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Series 4, Episode 15 Masterchef New Zealand 19 May 13 00:43:41

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Close Up: Thursday July 12

Published: 4:49PM Thursday July 12, 2012 Source: Close Up

Shopping around for petrol
Ngatea, with a population of only 1151, is the cheapest place in New Zealand to buy petrol.
Michael Holland investigates why the rest of the country is paying more at the pump.

Petrol price war heats up
The petrol price war is no longer being waged solely on the forecourt - the supermarket aisles can deliver big discounts as the rival chains constantly up the ante to as much as 50 cents a litre off the price.
Matt Chisholm checked out whether it is worth shopping around for fuel.

Chronic shortage of donor organs
Ticking the donor box on your driver's licence means nothing. Last year only 38 transplants came from deceased donors. Another 65 came from live donors but the waiting list, mainly for kidneys, is more than 400 and people die waiting on that list.
One idea to remedy the situation is to bring cash into the equation but the idea has outraged doctors.
Lisa Glass investigates.

The first port of call for information on this issue is Organ Donation New Zealand
Another useful website is Kidney Health NZ.

Paralympian Sophie Pascoe
Sophie Pascoe won a gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics but was gutted her granddad didn't live to witness the occasion. So this time she is taking her grandmother to London with her.
Abby Scott is with Sophie and her nana.

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