Cost of living in New Zealand jumps in latest survey
TVNZ
Thu Jul 24 07:41:00 2008
The economic credit crunch is being blamed for the soaring cost of living in two New Zealand cities

Govt defends orders despite offenders' breaches
Stuff
Thu Jul 24 05:00:00 2008
Special court orders aimed at controlling child sex offenders after their release from jail are working, the Government says, despite two high profile breaches of the orders in recent weeks.

One in five quit school unqualified
Stuff
Thu Jul 24 05:00:00 2008
A third of all school leavers dropped out last year without getting level two NCEA and nearly one in five failed to make the qualification's most basic rung.