Pehi Rangi
The conclusion to a story which will make you wonder about our
mental health system. Liam Cooper was an eight-year-old with a
promising future, a future that was snuffed out in a horrific car
crash last May. The man who caused the crash was a mental health
patient, a patient who refused to get help and instead fled in his
car at incredible speeds. Pehi Rangi, was found not guilty in
February for reasons of insanity. Today there was a hearing in
Rotorua to decide his future - would Rangi be freed into the
community or made a special patient? Robyn Janes spoke exclusively
with Liam Cooper's parents.
Oil - Part 2
As the world approaches an energy crisis, New Zealand's isolation
may create a problem...but its size plays to our advantage. You see
it doesn't take much to satisfy our oil and gas needs - Maui's been
doing it for 30 years. And while Maui's on its way out, it's not
all doom and gloom. New Zealand is considered one of the most under
explored countries in the world with some of the greatest
potential. Our continental shelf extends 2.5 square kilometres
under water, that's as big as Sudan, the 10th biggest country in
the world. In the short term that means our prospects for
meeting the gap left by Maui are extremely good. As Sofia Wenborn
reports, the Government's doing all it can to attract the big
players down here to drill it.
Is Hamilton Boring?
Someone criticising your hometown is a bit like having a crack at
your parents. You may not disagree entirely but there's no way
you'll let them get away with it. Well.. the good folk of Hamilton
felt that way after the Queensland Reds rugby team blamed the
Hamilton boredom factor for their loss to the Chiefs. Mark
Sainsbury raced to Hamilton last night to see if the Reds were
right.