1‘Humanities’: Philosophy, History, Languages and the Arts. PM Jenny Shipley tells students to train for the future and not for the past, taking Commerce and Law over Humanities. Miriama Kamo reports. Interviews with Professor Paul Morris. Religious Studies, Victoria University and Professor Peter Munz: Victoria University.

2Discussion: “Is Humanities Education in Crisis”; Simon Upton. Crown Research Insst. Minister. Professor Jenny Kelsey. Auckland University Law Faculty. Michael Barnett. Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Mark Bland, Book Historian.

3Performance: Christchurch Arts Festival highlights.

4Interview - on festival from Miriama Kamo.

5New Ministry: Arts Foundation of New Zealand launch and new Ministry of Culture and Heritage; Marie Hasler as the Minister.

6Montana Book Awards 1999: winners: Elizabeth Knox, Deutz Medal for Fiction. Heather Nicholson, Montana Medal for Non-fiction and Lifestyle. Vincent O’Sullivan: Poetry. Kevin Ireland, History & Biography. Gerard Hutching. Environment. Helen Schamroth: Illustrative Arts.

7Interview with Elizabeth Knox; Author; by Gordon Harcourt.

8‘God Boy’ clips at Court Theatre, Christchurch and Downstage Theatre, Wellington.

9Interview with Susan Budd: Theatre Reviewer; on the ‘God Boy’ at both theatres.

10Rotorua Baths Museum: Anne Sommerville from the Rotorua Museum.