1The In Zone If you are Maori, and attend Auckland Grammar you are three times more likely to achieve the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3. In fact Maori students at Auckland Grammar are achieving at similar if not higher levels than the average pakeha student. But to get this kind of education for your son, you have to live in Auckland Grammar's Zone, where the average entry-level home costs around $1 million. If you can not afford to live in-zone, your chances of getting in are slim to none. That's until the "In Zone" project was introduced - an independent hostel giving Maori and Pacific boys the chance at a Grammar education.
2The three Labour Party leadership candidates are interviewed in the studio.
3Destiny's Children The mainstream media's fascination with Destiny Church founders Brian and Hannah Tamaki shows no sign of waning. Most recently a book on the church, their City of God and an invitation from the family of Dr Martin Luther King to travel to the United States have made headlines. However while the saying goes all press is good press, Brian and Hannah believe the main stream media's pre-occupation with them is largely due to the fact that they are brown and not broke.
4A LIttle Awhi Update on a story from a few weeks ago about Awhi and Kahia Paul, two sisters suffering the same rare genetic disorder with two completely different outcomes. The disease left Awhi severely physically and mentally disabled. Native Affairs cameraman Murray Job, who filmed her story, was so touched by the Paul whanau's dedication to Awhi, he set up a fundraising page and donations began flooding in. In the meantime the team from Forme Leisure Spas saw her story and decided they wanted to koha a brand new spa pool.