The Wire with Caeden

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. 

Crescent Under The Southern Cross is a short documentary that tells the story of four muslim men who fought in the Australian Defence Forces in World War Two. Dr Simon Wilmot directed and produced the documentary and in this two part interview he talks in depth about how these men ended up in Australia, the immigration policies that they faced at the time, the role they played in the war, as well as why it is important to tell their stories. In part one Dr. Wilmot discusses how these men arrived in Australia, how they ended up in the Defence Forces, and the important missions they were involved in. 

Tune in next week for part two where he talks about how these men were received when they arrived back in Australia after the war, as well as the implications of the white Australia immigration policy that was in force at the time, and why this story is an important part of Australian history.

Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rāpare!

Today, Spike speaks to:

- NZEI head Mark Potter about the new classroom ratio announcement

- Professor Margaret Mutu about tino rangatiratanga and the effort to undermine Te Tiriti

- and Greenpeace campaigner Ellie Hooper about bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf

Simon speaks to:

- Councillor Shane Henderson about the flood response report, West Coast beaches and AT's parking strategy

- Associate Professor Margaret Stanley about wallaby population control in Otago

- and Dr. Simon Wilmot about his new documentary documenting the stories of four Muslim ANZAC soldiers

and on Eurovision:

- David speaks to our European correspondent Cameron Adams about the state of the Ukraine war, Germany legalising cannabis, the fallout of French pension reforms, and the ESA sending a probe to one of Jupiter's moons

The bus driver shortage has seen around 1000 buses cancelled per day. Alex Bonham talks to transport campaigner Matt Lowrie of Greater Auckland blog on the impact of delays and cancellations on Aucklanders and what can be done to improve wages and safety for bus drivers.