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Many electricity consumers are facing power bills that are almost double what they paid last year.
Pam Christie (Pensioner); Bruce Twidle (Grey Power); Noeline Halt (Electricity User); Gerry Brownlee (Energy Minister); Molly Melhuish (Domestic Energy Users' Network);
New deal intended to speed up trans-Tasman travel.
Kevin Rudd (Australian PM); John Key (Prime Minister);
The NZ and Australian PM's have reached an agreement to make Trans-Tasman travel quicker and easier. However the Horticulture industry are concerned at possible changes to NZ's biosecurity industry.
Andrew Fenton (Horticulture NZ); Darren Hughes (Labour Chief Whip); John Hartnell (Federated Farmers);
A stand-off is shaping up over the make-up of Auckland's Supercity. Local Government Minister and Act Leader Rodney Hide is threatening to quit his job if the Government entrenches separate Maori seats in the new Council.
Rodney Hide (ACT Leader); Tariana Turia (Maori Party Co-Leader); Tony Ryall (Acting Prime Minister);
The UN says it is encouraged by a brisk start to voting in the Afghanistan election, despite polling day already being marred by violence.
Iraq has suffered its bloodiest day this year as a wave of bombs has killed at least 95 people and injured over 500.
Saad Yousif (Political Adviser, Iraqi Government);