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The Pyne Gould building which collapsed in the February 22 quake - Source: Bill Mallinson -
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Something to be proud about
Otorohanga has a unique claim to fame.
The King Country town has almost zero youth unemployment at a time when the number of people on youth benefit is at its highest level in 20 years.
Gill Higgins has the story.
Joining Close Up is Dr Rick Boven from the New Zealand Institute. He is the co author of a study which found that 27 per cent of New Zealand's unemployed were aged between 15 and 19, the highest in the OECD.
Quake victim who lost his legs
Doctors treating Brian Coker needed help from overseas experts because a war injury is the closest you could get to the trauma he has been through.
His battlefield was the PGC building in Christchurch. Brian lost his legs there. However, he is a battler and determined to get back on his fight as Abby Scott found out.
Followed by a camera for weeks
If you were a Type 2 diabetic and struggling with your weight would you like a camera following you around?
She has let Close Up follow her for ten weeks. Gill Higgins met up with her.
