The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel

Jordan doesn't have the oil that's made its neighbours wealthy, and tourism industry propping up its economy is under immense pressure

Guests:

• Hashem Nawafleh - tour guide
• Hamad Hamad al Manajih - Bedouin tour guide
• Omar Al-Hlalat - horse guide

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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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