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A Masterton couple who became pregnant despite a vasectomy are awaiting the outcome of court action against the doctor responsible for the operation. A win would expose a loophole in ACC law intended to protect doctors in such situations. Scott Benseman (father); Melissa Benseman (mother); Prof John Miller (Victoria University Law School).
Saddam Hussein will shortly appear in a Baghdad court to be formally charged with war crimes. Vivienne Walt (Time Magazine correspondent - live from Baghdad).
In Wellington today, there was a small-scale protest against the Iraq war and US policy in Iraq.
The Auckland City Council's Transport Committee has today decided that the proposed Eastern Corridor highway will cross Hobson Bay rather than tunnel under Parnell. Greg McKeown (Transport Committee, Auckland City Council); Christine Caughey (Hobson Bay Residents Network); Toni Millar (Eastern Bays Community Board); John Banks (Auckland Mayor).
Westland District Council and Civil Defense will tomorrow put up signs outside a Franz Joseph Glacier hotel warning people who stay there that they may be killed as the hotel is liable to be swept away in a flash flood. Robin Reeves (Westland District Council); Linda and Kevin Gibson (moteliers).
New research undertaken by the LTSA suggests tourists are not as much of a hazard on our roads as they are generally perceived to be. Liz Taylor-Read (LTSA); voxpop (overseas tourists/drivers); John Collyns (Rental Vehicle Assoc.).
A group of South Island opthamologists taken to court by the Commerce Commission for trying to prevent business competition have been ordered to pay fines totaling $600,000.
A new British study suggests the risks of passive smoking are even more than previously believed. Dr. Michael Fiore (Wisconsin University); Beckie Freeman (ASH NZ).
A US study suggests women following a low-carb diet (such as the Dr. Catkins diet) have a lower chance of conceiving.
The trial of seven Pitcairn Islanders on sex abuse charges will take place on Pitcairn Island, rather than in NZ as was originally intended. Matthew Forbes (Pitcairn Deputy Governor); Simon Moore (Pitcairn prosecutor).
Aid workers in the Darfur region of Sudan warn that the rainy season will bring new risks of disease and starvation for hundreds of thousands of refugees. Karen Homer (World Vision); Axel Melinon (UNHCR aid worker).
The Parole Board has declined the home detention application of euthanasia campaigner Lesley Martin.