For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about the government’s new draft curriculum, specifically focusing on the changes to history, Labour’s capital gains tax policy, and the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Producer Alex spoke to Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, Dr Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, about concerns that the council and auckland transport are ‘commodifying non-compliance’ with parking tickets; that is, seeing parking ticket enforcement as a source of revenue.
And Joel spoke to Missy Morton, a Professor in Disability Studies & Inclusive Education at the University of Auckland, about the government’s announcement of a charter school for autistic students and her concerns with the move.
Dr Arini Loader is back on air with Rosetta and Milly to share a whakataukī for our wiki! Whakarongo mai nei!
Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, Ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tīna // Seek to bring distant horizons closer, and sustain and maintain those that have arrived.
Recently, the government announced that a charter school specifically catering to secondary students with autism would be started up.
The school, the Autism NZ Education Hub, would operate from Wellington and Auckland, with 96 students at first, with Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, saying the structure of the school will be personalised based on a students, needs, strengths, and interests.
However, concerns have been raised regarding whether this is the best approach to support autistic students.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Missy Morton, a Professor in Disability Studies & Inclusive Education at the University of Auckland about this school, and her concerns regarding it.
It's Agnese's last week with us for This Is How We Brew It! For the very special occasion, she whips up a lovely (and exclusive!) Ethiopian filter coffee for Rosetta and Milly, and the trio chat about the eighthirty standard - a delicious blend that we're giving away this week! Whakaorongo mai nei!
Wednesday morning glory host Liv is your bosom selecta this fine morning! Catch them every Wednesday from 10am - 12pm, or online via the bCasts, for awesome tunes, plenty of waiata reo Māori, and their wonderful native bird segment 'Me and all my haumis love native manu'. Whakarongo mai nei!
The government has recently announced a new draft curriculum for years 0-10 that has seen changes to various subjects, including history, as per National/ACT coalition agreements.
ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, says the changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum removes “dismal, divisive and overly political ‘big ideas’”.
However, these changes have received criticisms from the NZ History Teachers Association over a multitude of concerns.
For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to him about these changes.
They also discussed Labour’s Capital Gains Tax policy, and the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
But first, they talked about the government’s proposed history curriculum.
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