The Wire with Joel

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health, GCSB, and SIS Minister Andrew Little discussed about budget spending, cyberattack against the Waikato DHB, and the review of the Intelligence and Security Act.

The IHC is appealing to the Human Rights Tribunal about the discrimination of disabled students.

Producer Louis Macalister talked to Lemoa Henry Fesuluai of the University of Auckland about the latest updates on Samoa's constitutional crisis.

International Desk reports on Belarus forcing a commercial flight to change course just to arrest a dissedent journalist.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on another lockdown in Melbourne.

International Desk reports on Belarus forcing a Ryanair flight to land in its capital, Minsk, to arrest journalist Roman Protasevich, which led to condemnation from international civil aviation organisations and European governments. 

Barrister and Massey University adjunct lecturer Christopher Griggs talked to Justin Wong how Belarus could have broken international aviation laws and conventions.

Producer Louis Macalister talked about the recent developments in the Samoan election saga with Lemoa Henry Fesuluai, who is a Samoan Language Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland.

This week James and Brooke talk about some of the top things in Aotearoa's current affairs, touching on the 2021 budget, Palestine, and teachers excellence.

James starts of asking about the budget which ACT has opposed, inquiring into whether they saw any positives come from it at all.

Teachers Excellence is next on the agenda, with ACT proposing a 250 million dollar annual fund is put towards rewarding teachers excellence in response to the government freezing public sector wages.

Lastly, James asks about Palestine, questioning where ACT's stand point is in relation to condemning violence and whether they support a 2 state solution.