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The boss of the troubled NZQA is vowing to hold on to her job after being called to a Parliamentary inquiry today to explain her role in the recent NCEA fiasco. Brian Donnelly (New Zealand First, Education); Karen Van Rooyen (NZQA Chief Executive); Bill English (National Education); Trevor Mallard (Education Minister).
It has been revealed that some students who passed Graphics scholarships failed the NCEA level three exams. Gemma Richardson (Design Student); Michelle Laing (Rangitoto College Head of Graphics); Jan Cameron (University of Canterbury).
There has been an admission that the Government has been worried for some time now over the people who run Te Wananga O Aotearoa, the biggest tertiary institute in the country. Ken Shirley (ACT, List MP); Trevor Mallard (Education Minister); Rongo Wetere (Te Wananga O Aotearoa CEO); Mark Sainsbury).
An Army Chaplain has admitted he changed his evidence in an employment court case after getting a letter from the Defence Force Chief. Joanna Holden (Defence Force Lawyer).
An internal police review has cleared Christchurch traffic police after claims they ignored calls to a alleged abduction last year. Ron Mark (NZ First, Law & Order).
The Kyoto Protocol came into force today, and was marked by a Greenpeace Protest at Mighty River Power's plans to fire up the Marsden B Power Station. Barbara Milne (Local Resident); Steve Abel (Greenpeace); Cath Wallace (Environment & Conservation Organisations of NZ); Tom Lambie (Federated Farmers); Anote Tong (Kiribati President).
The Engineers Union is calling for wage increases in line with the booming economy. Bill Newson (Metals Agreement Advocate); Andrew Little (Union National Secretary); Shan Wilson (Simpson Grierson Employment Lawyer); Anthony Byett (ASB Bank Chief Economist); Owen Poland (Business Correspondent).