The Wire with Caeden

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins chatted to ACT’s Karen Chhour about annual inflation, National's agriculture policy, and a review of the 2022 parliament occupation.

Otago University Students’ Association President Quntin Jane about large-scale redundancies expected at the University.

And founder of Consent Law Reform NZ and Auckland University Students’ Association Women's Rights Officer Layba Zubair about their continued calls for consent laws in Aotearoa to be re-assessed.

Caeden Tipler spoke to Bianca Ranson about Sunday’s protest to call for a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf.

Nicholas talked to New Zealand Education Institute Lead Negotiator Lynda Stuart about the principal’s work ban taking place across Aotearoa.

The University of Otago, has told staff to expect large-scale redundancies and warned that hundreds could lose their jobs over the next 18 months. 

News and Editroial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Otago University Students’ Association President Quintin Jane about these proposed redundancies and how they would impact students.

After weeks of action from teacher unions, Minister of Education Jan Tinetti has announced a plan to reduce classroom ratios for Year 4-8 classes. Spike speaks to the head of the New Zealand Education Institute Mark Potter about the announcement and what more needs to be done. 

Spike speaks to Professor of Maori Studies Margaret Mutu about Joseph Mooney's recent comments on the application of tino rangatiratanga, and the long history of the rejection of Te Tiriti.