The government’s new school lunch program, spearheaded by ACT party leader David Seymour, has come under fire for a raft of problems related to its implementation.
With rollout issues continuing since the first week alongside quality and quantity concerns, many are questioning whether the program change was necessary.
School lunches often support struggling families and students to maintain a healthy and balanced diet.
Tuesday Wire Host, Castor, speaks to Co-Chair of Health Coalition Aotearoa, Professor Lisa Te Morenga, about why a school lunch program is necessary and how the new program stacks up.
Roughly 50 principals from low-income schools have banded together to express their concerns regarding new online NCEA reading, writing, and maths tests.
Over half of NCEA students at low-income schools last year failed reading and writing tests, with three quarters of those failing numeracy testing.
Students will not be able to receive their NCEA qualifications without passing these tests
The alternative option to this, which is only available until the end of 2027, is to complete up to 20 additional credits in numeracy and literacy.
These principals also say that these online tests will result in a generation of students without qualifications, and will disproportionately affect Māori and Pacific students.
News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to the Principal of Papakura High School, Simon Craggs; one of the principals criticising these tests, about these concerns, and what he suggests as an alternative to this testing method.
They started off by asking him what are the barriers that students in low-income schools are facing regarding these new tests, and what he has been seeing at his own school.
Jonny chats to Nikki Maddow about the brand new podcast Ingenious launched by the University of Auckland, perfect if you love delving into interesting research and complicated topics as discussed by local experts and brainboxes in Tāmaki Makaurau! Check out the first episode Ingeniousand learn about what really causes lactose intolerance (the worst for all the cheese lovers out there). Thanks to the University of Auckland!
Whakarongo mai to hear the fortnightly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson on Isthmus'n That, a kōrero with the Ōtepoti-based Wax Mustang ahead of his Aotearoa tour, Short Player recap of Max's chat to CCTV about their new album Austerity Blues, plus talking about the just-launched Ingeniouspodcast on Ready Steady Learn with Nikki Maddow, thanks to the University of Auckland.
The people's prince Marlon Williams graces Tuesday drive this week. The prolific artist sits down for a kōrero with Rosetta and Nick. The team discusses Marlin's recently announced reo Māori album Te Whare Tiwekaweka, the accompanying documentary and his much anticipated tour of Aotearoa. Listen along as the the team cover everything from the albums artwork to the advice Marlon's Grandmother would give him.
It's a beauty of a show this one, featuring extra-planetary news on Spaced Out with Josh thanks to the Stardome, plus Nick's kōrero with Marlon Williams about his forthcoming album Te Whare Tīwakawaka, tour of Aotearoa and documentary due out in May. Whakarongo mai nei!
Josh catches us up on the news off-planet, including a successful moon landing by Firefly Aerospace, the probability of an Asteroid impact in 2032 has dropped but it may hit the moon, and in more happy news a total lunar ecplipse will occur next Rāmere/Friday.
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