The Mike Hosking Breakfast

New Zealand film editor John Gilbert is getting ready for his day at the Oscars.

LISTEN ABOVE: John Gilbert spoke to Mike Hosking ahead of the Academy Awards this afternoon

He's nominated for best editor for his work on Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and is up against entries from La La Land and Hell or High Water.

As a member of the Film Academy he voted for himself but told Mike Hosking winning would mean making a nerve wracking speech in front of millions.

He said with 100 million people watching, the idea of getting up and having to accept the award is slightly terrifying.

Mr Gilbert won a BAFTA earlier this month.

Based in Wellington - he's previously been nominated for an Oscar in 2002, for his work on The Fellowship of the Ring.

Jacinda Ardern, the latest Mt Albert MP, spoke to Mike Hosking about voter turnout in the by-election and similarities between the Labour and Green parties.

Dan Lemmon, who's nominated for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for The Jungle Book at this year's Academy Awards, joins Mike Hosking ahead of Monday's ceremony.

Top school staff are being reminded it's their legal obligation to report suspicious behaviour from teachers.

It follows figures released to Newstalk ZB under the Official Information Act, showing 22 people were struck off the teachers registry last year, seven over sexual misconduct.

Eight were for non-contact sexual behaviour, one was for aggressive behaviour and physical handling, and the others for fraud, dishonesty, or other relationship and employment matters.

Principals Federation president Whetu Cormick told Mike Hosking it's a disappointing number, but it's a good sign the system is working.

LISTEN ABOVE AS WHETU CORMICK SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

"I think the Education Council has a very good reporting system to enable these matters to be brought before them."

Cormick said there are tight rules around reporting inappropriate teachers.

"The Education Act clearly says that principals, myself included, and trustees need to report this information on to the Teachers Council so that they can discipline these individuals."

School Trustees Association president Lorraine Kerr told Rachel Smalley she believes the appropriate checks and balances are in place, as long as schools stick to them.

"We just have to keep being rigorous about our processes, and we have to have an unrelenting focus on our processes," she said.

The Education Council is working on a new Code of Professional Responsibility for teachers, due out in July. It updates the Council’s current code of ethics.

Manager of teacher practice Andrew Greig said there are good processes in place to ensure such behaviour is dealt with.

"Where there are concerns principals, employers at early childcare centres, they do report that to us and as soon as they report that to us we carry out an investigation."

Greig said this behaviour isn't common in the profession.

"We are disappointed that there are some teachers that have been struck off for that sort of behaviour but we need to look at in the context of it. In the context of 100,000 teachers it's a very very tiny percentage."

Greig said the new code will go some way towards stamping that sort of behaviour out completely "to ensure that the 100,000 teachers in New Zealand are very professional and also acting appropriately in front of our students."

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD (highlights from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Quite a Good Excuse/By-Election Farce/Mike's Merger Mumblings/Mark the Week/Fuddy Duddy Study Buddies

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD (highlights from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Taika Charms Pants of Ants and Cate/When Mergers Merge/Trump's Month/Swaying Bill English

Former Labour Party President Mike Williams has praised ACT leader David Seymour for his "lateral thinking" on prisoner reform.

Mr Williams - now chief executive of the Howard League penal reform group - is set to speak at the ACT conference this weekend.

The Howard league has been working to lift literacy rates among prisoners.

Mr Williams said Mr Seymour has recognised the importance of reform.

"He came to a Howard League literacy graduation at Rimutaka jail last year ... I think it was a revelation to him that so many prisoners couldn't read and write."

Mr Williams said well over half of prisoners are functionally illiterate.

"David Seymour's picked up this problem and is attempting to do something about it."

ACT will release its "turn over a new leaf" policy on Saturday. The policy will address support for prisoners once they leave prison.

Filmmaker, actor, artist and champion of New Zealand culture, Taika Waititi has been named 2017 New Zealander of the Year.

Mr Waititi was unable to receive the award in person because of work commitments in Los Angeles.

His wife, Chelsea Winstanley, collected the award on his behalf from the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Bill English.

Accompanied by Hunt for the Wilderpeople actor Julian Dennison, Ms Winstanley also collected the Kiwibank kaitaka huaki cloak, Pouhine, from last year’s New Zealander of the Year, Richie McCaw.

LISTEN ABOVE AS TAIKA WAITITI SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

Federated Farmers has come out in defence of the agriculture sector as the Government prepares to make an announcement on freshwater standards.

There is speculation Prime Minster Bill English will lift the minimum standard for freshwater quality, but not to the "swimmable" standard environmental groups have been lobbying for.

Federated Farmers water spokesman Chris Allen told Mike Hosking that farmers are a "punching bag" in the freshwater debate.

"We just want the Government to realise ... we're doing our bit, we're stepping up to the mark and it's now time for everyone to be involved in this."

He hoped today's announcement would not adversely affect the farming community.

LISTEN ABOVE: Fed Farmers water spokesman Chris Allen talks to Mike Hosking

Family First has been accused of transphobia after launching a campaign against transgender women using female bathrooms.

The AskMeFirst campaign was launched amid concern over a trans student being allowed to use the female bathroom at an all-girl school.

Agenda spokesperson Lynda Whitehead told Mike Hosking Family First were "stirring the pot".

"I can't help but feel that it's yet another crack by Family First at a minority community."

LISTEN ABOVE: Lynda Whitehead talks to Mike Hosking

The AskMeFirst website says "there's a growing trend in both New Zealand schools and public places to allow men to enter women’s spaces".

The website says women's privacy and safety is being ignored.