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For our weekly catchup with the Green Party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government’s plan to replace the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, The FBI office opening in Wellington and The party's call to the government to reverse changes to emergency housing access.

On Monday this week it was announced by the government that they are planning to drop NCEA from the national curriculum by 2030, as a part of a new education overhaul.

Although the full details of the new program haven’t been released, the government is planning to replace the NCEA qualification, which has been in place for more than 20 years, with a new national system weighted heavily towards exams. Associate Education Minister David Seymour described the change as more “challenging” for students, which from his perspective can “only be a positive thing”.

Following on from our previous conversation with the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March, Producer Max spoke to Stuart McNaughton, a professor in the faculty of arts and education at the University of Auckland, to talk about the new education reforms.

As Israel’s war in Gaza nears its second full year since October 7th, 2023, multiple aid agencies and humanitarian groups have said that the prevalence of famine within the strip has gone beyond critical levels, with elderly Palestinians now succumbing to malnutrition-related deaths alongside the deaths amongst children that were reported earlier this year.

Israel, who have maintained a blockade on the Gaza strip since 2007, began significantly restricting the amount of aid entering the enclave following the beginning of the war. While spokespeople from the government have told the international community they were allowing adequate levels of aid to enter the strip during humanitarian pauses, humanitarian groups have said the volume of aid entering the strip was far below the level needed, and that reported attacks on both aid workers and Palestinians waiting for aid by IDF personnel weakened Israel’s claims of distributing aid effectively. 

Oto spoke to Dr Ritesh Shah, a Senior Lecturer Critical Studies in Education at the University of Auckland to discuss why Israel has been facing international condemnation for its handling of aid distribution in Gaza.

If you'd like to attend the seminar that Ritesh will be speaking at tomorrow, you can find the details for it here on eventbrite:

This week the boys chat strange job titles, and an Olympic marathon that was anything but boring. 

D.C. Maxwell is on the line with Milly and Rosetta to chat about his brand new single and video Jesus' Son - out today! Whakarongo mai nei!

Recently, AI-enabled CCTV cameras, number plate recognition systems and other smart technologies have been rolled out in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.While information about these technologies is limited, what is known is that they’re primarily being used to detect traffic violations at the moment, although ethical concerns have been raised about how this technology could be used in the future.

Oto spoke to Dr Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, A senior lecturer in the school of architecture and planning in the faculty of engineering and design at the university of Auckland about the rollout this new AI enabled surveillance technology in Auckland and it’s ethical implications.

Oto and Jaycee played their favourite tracks from the Asian diaspora and beyond to celebrate the show's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!1! 🎉🥳🙌

AUNTY EL is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta, about her brand new EP If not now then when! Whakarongo mai nei!

Today on Ready Steady Learn, doctoral candidate Kelly Shuttleworth is up in the studio to chat about her research in Constitutional Conventions! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to the University of Auckland! 

It's Rātu Brekkie with Milly and Rosetta! Today on the show, Isthmus'n That with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, AUNTY EL is in the studio chatting about her new EP If Not Now, Then When - and Ready Steady Learn with Kelly Shuttleworth! Whakarongo mai nei!