ONE NEWS. 09/12/2006

News, sport and weather.

Fiji has been dumped from the Commonwealth and lost the hosting rights to the Netball World Championship. Lisa Owen (One News); Don McKinnon (Commonwealth Secretary-General); Helen Clark (Prime Minister); Major Neumi Leweni(Military Spokesman); Tura Lewai (Democracy Protestor).

The parents of Liam Ashley - who died while being transported by the Corrections Department - say a report into their son's death has given them new information.

A new survey show most New Zealanders agree with a ban on smoking, but one critic still insists the Government got it wrong and most country pubs don't observe the law. Jen Nolan (One News); Damian O'Connor (Assistant Health Minister); Bruce Robertson (Hospitality Association).

British Prime Tony Blair has told Muslim Immigrants that Britain is a country of tolerance, so they can either conform or get out. Tony Blair (British Prime Minister).

New Zealander Harmeet Sooden and two other former captives have been reunited and said they forgive their captors. Melissa Stokes (One News); James Loney (Former Captive); Harmeet Sooden (Former Captive); Norman Kember (Former Captive).

A look at the last week in politics, with the focus on National's new team, new leader John Key's first confrontation with Labour Leader Helen Clark, and the book The Hollow Men by Nicky Hager. Hannah Hodon (One News); Winston Peters (New Zealand First Leader); Gerry Brownlee (National MP); Phil Goff (Labour MP); Nick Smith (National MP); Damian O'Connor (Labour MP); Helen Clark (Prime Minister.