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With World Indigenous People’s Day coming up this Saturday we had an opportunity to talk to Professor Meihana Durie, who is the Co-Chair of this year’s World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education this November. 

WIPCE is one of the world’s most significant gatherings for Indigenous educators and thought leaders, returning to Aotearoa for the first time in 20 years

It will bring together over 2,000 Indigenous experts and creatives from 20+ countries - all focused on education, language, climate, arts, and decolonisation.

Professor Durie is a leading voice in Māori education and kaupapa Māori health.

Producer Sanat wanted to understand how this conference fits into the broader global indigenous right’s movement so I started by asking Professor Durie about the conference’s kaupapa. 

The deadline for enrolling to vote in Local elections and nominations for candidates closed last week, with last minute pushes across the country to make sure as many seats as possible were being contested. 

There were concerns from the Electoral Commission and Local Councils across the country that some seats might go uncontested or only have one person running.

Producer Sanat wanted to understand what the state of local democracy is in Auckland and whether the council is doing enough to make sure it is healthy and thriving. 

Also in today’s discussion is a conversation about Regional Deals. Recently Auckland Council signed a memorandum of understanding with the government in order to begin “negotiating” a regional deal. 

Producer Sanat wanted to understand what a regional deal is and what it can do for Auckland, especially as recent unemployment and homelessness figures suggest that our city has been hit hardest by the recent economic downturn. 

He started off by asking Councillor Shane Henderson about the state of Auckland's Local Democracy.

There's an adolescent flavour to the show today, with music spanning breezy and bittersweet to grungy angst, and a brand new single from Roy Irwin. Thursday host Emma Gleason also talks to director Stella Reid about her short film Stage Challenge, screening as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival, about the complex, creative and cooked extra-EXTRA-curricular activity.

This week Milly catches up with Jordan from Radio Control and learns all about what is going down in Balmy Palmy!

Radio Control's Track Selection: 

Hangnail - Our Beloved Ditch 

Milly and Jesse chat about IVY's new track 'Loon'. A tale of coming-of-age in Dunedin, with some fantastic instumentals and vocals - it's worth a listen. 

Check out IVY here!

Natural Ange comes up to the studio to give you tips on how to boost your mood during these winter days! Plus so much more...

Today on your Rāapa Brekkie: Milly and Rosetta catch with up the Green Party's Steve Abel for What's Up, D.C. Maxwell has a kōrero about his brand new single and music video Jesus' Son, and Rosetta and Milly chat with the lovely nurses of Care HQ for our new sexual health segment The Birds, The Bees, and The Bugs. Whakarongo mai nei!

For our monthly catch-up with The Green Party's Steve Abel, Milly and Rosetta have a kōrero Steve about the Government's reppeal of the 2018 Oil and Gas Exploration Ban, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's recent comment that the government would no longer be able to 'bail out' those effected by natural disasters, and the recent decision to cut NCEA. Whakarongo mai nei!

In the first rendition of our new segment The Birds, The Bees, and The Bugs - where we talk all things sexual health with the friendly nurses at Care HQ - Milly and Rosetta have a kōrero about UTIs with nurses Charlotte and Nickie. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Care HQ!

Earlier this week the government announced they’d be replacing the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) with a new set of national secondary school qualifications.

Minister of Education Erica Stanford says the current NCEA system was failing to help students develop critical thinking skills and was difficult for parents to navigate as well.

In that same week, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI would be opening a dedicated law enforcement attaché office in Wellington. Defence Minister Judith Collins and Police Minister Mark Mitchell said that the new office would strengthen our ties with the five eyes alliance, with Patel additionally saying the move would counter Chinese influence in the region.

And the Green party recently launched a petition calling on the government to reverse policies of theirs related to emergency housing access that the Greens say have led to an increase in homelessness across the country.

For our weekly catchup with the Green party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to get the party’s take on all of these issues.