For their weekly catchup, Caeden spoke to the Labour Party's Andrew Little about the Labour Party and New Zealand's response to the increasing escalation of conflict in Palestine-Israel and the upcoming election.

Caeden also spoke to Etuini Ma’u, a Tongan psychiatrist based in Waikato who is part of a research team looking into Tongan mental health.

Nicholas spoke to Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation project about a new report into a rise in anti-Māori sentiment.

Beth spoke to E tū organiser Ann Galloway about the Allied Press journalists’ strike.

Beth also spoke to Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and Minister of Women, about the free school lunches programme and why it is important.