School Days - Part 2
It's a $25 million business. Countless parents spending the money
and sending their children to after school tuition centres like the
Kip McGraths
. There's nothing new in
private tutors helping kids brush up their reading, writing and
arithmetic but these privately run tuition centres are popping up
everywhere. They cater for thousands of children every week,
children as young as six years old. Are parents panicking? Are they
paying too much? Is it an indictment of our current overloaded
school system? Close Up investigates the growing trend of after
school tuition centres in Part 2 of our School Days series.
Secretive Nation - Part 2
North Korea is a place vilified by much of the world. It makes no
secret of its huge stock of ballistic missiles, massive army and
nuclear arsenal. Still North Korea is trying to develop friendly
relations with the outside world, including New Zealand. In part
two of Charlotte Glennie's story she uncovers more about New
Zealand's links with the much demonised nation.
Gas Guzzler
At a time when fuel prices are making the big gas guzzlers less
appealing, the idea of trading down to a smaller vehicle has become
quite appealing. Not for Evan Birchfield from Ross on the South
Island's West Coast. He's just taken delivery of the ultimate in
gas guzzlers, a Chieftain Tank which does less than half a
kilometre on a litre. John Sellwood visits a man who believes when
it comes to driving...nothing beats big.
Feeling Lucky?
It's billed as a world first
'Big Wednesday'
the new lottery for
Kiwis. It offers punters the "ultimate lifestyle". Luxury vehicles,
overseas travel, boats and holiday homes and a potential thirty
million dollar first prize jackpot. Sound too good to be true? What
are the odds of you winning the big one? We check out your
chances.
