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    Greens suspicious about `mega-schools'

     22 May 2013

    The government could be using Christchurch to experiment with school mergers and "mega-schools" could be foisted on other cities, the Greens say.

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    Brumbies to exact revenge against Blues
    22 May: The Brumbies will be out to exact Super Rugby revenge against the Blues on Saturday after the men from Auckland ended their 2012 campaign.... more
    Four schools to merge in Christchurch
    22 May: Four schools will merge in eastern Christchurch but Chisnallwood Intermediate will continue, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.... more
    Four boys behind "worst burglary" in 10yrs
    22 May: Four children are behind "the worst burglary" Hamilton police have seen in 10 years.... more
    Seven-year-old drives drunk grandfather
    22 May: An Auckland man has admitted a number of charges after he let his seven-year-old grandson drive his car because he was drunk.... more
    Black Sticks lose men's series to Korea
    22 May: Korea's 1-0 win over New Zealand handed them a men's hockey series win with one Test to play in Auckland.... more
    `Year of hell' for Salisbury School
    22 May: Opposition parties say Education Minister Hekia Parata needlessly put Nelson's Salisbury School through 'a year of hell'.... more
    Hamilton Council to hike staff wages
    22 May: Hamilton City Council's lowest-paid staff are in for a big boost with the council voting to adopt a living wage of $18.40 an hour.... more
    Waterspouts seen in Auckland
    21 May: Two waterspouts have been seen on Manukau Harbour in Auckland, and Weather Watch says there is a danger of more, or of tornadoes, on Wednesday.... more
    Skydiver's near-fatal fall hits YouTube
    21 May: Liam Dunne says video footage of his near-fatal fall after a parachute failure on a skydive doesn't bother him because he lived to see it.... more

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