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Top stories for numbers on Wednesday 03/12/2008

Warning over impact of prison crowding on mentally ill
Radio New Zealand
Wed Dec 3 07:26:21 2008
Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem has raised concerns about large numbers of inmates with mental illnesses going untreated.

New markets draw students back to classes
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:06 2008
Overseas student numbers may be up in the past three months, but this is because the export education industry has found new markets - and not because students from traditional markets are flocking back. New Zealand's "pure" image...

Swimming ability of youth 'at crisis point'
New Zealand Herald
Wed Dec 3 05:00:00 2008
Unless more New Zealand children learn to swim, drowning numbers will soar, Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) says. The organisation yesterday released research from Nielsen that indicated the swimming ability of the country's youth...