Glenorchy Race Meeting

Joe Deely – 9/6/00 – A very different side of Glenorchy… Thousands of people flock to Queenstown to get away from it all and do something that’s fun. It is such an exciting place to be; great night life and an amazing array of daytime activities to suit everyone’s taste. However, for those that live…

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Power In The Blood

Presto – 17/3/00 Women’s Sacred Mysteries – A Ritual Performance Hands on the Drum Photo source Sue Beezley On Saturday the 25th March 6pm, the “Women’s Sacred Mysteries” will perform in Cathedral Square. All welcome to attend. It is FREE. Bring a cushion. Presto talks to Sue Beesley and finds out what’s going on. What…

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New Zealand’s Evolving Language

Dorothy – 14/1/00 An interview with Bernadette Kernick. Senior English Senior English can involve interactive study? Language study can relate to the way New Zealanders use English innovatively. When senior school students tell us that they are doing Bursary English in their final year at a New Zealand secondary school how many of us know…

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National Testing In Primary Schools – A Benefit Or A Restriction On Children’s Education?

Dorothy – 19/11/99 Heated discussion and opposition from primary teachers have followed recent Government plans to introduce national tests for children in all primary schools so that their progress can be measured against that of their peers. The present system of national testing Since 1995 tests have been conducted in a national representative sample of…

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