This is Late Edition on RNZ National, in tonights programme, using sound to see the afternoon of the gecko and in dateline pacific - pasifika men take ownership of domestic violence problems

raising disabled kids - a nine to noon perspective the law and food poisoning and in the house - reports on government funding for univeristies and RNZ

This is Late Edition on RNZ National, in tonights programme: the government rejects petition to look into forced adoption in new zealand a health rating for fast food and in dateline pacific accusations of vote rigging in papua new guinea

This is Late Edition on RNZ National, in tonight's programme: of apes and women - Dame Jane Goodall on Nine to Noon predicting the future with jessie mulligan and in dateline pacific samoa's mobile workforce

Why the cost of something goes up - even when demand is falling? Why medium rare burgers are about to get rarer and in dateline pacific - it's election time in papua new guinea.

Labour is being accused of hypocritical behaviour after Todd Barclay tendered his resignation; Dunedin Police are concerned that family pets are being 'stolen to order' after recent thefts of rabbits and guinea pigs, and in Dateline Pacific a visit to a PNG electorate on the eve of their national poll.

Labour is accused of hypocritical behaviour after Todd Barclay tendered his resignation. And Dunedin Police are concerned that family pets are being 'stolen to order' after recent thefts of rabbits and guinea pigs.

A wrapup of the day's news.

More video footage from inside the pike river mine. Volcanoes - Auckland's potential time bomb. And in dateline pacific a Mumps outbreak on Marshall Islands.

We cross live to London with the latest from north London and Supreme Court has agreed to hear Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse claim the payout from the mine's former CEO, Peter Whittall was unlawful.