1One For All A major rift is developing in the trade union movement which centres on a proposal that the Federation of Labour (FOL) be combined with the public sector unions under the umbrella of a new parent body to be called the Council of Trade Unions (CTU). This would provide one central coordinating body for all trade unionists. However, some groups are violently opposed, especially the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR).

2Joining the Mainstream How far and how fast can children with quite severe learning difficulties make it in a mainstream school? Many so-called handicapped children attend special schools or hospital schools. However, mainstreaming these children into regular schools is an increasingly popular idea, despite many remaining cautious. A report on Kaikorai Valley High in Dunedin which is the first high school in New Zealand to open a special education unit for the intellectually disabled.

3Labour of Love A group of Torbay women who, with the help of the Theatre Corporate production of Stretch Marks, have surveyed young mothers in their area and are alarmed at the high frequency of distress amongst mothers of preschoolers they encountered.