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New research findings from PriceSpy have shown fake sales are on the rise in Aotearoa. 

With Black Friday happening this week, News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, asked Consumer NZ Communications and Campaigns Manager, Jess Walker, about what consumers should look out for, to ensure they are getting a good deal?

💚 It is so good to be back. Step inside the genre washing machine as Eli guides you through three hours of music from here, there, and everywhere.

There's fast stuff, slow stuff, soft stuff, loud stuff, and everything in between.

Thank you as always for listening and supporting bFM. See you all same time next week.

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Since October, the Gaza Strip has been experiencing one of the largest escalations of violence it has seen in years, with the death toll of civilians killed by Israeli airstrikes surpassing 13,000 as of 22 November.

UNICEF have described the conflict as a humanitarian crisis that will cause lifelong psychological trauma for Gaza's children.

Senior Lecturer in Comparative and International Education at the University of Auckland, Dr Ritesh Shah, published a report in January in collaboration with the Norwegian Refugee Council, detailing the impacts of the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East-Jerusalem on the optimism and mental health of Palestinian children, prior to 7 October, with a particular focus on the role of education and the impact of COVID-19 and home-based learning on their wellbeing.

Oto spoke to Dr Shah about his research in the occupied Palestinian territories, the state of Palestinian children's mental health, and measures introduced by NGOs and the UN to create safer learning and working environments for Palestinian students and teachers.