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Preparing for the worst
Nine months on from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami the
country is in recovery mode.
But it is how they are recovering that is of interest to New Zealand, as lessons learnt in Japan could apply equally here.
Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver takes a look.
Summer school
Despite school being over for the year, for hundreds of students
it's not the end of the books. In fact a new programme wants to
load them down with thousands more over the summer as research
shows kids, especially from low-decile schools, give up over the
holidays.
Motorbikes, speed and Munro
Solo dad Lee Munro is running his bike on the smell of an oily rag,
and it's a bike that is double the age of what most of his
competitors are racing on.
Reporter look-back
Close Up looks back at reporter Michael Holland's year. He has been
all over the country this year telling amazing stories about New
Zealanders.
Death of an icon
New Zealand lost an iconic character with the passing of Kiwi drag
queen Carmen. Close Up's Matt Chisholm met up with her two years
ago at the Sydney Mardi Gras.
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