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The Solomon Islands and Fiji have been battered by two cyclones
- Ilui and Tomas. Breakfast speaks to residents and holiday
makers in Fiji about the extent of the damage in Fiji
overnight.
Fiji damage
Breakfast speaks to the Fiji Disaster Management Office about the
extent of the damage in Fiji as well as talking with Red Cross NZ
spokesman, Andrew McKie, about how aid agencies are poised to help
with the clean up.
Whaling research
Breakfast speaks to Andrew Leachman of the NIWA ship Tangaroa, that
has just returned from Antarctica where it conducted scientific
research on whales, without having to kill them.
The week in politics
Is the government's tactic of testing the waters with policy ideas
like Super Gold Card cutbacks and mining conservation land paying
off? Or is it just bowing to public pressure? Political editor
Guyon Espiner explains.
Music reviews
Joanna Hunkin reviews the sophomore album from New Zealand soul
singer Hollie Smith; new music from Boyzone; and the first official
Pasifika soundtrack.
Motoring
Autocar Editor Kyle Cassidy reviews the new Peugeot 4007 SUV.