Lindsay Perigo presents the issues of the day in depth. “The Government’s education revamp may leave primary and secondary schools $50 million short next year. That’s according to teachers at the PPTA annual conference in Wellington. They say the new school boards have not been given enough money to cope with their extra responsibilities under Tomorrow’s Schools. And they say some school boards are facing a $100,000 shortfall next year. This report from Jacqueline Marr.”
Lindsay Perigo interviews Ruth Chapman, PPTA President, in the studio.
“Sir Ron Brierley is to stand down as Chairman of the investment company he founded 30 years ago. Saying he’s getting stale in the top job, Sir Ron will continue as a Director of BIL and be appointed Founder President. Bruce Hancox will take over as Chairman at the start of next year, he’s the company’s present Deputy Chairman. Jim Greenhough reports”.
[Foreign news - Australia’s domestic airline dispute]
Angela d’Audney presents the news of the day. The Auckland yacht Illusion II is due in the Fiji resort of Musket Cove tomorrow after its nightmare voyage in which skipper Richard Johnson was washed overboard. There has been another effort in the Far North to save a pod of whales stranded on Ninety Mile Beach. The Government Caucus met for four hours today to discuss the Anzac Frigate Project but failed to make a decision about buying frigates from Australia. The Government is restructuring the organisation of the National Provident Fund and handing over control to its members. The civil defence emergency on the East Cape has been called off as river levels recede after a night of heavy rain. [Foreign news]
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