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Last week, the government released the new curriculum subjects for students in years 11-13. New subjects such as politics, civics, philosophy, music technology, and media, journalism, and communications were included, but art history as a standalone subject has been quietly dropped – now to be incorporated into design, painting, photography and creative arts subjects.

The move has been widely criticised by art historians, academics, and past students, calling the decision both ‘devastating’ and ‘unsurprising’.

Sof spoke to the President of the New Zealand Art History Teachers Association, Dr Barbara Ormond, about the decision and the potential impact it will have on teaching the subject, both at the secondary and tertiary levels. 

Cam is back up in the studio, chatting with Rosetta and Milly about the latest new releases on the shelves at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei!

Gal Costa - Baby
Ratboys - The World, So Madly
Ranil (Galaxia Tropical) - Pueblo 

You can head down to Southbound in person at 132 Symonds street, check out the website at www.southbound.co.nz or even call the store and get yourself a copy put aside.

Thanks to Southbound Records!

Today, the government's Public Health Response Bill was passed - but not without controversy. 

Lillian Hanly came across a statement by lawyer and tino rangatiratanga advocate Annette Sykes drawing attention to a specification made for entering houses and marae without a warrant. There was much outrage around this clause and Lillian reached out to a few legal minds to clarify what this meant, but given everything was still being debated in the house, nothing was entirely clear at that point. 

The legislation has since been tweaked, references to police being able to enter marae without a warrant have been removed, and a requirement that only police operate roadblocks were also removed. A two-year limit on the enforcement law has been changed to three months - another key issue of controversy. 

However, the process in which this occured, the questions it raises around the extension of powers, and the speed in which it came about, continues to see criticism. It has even instigated a movement online encouraging people to change their profile pictures on Facebook to an image designed by Ann-Olivia Wehipeihana-Wilson for Whakaaro Factory.

Listen in to find out the stages a Bill normally goes through, why this is going through under urgency, and concerns from legal and political minds Jane Kelsey, Julia Whaipooti and Morgan Godfrey. 

Edit: Professor David Williams also responded to Lillian after the show with a written response touching on another aspect of the Bill, he had sent this to both MPs Willie Jackson and Marama Davidson:

“Tēnā kōrua. Ngā mihimihi o te wā ki a kōrua.

I write to you as Chair of the Māori caucus within the Labour Party and Co-Leader of the Green Party. Clearly the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill will proceed through the House shortly. Nevertheless I find it most upsetting that the National Party is taking the high moral ground on the restrictions of tangihanga, funerals and other religious services to a maximum attendance of 10 people. This is the same National Party that viciously criticised the community checkpoints put in place by iwi/hapū in many parts of the motu recently.

It is hypocritical, to say the least, for Simon Bridges and others in the National Party now to show such concern for Māori wishing to farewell their departed at tangihanga. When the Bill is passed, I do urge both of you to move your parliamentary colleagues towards a modification as soon as possible of the Cabinet decision on the numbers able to attend tangihanga, funerals and other services during alert level 2.”

It does seem an incredible slap in the face for iwi/hapū to have such draconian restrictions imposed on them after all they have done to keep their communities safe during alert levels 4 and 3."

Please note, the government announced this afternoon an increase on the number of people who are able to attend tangihanga and funeral - that number is now 50, if those attending adhere to strict public health measures.

The conversation around phosphate imported from the disputed area of the Western Sahara continues. After having spoken to one of the two companies who are the last two companies in the western world that continue to trade with Morocco (listen here to Ballance Agri-Nutrients who were the only company that agreed to a phone interview - Lillian is continuing to source information from Ravensdown), Lillian was intent on understanding the legal implications of this. 

Kamal Fadel, who is based in Australia, is a spokesperson for Polisario Front - Western Sahara’s independence movement. Kamal had stated last week the group was looking into legal action against the companies in New Zealand. Lillian reached out to Kamal over Twitter to see if she could speak with him about this and it turned out he was in New Zealand for the next couple of days. Kamal had actually been part of organising Tecber’s talking tour, who we heard from for Part I of this series, and they had taken the rare opportunity of having someone from the Western Sahara visiting New Zealand to meet with government officials and attend conferences. When Lillian contacted Kamal, he was speaking at an event for the NZ Institute of International Affairs the following day. Lillian went along to the talk last minute and managed to introduce herself there - Kamal then agreed to come into the bFM studios for a discussion. They ended up discussing the legality of Morocco's invasion and continued occupation, the rights that exist for non-self-governing territories, and why there are plenty of good reasons for the NZ companies to stop being involved in the trading of 'stolen goods'. First up, Lillian asked what Polisario Front is.

NOTES:

-Forbes List 'King of Rock' reference

-CSPB research to halt the import of Western Saharan phosphate:

"CSBP also completed design work and started fabrication of a regenerative thermal oxidiser that will broaden supply options for the superphosphate manufacturing operation at Kwinana and help reduce dependence on phosphate rock from Western Sahara." Pg. 47

"The two other Australian importers of phosphate from Western Sahara, Wesfarmers (through its subsidiary CSBP) and Impact Fertilisers, divested from the region in 2009 and 2012, respectively."

-Nauru example given by Kamal explanation:

"Nauruans’ experiences of a resource curse from mining phosphate stands, as a case study of retarded development. Nauru was much adulated in the press in the early 20th century as an example of a small island that became wealthy through mining. The high grade phosphate that covered four fifths of the island was considered by outsiders as a very lucrative resource that had to be mined, particularly as fertilizer to enhance the pastures of Australia and New Zealand. The development of Nauru has been misinterpreted by attributions of wealth to Nauruans when most of the profits from mining accrued to the mining agencies. Sales of phosphate yielded far greater development to Australian agriculture than to Nauruan owners of the resource. Meanwhile the small island surface of Nauru underwent gradual destruction of its interior retarding any developments, economic or humanitarian."

This is Part III in a series, you can listen to the others here:

Part I

Part II

Part IIII

Photo credit: The Economist