#BHN Kainga Ora clean out | NZEI President Mark Potter on Schools new testing regime | National's media funding debate

The Government has announced a refreshed board for its housing agency, and laid down new expectations including material reduction in operating losses. The President of the NZEI Mark Potter, joins us to talk about the Government's announcement that children in their first year of school will undergo phonics checks to help teachers understand their reading progress. Willie Jackson, Damien Grant and Max Harris talk on The Working Group about how National are now flaunting Labour's media policy that there were against then, but are for now =================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ