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Dr Ashley Bloomfield looks on during a press conference with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Source: Getty Auckland’s current Level 3 lockdown is entering a crucial couple of days with Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield warning any new Covid cases emerging from the latest outbreak should become evident from today. Experts say it’s still too soon to know if the current cluster has been contained or has spread beyond Auckland’s borders, with Covid-19 modeller Professor Shaun Hendy saying a longer lockdown may be necessary. Meanw...

An undated photo of Frederick Douglass Photo Credit: AP Photo Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, is remembered as an orator, newspaper publisher, and an escaped slave.  He was born into slavery in February 1818 in Maryland. His mother lived on a different plantation, and he barely knew her as she died when he was a young child. He never knew the identity of his father. Some speculate that his father was a white man.  At the age of eight, Douglass was sent to Baltimore as a body servant. As he was not allowed to go to school, he taught himself how to read and writ...

Source: istock.com Four new reports released this morning show last year’s lockdowns were hugely disruptive to education. The reports from the Education Review Office show low decile schools and those in Auckland were the hardest hit by Covid-19 with fears some students won't be able to catch up. Eighty per cent of low decile schools are worried about student achievement with attendance rates also a concern.  But it’s not all bad news. The Covid-19 lockdowns have encouraged some positive practices in schools, with the reports highlighting greater whānau engagem...

Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to report on how far inside of our government secrets did the recent Russia cyber-breach go, and what are the long-term implications.

Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented level of power and control over society that the Big Tech platforms have, and what can be done about this danger.