1Education Secretary Lesley Longstone has resigned, citing a 'relationship breakdown' with Education Minister Hekia Parata. Schools in Christchurch say it is about time heads started rolling over plans to merge or close dozens of schools, but want the Education Minister to resign as well.
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- Finish 0 : 06 : 22
- Duration 05 : 43
Speakers
- Iain Rennie (State Services Commissioner)
- Chris Hipkins (Labour Party Education Spokesman)
- Metiria Turei (Green Party Co-Leader)
- Patrick Gower (TV3 Political Editor - live from Parliament)
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- Mark Ashmore-Smith (Principal, Ouruhia School)
- Laurie Powell (Relief Teacher)
- Wayne Hawker (Rally Organiser)
3Five Pakistani women have been shot and killed in Karachi while working on a UN-backed polio vaccination programme.
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- Finish 0 : 11 : 41
- Duration 00 : 28
4Fiji's resorts are in a race against time to clean up the damage wrought by Cyclone Evan, before the influx of Christmas holiday tourists.
- Start 0 : 11 : 41
- Finish 0 : 14 : 07
- Duration 02 : 26
Speakers
- Hamish Clark (TV3 Reporter - live from Nadi)
- Will Moffatt (Director, Musket Cove Resort)
- Josephine Smith (Director, Musket Cove Resort)
- Joe Mar (Manager, Musket Cove Resort)
5The US President has indicated he will support tougher gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Start 0 : 18 : 48
- Finish 0 : 21 : 09
- Duration 02 : 21
Speakers
- Jay Carney (White House Spokesman)
6National MP Lockwood Smith has been officially named as NZ High Commissioner to the UK.
- Start 0 : 21 : 09
- Finish 0 : 23 : 12
- Duration 02 : 03
Speakers
- Lockwood Smith (Parliament's Speaker)
- Beryl Bright (Lockwood's Smith's Executive Assistant)
8The Queen has attended a British Government Cabinet meeting, the first Monarch to do so since 1781.
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- Finish 0 : 32 : 54
- Duration 00 : 25