Sacking Teachers – WINZ And Student Loans – Northern Ireland – General Pinochet – Samoan Assassination – Lisa Blakie
SACKING TEACHERS: Trevor Mallard says a problem with record keeping in schools is making it difficult to dismiss
teachers. There have been reports that many teachers are being moved on without being formally sacked because of the
cost of personal grievance procedures. Consequently they are not deregistered and are free to teach elsewhere.
WINZ AND STUDENT LOANS: Student loans mucked up at Canterbury University where 1600 students have not been able to enrol
because they have not been enrolled. A WINZ official says she doesn’t know what is wrong.
NORTHERN IRELAND: The IRA says it will end its involvement with the arms decommissioning body – it has also said that
the Ultster Unionists have only wanted to have disarmament on their own terms.
GENERAL PINOCHET: The British High Court has ruled that Home Secretary Jack Straw will have to hand over medical reports
to four states who are requesting General Pinochet’s extradition.
SAMOAN ASSASSINATION: A key witness in Samoan assassination trial has been declared hostile. The shooter has claimed
that NZ police extracted his confession
LISA BLAKIE: Police investigating the Lisa Blakie homicide will interview drivers on the Porters Pass road near where Ms
Blakie was found.