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Featuring What's Up? with Labour Leader Chris Hipkins, Rhys Matthewson hops on for a chat about his show Time Trial at this years' Best Foods Comedy Festival, and Professor David Lines is on Ready Steady Learn, brought to you by the University of Auckland. 

Going there....

Professor David Lines from the School of Music is in the studio to discuss the Creative Pedagogies Network.

Brought to you by the University of Auckland!

Mōrena! Heaps of art-rock and experimental stuff today, spurred by a rediscovering of Robert Wyatt's 'Rock Bottom'. Check out the setlist below!

This week's Little Journey: Animal Collective - Visiting Friends, College

Monday blues got you down? Tune into Breakfast for insight into Ghana's recycled clothing industry on Fashun with Penelope Noir, a review of ex-editor of Vanity Fair Graydon Carter's memoir on Loose Reads thanks to Time Out Bookstore,  and an interview with Dope Lemon about his new album and upcoming tour of Aotearoa. 

The government's proposed changes to ECE regulation have sparked concern among many early childhood educators. 

The New Zealand Education Institute or NZEI says called it a backwards step. Adding it will result in qualified teacher requirements watered down, safety criteria withdrawn, and quality teaching standards removed from centres’ licensing requirements. 

NZEI says “ECE centres' profit margins are the winners here. Tamariki and teachers are the losers.” 

Producer Evie spoke to early childhood educator and early childhood representative on the NZEI National Executive Zane McCarthy about why the proposed changes are such cause for concern.

Jonny chats to Angus Stone, a.k.a Dope Lemon, from over the ditch about his epic forthcoming album GOLDEN WOLF out 2 May and his anticipated return to Aotearoa at the start of August. 

This week Penelope Noir chats to Jonny about the massive amounts of second-hand garments imported into Ghana, Senegal and Kenya for recirculation and recycling. 

In his role as regulation Minister, David Seymour is moving to simplify regulations for Early Childhood Education Centres by the end of this year. 

This involves a review containing 15 recommendations, which cabinet has accepted. These recommendations concern a vast number of things, from simplifying licensing criteria for pre-schools to lowering qualification requirements for early childhood educators. 

Both of these areas have sparked concern within the sector, with some educators concerned the review is simply a cost cutting exercise that will result in tamariki being put at risk. 

For our weekly catch up Producer Evie spoke to ACT’s Simon Court about the review. 

And finally they discussed a clash between the party and National’s Scott Simpson over an ACC plan to reduce injury for Māori and Pasifika workers.