The Post Primary Teachers' Association has rejected an offer from the government to, amongst other things, increase the pay of secondary teachers by roughly 9% over three years. Some delegates, who voted against the offer, have called it "insulting".
On the other side, Ministry for Education Christ Hipkins considers the union's claim of a 15% pay rise to be "out of the ballpark".
While the negotiations are still underway, the shortage of teachers and their increasing workload is destabilising a vital profession.
Host Lisa Boudet talks to the union's president, Jack Boyle, about the current and looming challenges the secondary teaching field faces.
We livecrossed to producer Bronwyn Wilde down on Queen Street at the 350 organisation's protest against ANZ's ongoing investment in the fossil fuel industry.
The protest comes after members of 350 found ANZ representatives in attendance at a recent Petroleum Club meeting. The satirical demostration required Aucklanders to vote on which fictional fossil fuel project they would like to see ANZ sponser next, in a bid to show what it would look like if ANZ was transparent about its ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Auckland Action Against Poverty has raised red flags after lobbying efforts from several tobacco companies in New Zealand.
In an email addressed to Auckland Action Against Poverty tobacco giant, Philip Morris, reached out for a meeting saying “Philip Morris strongly supports the Government’s focus on encouraging people to switch to less harmful products and is working towards exiting the cigarette market in NZ. In particular, Philip Morris is working to address the high rates of women smokers.”
Auckland Action Against Poverty is now urging the government to regulate the lobbying efforts of the tobacco industry. Co-Ordinator of AAAP, Ricardo Menendez March joins Laura Kvigstad to discuss the lobbying efforts he’s seen occur by the tobacco industry.
We have reached out to Philip Morris for comment and will be retouching on this issue next week.
Recent scrutiny surrounding foreign political donations have flared after revelations that the National party received one hundred and fifty thousand dollars as a gift from Chinese Billionaire Lang Lin. Lin is an prominent figure in the Chinese horse racing industry and mad the donation through the Inner Mongolian Ride Horse Industry Group. This large sum has lead to fears over foreign influence on New Zealand’s political system. While the cap for overseas donations are supposedly set at fifteen hundred dollars, Lin managed to skirt these laws by donating through a New Zealand based company. Some, such as Victoria University's Dr Simon Chapple have called for an outright ban on foreign donations, as well as a cap on domestic ones. William Boyd spoke with Dr Lara Greaves from the Politics department at the University of Auckland about the laws on donating and the unequal amount gifted to right-leaning parties. William started off by asking Dr Greaves to clarify what the current laws are over foreign donation.
It’s no secret that we have a problem here in Aotearoa when it comes to mental health, & it seems that men's mental health and male suicide rates are a growing prevalent issue.
Research shows the suicide rate in the construction industry is almost double any other industry in addition, male suicide is increasing within our Maori and Pacific Island communities; and rural Farmers have alarmingly high suicide rates.
A few years back, a group of Australian tradesmen got on their bikes, to address the disproportionate number of men taking their own lives. They called themselves Monkey off your Back, and since then they've been lifting the profile for charities as well as fighting the stigma surrounding mental health.
Producer Louis Laws spoke with Terry Bluck, an electrician based in Auckland, who talked about the initiative, as well as the ride they have coming up on the 1st of February...
Chloe Ann King… That’s a name which strikes fear in the hearts of law bending hospitality employers across Tamaki Makaukrau. They are an advocate for hospitality workers that have experienced exploitation and harassment. They are part of a campaign that offers legal aid and representation to workers during disputes with employers and are now a research assistant for a project at AUT. Sam spoke to themabout the project and the work that they’ve been doing over the past decade.
As we step into level three this week, today’s Epidemic Response Committee looks into medical and health industries. On the agenda we hear from a range of voices from Des Gorman who is a professor at the University of Auckland's School of Medicine, the College of Midwives, and Community Support Workers Network as well as Medical specialist, Sarah Dolton and Chair of General Practice Owner Advocates, GenPro, Tim Molloy. Molloy in particular has discussed in recent weeks the rise in demand, and expectations for general practice owners over the last few years. The rise in demands has not seen a rise in funding for the industry. We can expect this to be a focal point in today’s discussions.
Today on the show, Denise Lee from the National Party is back & joins Laura to discuss all that National Party news.
Next, Producer Louis speaks with Isabella Lenihin-Ikin from the New Zealand Union of Students Associations about Student Accommodation...
After that, Laura speaks with Internet NZ’s chief executive, Jordan Carter about the recent announcement from the government to create a legal framework to censor objectionable material online…
& Sam speaks to music helps - a charity which provides support to musicians and workers in the music industry about what challenges Covid-19 has brought for the industry.
The Government’s budget announcement last month included a $175 million dollar recovery package for New Zealand’s arts and music industries. NZ On Air recieved $7.1 million for their New Music Programmes. Jemima speaks with the Head of Music for New Zealand On Air, David Riddler, about the funding boost and why government support for the music industry is important.
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