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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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    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
    IPCA recommendations too weak: Maori Party
    22 May: The Maori Party says the IPCA's recommendations in its report on the Ruatoki raids are weak and it wants the Search and Surveillance Act repealed.... more
    NZ peacekeeper offer for Middle East
    22 May: New Zealand could send peacekeeping troops to support a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, if one can be brokered.... 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
    McCully hails relationship with US
    21 May: Foreign Minister Murray McCully tells a US/NZ Partnership Forum in Washington that the relationship has progressed from "suboptimal" to excellent.... more
    Greens to contest by-election
    21 May: The Green Party will on Friday choose their candidate to contest the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat left vacant after the death of Parekura Horomia.... more
    NZ needs tougher safety laws: Labour
    21 May: Labour says the government has shown a 'weak attitude' toward beefing up laws to punish companies that don't meet health and safety obligations.... more
    Nats binge on highways, Greens say
    21 May: Public transport funding has fallen 66 per cent under National despite increased use, the Green Party says.... more
    New safety guidelines after Pike River
    20 May: The government has released new workplace safety guidelines for directors, following recommendations by the Pike River Royal Commission.... more

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