1Schooling Society seems to charge schools with contradictory roles - help children develop lively and inquiring minds, while maintaining order and discipline. Today's guest has proclaimed a single damning indictment of the New Zealand education system accusing it of "turning out partially educated, obedient failures". She also believes there is inherent racism and sexism in schools, disadvantaging girls and non-Europeans. Discussion and viewer feedback with the Principal of Auckland Girls Grammar School, and education system critic, Charmaine Pountney.

2Food prices rose 1.7% last month, the highest monthly increase this year.

3British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is expected to tell Scandinavian countries over the next few days, what she plans to do about the acid rain that comes from the chimneys of Britain's coal-fired power stations and falls on much of Europe, especially Scandinavia.

4Libya and Sudan seem poised to establish closer links, following a surprise visit to Khartoum by Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. He has promised any aid necessary to help Sudanese Government forces win the civil war currently raging in Sudan.

5A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

6Schooling Society seems to charge schools with contradictory roles - help children develop lively and inquiring minds, while maintaining order and discipline. Today's guest has proclaimed a single damning indictment of the New Zealand education system accusing it of "turning out partially educated, obedient failures". She also believes there is inherent racism and sexism in schools, disadvantaging girls and non-Europeans. Discussion and viewer feedback with the Principal of Auckland Girls Grammar School, and education system critic, Charmaine Pountney.

7A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

8Schooling Society seems to charge schools with contradictory roles - help children develop lively and inquiring minds, while maintaining order and discipline. Today's guest has proclaimed a single damning indictment of the New Zealand education system accusing it of "turning out partially educated, obedient failures". She also believes there is inherent racism and sexism in schools, disadvantaging girls and non-Europeans. Discussion and viewer feedback with the Principal of Auckland Girls Grammar School, and education system critic, Charmaine Pountney.

9A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

10A funeral has been held in Istanbul for the nineteen Jews killed in the Synagogue massacre.

11The first meeting in five years between the leaders of Israel and Egypt is scheduled for later this week. It is hoped they will be able to settle a long-standing border dispute concerning a thin strip of beach known as Taba.

12Israeli helicopter gunships have blasted an alleged guerrilla base in southern Lebanon, killing at least three people.

13The unsuccessful assassination attempt against General Augusto Pinochet in Chile earlier this week, is provoking an increasingly violent aftermath. The military Government says ten bombs went off throughout the country overnight.

14Today has seen the first signs of some of the heat going out of the superpower wrangle over two alleged spies, Nicholas Daniloff and Genardi Zakharov.

15An update on the well-being of Fudge the Boxer, the dog featured on yesterday's programme, who had swallowed his owner's alarm watch.