The first phase of the long-awaited assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah has begun.Iyad Allawi (Iraqi Interim Prime Minister); retired General Barry McCaffrey (NBC News military analyst).
A recently-released report by OSH suggests the number of people suffering from work-related diseases is much higher than previously thought. voxpop (victims' relative); Dr Bill Glass (occupational medicines specialist); James Buwalda (OSH).
The Christchurch City Council is coming under pressure to justify spending $800,000 to renovate a building it is planning to move out of in about five years. Norm Withers (Christchurch City Councillor); voxpop (various Councillors opposed to the renovations).
Update on the condition of Yasser Arafat. The three most senior Palestinian Authority officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, are to fly to Paris to visit Arafat. Anita McNaught (One News - live from Ramallah in the West Bank).
Further report on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru, whose dire economic situation is getting worse. Nauru is heavily dependent on the money it receives from Australia to house refugees. voxpop (refugees detained on Nauru); Dr Kieran Keke (Minister of Health).
Update on Transpower's plans to build a $500 million transmission link from Auckland to south Waikato. Chris Roberts (Transpower Communications Manager); Catherine Tuck (Whitford Residents and Ratepayers Association).
Minister of Finance Michael Cullen has announced that $11.4 million of the dividend TVNZ paid to the Government will be returned to the network to fund local broadcasting initiatives.
Critical talks about the future governance arrangements in the Tokelau Islands begin in Wellington later this week. Faipule Pio Tuia (Tokelau Leader); voxpop (Tokelau Islanders).