1Can Charter Schools provide better achievement levels for Maori students? Are they a solution or a distraction from improving educational outcomes for Maori students? Interview with three Principals who all have different opinions on Charter Schools. Followed by an interview with Mana Party leader Hone Harawira.
- Start 0 : 01 : 22
- Finish 0 : 18 : 28
- Duration 17 : 06
Reporters
- Tahuri Tumoana (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Scotty Morrison (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Lynda Stuart (Principal, May Road School)
- Veronica Allen (Teacher, Nga Kakano Christian Reo Kura)
- Aroha Vause (Teacher, Nga Kakano Christian Reo Kura)
- Te Rangi Allen (Principal, Nga Kakano Christian Reo Kura)
- Rawiri Wright (Principal, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Hoani Waititi Marae)
- Catherine Isaac (Chair, Charter School Working Party)
2Broadcaster Willie Jackson editorialises about the future of the Mana Party, the establishment of Charter Schools and Maori media.
- Start 0 : 18 : 28
- Finish 0 : 22 : 55
- Duration 04 : 27
Reporters
- Miriama Kamo (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Willie Jackson (Broadcaster)
3Profile of the Smith family, who sent their 14 year old son Brandon to Townsville in Australia for a holiday two years ago and left him there. However, this is not a story of child abandonment - but a story of love and sacrifice in order to enable their child to reach his dreams.
- Start 00 : 23 : 01
- Finish 00 : 28 : 56
- Duration 05 : 55
Reporters
- Carmen Parahi (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Brandon Smith (Representative, Queensland Rugby League)
- David Nanai (Boxing Coach)
- Tirohia Smith (Brandon's Mother)
- Shane Smith (Brandon's Father)
Locations
- Townsville, Australia (Queensland)