An allegation of rape by a female remand prisoner at Auckland Central Police Station has focused attention on the issue of over-crowding in NZ's prisons. Inspector George Fraser (Relieving District Commander); Greg O'Connor (NZ Police Association); Paul Swain (Minister of Corrections).
America's top weapons inspection body, the Iraq Survey Group, has officially reported that it believes that there were no WMD in Iraq and that there hadn't been for years. However, it also concluded that Saddam Hussein did intend to resume their manufactu Charles Duelfer (Iraq Survey Group); Sir Menzies Campbell (UK Liberal Democrats Party); George W. Bush (US President).
Voter turnout in local body elections around the country has generally been very low - with one notable exception: Auckland. voxpop (Auckland residents); Mike Reid (Local Government NZ); Christine Fletcher (Auckland Mayoral candidate); John Banks (Mayor of Banks); Steve Kilpatrick (Electionz.com); Suzie West (non voter); voxpop (Waimate residents).
Update on the trial of seven Pitcairn Island men accused of sexual abuse.
A suicide car bomb has called at least 39 people in Pakistan.
The running-mate of current President Harmid Karzai has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the lead up to the Afghanistan Elections.
Update on the Australian General Election campaign. John Howard has claimed that under a Labor government, interest rates would rise. Mary O'Brien (NZ Mortgage Solutions); Mark Latham (Opposition Leader).
It has been suggested that North Island tribe, Ngati Tu Wharetoa, is considering charging commercial operators for the use of airspace above Lake Taupo. voxpop (Taupo visitors); voxpop (commercial operators).
Update on the trial of two Auckland men accused of running a massive passport and travel document forgery operation out of a Mt. Albert flat.