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Last week, up to 19,000 secondary school teachers across the motu went on strike for a day over what they say is an inadequate pay offer of 1% each year for three years by the Ministry of Education.

The union, the Post Primary Teachers’ Association, or PPTA, say this pay offer is the lowest in a generation.

For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about these strikes and the Ministry’s pay offer.

They also discussed New Zealand joining 26 other countries in calling for “immediate and independent” foreign media access into Gaza, and to allow Israel to protect journalists reporting from within the besieged strip.

The joint statement by the Media Freedom Coalition says, "Journalists and media workers play an essential role in putting the spotlight on the devastating reality of war. Access to conflict zones is vital to carrying out this role effectively. We oppose all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts".

Joel also spoke to Court about this, but first, we discussed last week’s secondary school teachers’ strikes.

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For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about last week’s secondary school teachers' strike, and New Zealand joining over 20 other countries in calling for “immediate and independent” foreign media access into Gaza.

Producer Alex spoke to the Associate Professor of  Marketing at the University of Otago Leah Watkins about a recent study showing the extent to which children are exposed to junk food, alcohol, and gambling marketing, and why and how we should regulate.

Joel spoke to Dr Natalie Forsdick, the President of Bird New Zealand, about a new study showing birds are singing almost an hour later due to light pollution.

Joel also spoke to Dr Rashi Parker, the Fundraising Manager of BirdCare Aotearoa, a native bird hospital based in West Auckland, about what she is seeing at the hospital, and about the wider impacts of light pollution.

And Alex also spoke with Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, Bill McKay, about the Council’s vote to make changes to Housing Density Rules in the Auckland Unitary Plan, and how it will affect Aucklanders and public transport.

Whakarongo mai!

Last week, up to 19,000 secondary school teachers across the motu went on strike for a day over what they say is an inadequate pay offer of 1% each year for three years by the Ministry of Education.

The union, the Post Primary Teachers’ Association, or PPTA, say this pay offer is the lowest in a generation.

For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about these strikes and the Ministry’s pay offer.

They also discussed New Zealand joining 26 other countries in calling for “immediate and independent” foreign media access into Gaza, and to allow Israel to protect journalists reporting from within the besieged strip.

The joint statement by the Media Freedom Coalition says, "Journalists and media workers play an essential role in putting the spotlight on the devastating reality of war. Access to conflict zones is vital to carrying out this role effectively. We oppose all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts".

Joel also spoke to Court about this, but first, we discussed last week’s secondary school teachers’ strikes.

Last week, a study was published showing that children are exposed to unhealthy food, alcohol, and gambling marketing in some form 76 times a day on average.

Academics at the University of Otago have called for restrictions on such marketing, as exposure to these ads for children has a negative impact on their health and wellbeing

Producer Alex spoke to Associate Professor of Marketing Leah Watkins from the University of Otago about the study, how it affects Aotearoa’s young people, and what the government should do about it.

Your Bosom Selecta today is none other than Taylor MacGregor, one of two exceptional NZ music nerds that host Freak the Sheep! Freak the Sheep showcases the amazing local talent from all across the country thanks to NZ On Air. Catch the show on Wednesday nights from 8-10pm or via the bCasts.

Whakarongo mai nei!

Selections: 

2 Hot 2 Hunt - Grecco Romank 

Come to the Sabbat - Timberjack Donoghue 

This week for Fashun Milly and Rosetta were joined in the studio by Penelope Noir and Julia Parnell chatting about Julia Parnell's new series 'Cutting the Curve', that documents the fashion industry's approach to plus-size fashion. The series launches today at 12pm on YouTube and RNZ. 

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Today on Loose Reads, Suri is up in the studio to chat about Endling by Maria Reva - An unforgettable debut novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine.

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Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Rachel Ashby makes a return to the 95bFM Breakfast to chat all about the Going Global Summit and Festival! You can grab tickets to the Showcase from here, and get your tickets for the Summit here. 

On this week’s Swap Meet @95bfm, Jubt was joined in the booth by the two Chrises: DJ Kurisu shared a handful of fine funky favourites, while Chris Leskovsek took us on a trip through South American cumbias, with stops at @LosMirlos, Ranil, and Juanaeco y su Combo among others.

Alongside those sets, we heard new material from artists like

We also marked the birthday of @ChuckBrownDC the Godfather of Go-Go, with his track “Bustin’ Loose.”

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