NGA TAPUWAE: One of the country's most controversial schools has been given a damning report by the Education Review Office which says it should close if it can't sort out its history of bitter racial conflict by the middle of next year. Mary Wilson
JUDITH AITKEN: Members of the Board of Trustees of Nga Tapawae and the principal are not commenting on the report this evening.
BARLOW COMMITTED: Wellington antique dealer forty-eight year old John Barlow is to stand trial for the February double murder of father and son businessman Eugene and Gene Thomas. Merle Nowland
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ALCOHOL: A new code for how alcohol can be portrayed in television and radio advertisements has been announced today. Karlum Lattimore
BRIAN BLAKE: On the line now is the head of DB Breweries, Brian Blake
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BEHEAD: There's tension tonight in Wanganui after the beheading of a statue of nineteenth century prime minister John Ballance. Stephen Ward
FIJI PRE RECORD: National secretary of the Fiji trade union congress...Pratap Chand...Linda Skates of Radio New Zealand International helped compile that report
[illegible] END: The Appeal Court challenge by Fay Richwhite over the issue of taxpayer confidentiality has ended in Wellington with Appeal Court President Sir Robin Cooke saying a judgement may be delivered before Christmas. Martin Gibson
WAGES: Treasury's predicting that ordinary people should make big gains from the economic recovery over the next few years.
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SURROGACY: A decision to turn down ethical approval for surrogate mothers is being described as a bad Christmas present for many couples throughout New Zealand. Leigh-Anne Wiig
VIOLENCE: New research shows the country faces a bill of at least one point two billion dollars a year for family violence. Anna Hughes
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