Last week, the High Court overturned a summons by the Waitangi Tribunal to Minister for Children Karen Chhour regarding the government's plans to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
Section 7AA requires Oranga Tamariki by law to improve outcomes for tamariki Māori in state care and adhere to the principles of Te Tiriti.
For their weekly interview, News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, asked ACT MP Simon Court about why Chhour has refused to present evidence to the tribunal.
They also discussed comments made in ACT's recent Free Press newsletter, which claimed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has “styled himself as an elite, advertising his credentials as a former corporate CEO” and described Winston Peters as having more time at the centre of Government than any other current politician and that he "becomes much more erudite once elected".
Last week, National MP Melissa Lee was demoted from Cabinet and stripped of the Media portfolio. National’s Penny Simmonds was also taken off the Disability Issues portfolio.
This comes after Lee faced criticism for her response to Warner Brothers Discovery announcing it would be shutting down Newshub and Simmonds apologising for mishandling the announcement of changes to purchasing rules for disabled people's equipment and support services.
News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to PhD Candidate in New Zealand Politics at the University of Otago, Michael Derek Swanson, about this cabinet reshuffle and the public response to it.
She started off the interview asking Swanson about Lee and Simmonds time in their various roles.
This week's show featured new music from St. Vincent, the Pet Shop Boys and more. Sam also celebrates the 30th anniversaries of Nas' Illmatic and Blur's Parklife.
Playlist
This week's show featured new music from St. Vincent, the Pet Shop Boys and more. Sam also celebrates the 30th anniversaries of Nas' Illmatic and Blur's Parklife.
Mel Parsons - Little Sadness
Cheap Trick - Surrender (live)
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Dennis Planter - I Still Dream of You
Helicon - Permo (Al Lover Remix)
Motley Crue - Ten Seconds to Love
T Rex - The Slider
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Nas - The World Is Yours
JessB - Talk Of The Town
Fabiana Palladino - Stay With Me Through the Night
The La's - Way Out
Blur - Magic America
Oasis - It's Gettin' Better Man (live)
Kolonel Djafaar - Phil’s First Tear
beet-wix - slug level standards
St. Vincent - Big Time Nothing
Gnoomes - Ule (radio edit)
Body Beat Ritual - Conflict Resolution
Paul Simon - All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints (feat. Los Lobos)
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