Auckland has changed from an equal to an unequal city in a generation. In the fifth of a six-part series, Simon Collins asks whether education can help to close the gap.

What is it about New Year's Eve that prompts us to do (or at least toy with the idea of doing) something good or perhaps more meaningful with our lives?

Gwynne Dyer looks back at 2011's global events, from the Arab Spring to the euro crisis and climate change.