The Wire with Caeden

The New Zealand Bar Association has backed the call made by the International Association of Women Judges for Afghan women judges and their families to be provided safe passage out of Afghanistan. The NZBA wants the New Zealand Government to answer this call. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to NZBA President Paul Radich about the call and how possible it really is to achieve with so many people seeking evacuation from Afghanistan and the danger threatening women there. 

Ta Rē Morori is the language of the Moriori people who, according to oral history, travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand hundreds of years ago from Eastern Polynesia and settled in Rēkohu - the Chatham Islands. The last fluent speakers of ta rē Moriori passed away in the very early 1900s but a lot of work has been done to preserve the language. 

Last week, the Ministry of Education published five e-books written entirely in ta rē Moriori on their website. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston heard about this project and wanted to speak to someone about how it came about.

Jemima interviews Susan Thorpe, who is the Cultural Projects Manager at the Hokotehi Moriori Heritage Trust about how the e-books were created. The interview becomes a broader conversation about the efforts that have been made in the past and the present to revive ta rē Moriori, as well as the battle to have the history of Moriori recognised and better understood by people in Aotearoa and across the world.

If you are interested in reading or looking at the ta rē Moriori e-books, please head to the Ministry of Education website here. 

Yesterday, Minister for Education Chris Hipkins announced that early childhood teachers and support staff will be able to access three confidential one-on-one counselling sessions for free, to support them while COVID-19 restrictions are in place. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston talks to Virginia Oakly, the Early Childhood Representative for NZEI Te Riu Roa about whether this policy provides enough support for the sector which constantly struggles with pay parity, support for relief staff and widespread feeling of being under valued.

This week on Dear Science, Frances was joined by AUT professor Marcus Jones where they talked about the effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Delta, massive volcanoes cooling the earth, and the genetic pattern which offers clues to the evolution of homosexuality.