This Day in History takes us back to 1989, and the (figurative) fall of the Berlin Wall:
For more than two decades the Wall had divided Berlin, with movement between East and West virtually non-existant. Ostensibly built to protect East Berlin, it was denounced in the West as a totalitarian restriction on freedom of movement. It's fall would see the rapid entry of the former Soviet bloc into the world economy, with mixed results.
Producer Laura Kvigstad, speaks with President of the New Zealand Educational Institute, Lynda Stuart, on the future of education in New Zealand. Stuart touches on rising costs for parents, the technological influences on education and the importance of bringing more teachers into the pression.
Today Jami-Lee discusses the changing leadership that will be occurring in the National party in the coming weeks, and the party's views on the ability of charter schools.
bFM reporter Oscar Perress speaks to AUT Professor Grant Schofield, co-author of the most comprehensive report of the health effects of sugar in recent history. This is the extended version of the interview, which discussed sugars effect on the masses, and an eight-point plan to fix the crisis.
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