Guests Prudence Walker (Te Kahui Tika Tangata), Jacqui Scott (Dyspraxia Support Group of NZ), Rich Rowley (Brain Badge) and Sarah Macdonald (Diversity Works) draw on their personal and professional experiences to talk through the many complexities of neurodiversity and how businesses might work to better accommodate neurodivergent staff.

Conversations on human rights in our country

Louise Petzold (Child-Rich Communities), Wendy Hoddinott and Rosie Murphy (Gather Landscape Architecture) discuss the benefits for tamariki, whānau and communities when children are given a voice and an active role in designing their own urban spaces.

Guests ponder the potential implications of the October 2023 "No" vote for Australia's The Voice to Parliament referendum. Kate Hunter (Te Herenga Waka University of Wellington) situates the referendum in a longitudinal context and reflects on the potential implications of the “No” result in terms Australia-New Zealand relations. Amy Maguire (University of Newcastle) talks us through some of the controversy surrounding the referendum, before considering what the outcome might mean for indigenous rights in Australia. Claire Charters (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata HRC) focuses on the ways in which the situation of indigenous peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand was used by both sides in the referendum campaign, as well as the ways in which the outcome may impact indigenous rights in Aotearoa and internationally.

How are we seeing misinformation and disinformation play out in the lead-up to the 2023 election? Sally speaks first with Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation Project about the overarching themes and the dangers inherent in the spread of disinformation during election periods, then follows up with media experts Ursula Cheer (University of Canterbury) and Tommy de Silva (The Spinoff) about the role of the media, and other checks and balances, to help curb this trend.

Join Rodney Bell (internationally-renowned wheelchair dancer and founding member of Touch Compass), Lyn Cotton (Founder and Artistic Director of Jolt Dance Company) and Jo Casey (Regional Programme Coordinator (Christchurch) at StarJam) in a beautiful and uplifting discussion on the benefits of dance and performance for people perceived as having disabilities.

Meaning and mātauranga are embedded into Māori place names, and we are seeing a groundswell of public interest alongside Treaty settlements and statutory obligation to see them recognised and restored. Ruihana Smith (Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust) and Wendy Shaw (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board) talk about the importance of Māori place names and seeing them restored.

What factors enable positive resettlement for former refugees arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand? Join us for a special show to celebrate World Refugee Day. Our three guests - Abdirizak Abdi (Ministry of Education), Rachel O'Connor (English Language Partners) and Ibrahim Omer (MP) - bring a wealth of expertise to this topic, focussing particularly on the role of English language, education and employment.

New Zealand Sign Language Week acknowledges and celebrates the place of NZSL in our communities. This special NZSL Week show looks at the history and progression of deaf education in Aotearoa over time, from the oral method of communication taught for decades to the current use and teaching of NZSL. We interview Kay Drew (former teacher at the Van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Christchurch, and a CODA - child of deaf adults) and Sara Pivac Alexander (Senior Lecturer at Te Herenga Waka Victoria U

Sally talks with some of the team behind Asturlab's Eid-al-Fitr celebration in Christchurch, Amir Rojali, Souhila Abdelazziz and Nasrat Hamid.

How do they celebrate Eid-al-Fitr in their home countries, and how does this differ to their celebrations in Aotearoa New Zealand? And what has compelled them to organise a large-scale celebration for the city, and what do they hope to see eventuate?