Top Stories for Tuesday 17 May 2011

Top defence lawyers protect Pike River workers; Tongan government minister says Fiji extradition difficult; Fiji police search for those who helped Mara escape; ratings agency says Kiwisaver cuts risk debt worsening; head of IMF in custody on charges of sexual assault; inquest for next five quake victims to be held today; International court wants Gaddafi over civilian deaths; and Auckland court criticised over faulty fire exit.