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Executive Producer, Sue Ingram

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Sunday, 14 March 2010: Religion in Schools

Listen to this programme Insight, Sunday 14 March: Religion in Schools (duration: 27′40″)

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School text book with cross necklaceIn an increasingly diverse and secular country, the provision of Christian education in state-run primary schools is under threat.

Its slow demise is applauded by parents wanting religion gone from junior classrooms.

But its decline disturbs those who say children cannot properly understand New Zealand history and culture without knowing something about Christianity.

Coming up on Sunday, 21 March, 2010

Insight visits Ireland to discover that the much heralded roar of the Celtic Tiger has turned in to a whimper

An empty house. Around three hundred thousand homes have been abandoned because of the recession in Ireland

Until the global financial crisis struck Ireland was held up as a shining example of how to run a successful modern economy.

American companies flocked to the Republic attracted by tax incentives and the economy boomed.

But it has fallen harder than most during the global recession and its banking system is in a mess.

Radio New Zealand's Economics Correspondent, Nigel Stirling investigates what went wrong and what lessons there are for New Zealand.

Photo: Around three-hundred-thousand homes stand empty in Ireland because of the financial crisis.

Coming up on Sunday, 28 March, 2010

Insight investigates the Government's proposal to allow more mining in National Parks and conservation land

The pin-up Pike River coal mine on conservation land on the West Coast is claimed to be the model for future mining.

To minimise the environmental impact on the undeveloped Paparoa Ranges a 2.3 kilometre access tunnel was built to reach the coal.

This is the kind of thing the Prime Minister, John Key, has in mind when he says modern mining techniques would minimise any impact on the conservation estate.

But is Pike River a one-off?

What would be the impact on high value conservation land if more mining was allowed?

Environmental issues reporter, Ian telfer investigates the Government's proposal.

He asks how much land might become available, what's underneath the land that could be mined and would it really threaten the $20 billion international tourism industry as environmentists claim?

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