The two suspected Israeli spies recently jailed for passport fraud have been released from prison and deported. The Government remains insistent on a formal apology from the Israeli government before diplomatic relations are resumed. Helen Clark (Prime Minister); Orniv Sagiv (Acting Israeli Ambassador to Australasia - speaking from Canberra).
Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq a month ago have arrived home in Rome. Report on other hostage crises. Scott Taylor (Canadian journalist and recently-freed hostage).
Report on Tony Blair's speech to the British Labour Party's Annual Conference. He defended his decision to go into Iraq.
Update on the trial of seven Pitcairn Island men accused of sexual abuse.
Three children have been admitted to hospital in Northland after a suspected outbreak of meningococcal meningitis. Taina Page (3 News - live).
A group of Auckland lawyers has called for legal action to be taken against South Island farmers who did not provide adequate protection to lambs who died during a recent snowstorm. Catriona Maclennan (animal advocate); Don Nicolson (Southland Federated Farmers); Roger Smith (Federated Farmers).
The Government has announced it is to fund the construction of a bypass to safeguard two of NZ's most historic buildings at Kerikeri: the 'Stone Store' and Kemp House. Helen Clark (Prime Minister); Sherry Reynolds (Historic Places Trust); Yvonne Skudder-Stephens (Guardians of the Bridge).
A Nelson property developer has accused the Nelson City Council of a double-standard after demanding he fence his ornamental duck pond. Mike Gepp (property developer); voxpop (locals).
NZ First Leader Winston Peters has urged all MPs to support a Private Members Bill proposing the removal of reference in all pieces of legislation to the 'principles of the Treaty of Waitangi'.
The Green Party has launched its drugs policy calling for all 'mind-altering' substances to be regulated under one law. Nandor Tanczos (Green Party MP); Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party Co-Leader), Ross Bell (NZ Drug Foundation).
The price of crude oil has hit $US50 a barrel. Discussion of the reasons why and the implications. Phil Flynn (oil trader).
Report on the upcoming Presidential Debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry. John Kerry (Presidential candidate); George W. Bush (US President); James Fallows (Atlantic Monthly); Ann Richards (former Governor of Florida and Bush opponent); Governor William Weld (former Kerry opponent); Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Centre).