ONE NEWS. 05/03/2007

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Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard has made it clear he does not want acquitted Clint Rickards back as Auckland District Commander, and Prime Minister Helen Clark has made her own distaste with Rickards clear. Plus there has been discussion in Parliament over the court not allowing it to be revealed during the trial that Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton were convicted rapists, and another man jailed with them was able to father a child from within prison. Donna-Marie Lever (One News); Dick Hubbard (Auckland City Mayor); Helen Clark (Prime Minister); John Haigh (Clint Rickards' Lawyer); Guyon Espiner (Political Editor).

The final two offenders in the Pitcairn Islands sex trials have been sentenced to prison today. Simon Moore (Crown Prosecutor).

The mother of two children snatched from Lebanon and returned to her says that the New Zealand mercenary - David Pemberton - in jail for their kidnapping committed no crime. Mark Torley (One News); Melissa Hawach (Canadian Mother); Rob Latton (David Pemberton's Lawyer).

Democratic Party frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both today attended a commemoration of a historic Civil Rights march. Andrea Mitchell (NBC); Senator Barack Obama (Democratic Presidential Hopeful); Senator Hillary Clinton (Democratic Presidential Hopeful).

The way Pacific Islanders are living is causing them to die early, according to new research. Barbara Dreaver (Pacific Correspondent); Dr Colin Tukuitonga (Pacific Health, Auckland University); Winston Peters (Foreign Affairs Minister.