ONE NEWS. 16/04/2004

The long-awaited solution to Wellington's bottleneck has been revealed but due to the high cost it may have to be user pays and could be over 10 years from reality. Rob Johnston (Wellington Commuter); Terry McDavitt (Regional Land Transport Committee); Peter Dunne (United Future Leader); Philip Lewin (Wellington Chamber of Commerce); Mike Olsen (Kapiti Pak 'n' Save Manager).

With 14 weeks until the Athens Olympics, there are growing fears that these games may be remembered for all the wrong reasons. John Hadoulis (Athens News); Fani Palli-Petralia (Greek Minister); Dave Currie (NZ Olympic Chef de Mission).

Fijians are cleaning up and assessing the damage caused by the rain which has lashed Fiji and killed 10 people over the past week. Pastor Ganesh Wellel (Navua Methodist Church); Rosi Lata (Navua Resident).

Political leaders across Europe have spurned a peace offering believed to be from Osama bin Laden if European countries pull out of Muslim countries.

The Italian Government says Italy's troops will remain in Iraq despite the killing of an Italian hostage by Iraqi militants. Meanwhile three Japanese hostages have been freed. Francesco Cupertino (Relative of Fellow Hostage).

The US has ordered non-essential diplomats out of Saudi Arabia and advised all US citizens to leave for fear of future terrorist attacks..