The Government has passed with urgency a temporary halt on some international adoptions under the Adoption Amendment Bill.
The urgency of this bill is aimed at combating the exploitation of young children who have been adopted from overseas.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the Children's Commissioner, Dr Claire Achmad, about this temporary pause, and what this will mean for some children overseas awaiting adoption.
The Government has announced some new secondary school subjects and changes to current ones, which will be a part of the proposed new curriculum.
Some of the subjects include: earth and space sciences, civics, politics, and philosophy, media, journalism and communications, and te mātai i te ao Māori
However, art history as a subject is set to be axed, instead being integrated into other visual art subjects such as design, painting, and photography. In addition to this, outdoor education as a subject is set to become fully vocational.
Those in these sectors have criticised these moves, with Auckland Art Gallery’s head of curatorial and exhibitions Sarah Farrar, saying the move will close doors for young people, with Claire Amos, principal at Albany Senior High School, saying that making outdoor education vocational will result in a loss of funding for the subject.
For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host spoke to him about these topics.
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 new school subjects set to be implemented into the new, proposed curriculum, and the drastic changes to art history and outdoor education.
Producer Alex spoke with the University of Otago's Robert Patman about international support for Palestinian Statehood, and whether or not Foreign Minister Winston Peters will follow his Australian and Canadian counterparts.
Joel spoke to the Children’s Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad about the temporary pause of international adoptions, and what this means for children overseas.
And Alex spoke with the University of Aucklands Helen petousis-Harris about the CDC reviewing vaccine recommendations and regulations under an anti-vax committee.
Crawley chats with his pal Karly Hartzman of North Carolina band Wednesday, who've just released a fantastic new album Bleeds(also our Album of the Week this week on 95bFM). Matthew and Karly cover touring, musical influences such as PJ Harvey and Unwound, as well as a potential return to Aotearoa for the band!
Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham phones in to discuss the protesting priests in Pōneke, why they were chained together outside Nicola Willis' office, as well as other protesting clergy members in the UK who've faced arrest in the past several months. Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring Bridie and Dylan discussing It's Alive for Stage Direction, Peter Lineham delves into the priests protesting outside Nicola Willis' office on That's The Spirit, and Matthew speaks with North Carolina band Wednesday about their new album Bleeds.
Oto and Jaycee had a chat with Filipino-New Zealander artist and producer - JHL and played 2 hours of Botanica, hyperpop and experimental electronica from the Asian diaspora.
Playlist
hi! thx for tuning in with our guest JHL for their new collaborative release with zayok and isobel.
here are some cool botanica and experimental electronic music we played tonight on the show <3
Cash, anem0s, JHL - passthrough
Thorjn - Collision Notes
saeph, stephie, sxsth sns, vai5000, Avril - REACH2THESKY
Jewel Owusu, Cydnee with a C - spark
Nima Astria, Ariki - Cologne
SCUMBOYS, beansclub, demostar, vyn!, ITCHYNAPPER - MAKE SURE IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!
Viznode, jian - Eigentones
ptf boi - ❏
Woesum, DJ Ess, jackzebra - HowManyDays? - jackzebra & DJ Ess Remix
CLAUDIA - Salty
Tiffany Day - AMERICAN GIRL
zayok, JHL, isobel - Blood and arrow, tranquilize heart
Yetsuby - Where is my..
Syzy - Dancing on my own
Bloodz Boi, umru, William Crooks - Iced Lemon Tea
Parasol, Dreeks - Jitterbug - Dreeks Sunset Mix
The Birdhouse, aquoferne, Quaide - Maintain
PAS TASTA, Eastern Margins - BULLDOZER
CLAIR, dj g2g, Eastern Margins - U Again
suji - litost
DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna) - Butiki
Jax Jones, Rebecca Black, sooyeon, DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna) - Bad Boys - DJ Love Remix
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