This nasty pest can be destroyed, but it will take government resources and extreme vigilance from the public to do it.

The anti-pest army is being mobilised, local Facebook pages are buzzing and a swarm of publicity embarked upon, all aimed at stamping out the yellow-legged hornet

Guests:

• Professor Phil Lester - Victoria University
• Mike Inglis - MPI Biosecurity Commissioner North
• Karin Kos - Apiculture NZ chief executive

Learn more:

• Look out for hornets
• Yellow-legged hornet sightings in Auckland in 2025 | NZ Government
• How to build a wasp trap - Phil Lester recommends this system but says you don't need to register your trap
• Phil recommends Vespex as a bait which is available from a Nelson firm called Merchento

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A key player in the curriculum rewrite says the criticism is overblown - and not a reflection of what the sector thinks

Most agree NZ's education is below par, but how to fix it is the subject of a major conflict - as the government's proposed curriculum has made clear

Guests:

• Laura Walters - Newsroom's political editor
• Michael Johnston - The New Zealand Initiative

Learn more:

• Draft curriculum content released for Years 0-10 learning areas and wāhanga ako

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A City Councillor and a Marine Science Professor warn that the Hauraki Gulf recovery is at risk after a last-minute fishing carve-out to the new Tīkapa Moana.

The new Hauraki Gulf/ Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act is meant to preserve our largest marine park, but 11th-hour changes have critics questioning if it offers high protection or hollow promises

Guests:

• Simon Thrush - Marine science professor at Auckland University
• Mike Lee - Auckland councillor for Waitematā and Gulf

Learn more:

• Find the new legislation here

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