The Wire with Sara

A number of education unions have complained about the government's lack of consultation around the new budget. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Paul Goulter, National Secretary of NZEI Te Riu Roa, about the government's new budget. In particular, they discussed the government's funding towards a settlement for unpaid teachers, which was not discussed with unions in advance.

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.

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.

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.