's counter terrorism raids.
Tony Powyer (Truck Driver); Kevin Rudd (Australian PM); Prof. Greg Barton (Security Expert);

Former US President Bill Clinton has denied he made any apology to the North Korean Government as part of his negotiations to free two American journalists being detained there.
Robert Gibbs (White House Spokesman); Mike Chinoy (North Korea Analyst);

PM John Key says he has not gone to the Pacific Forum to be a bully or dictator, but he and Australian PM Kevin Rudd want a say over how the aid money is spent.
John Key (Prime Minister); Kevin Rudd (Australian PM); Toke Talagi (Niue Premier);