The Frontline with Dr Gary Payinda

Jessie Moss, senior professional advisor at NZEI, talks us through attempts to rush the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill into law. Destabilising the curriculum, aiding public school privatisation, demoting the voice of professional organisations, and weakening community and Māori input is just the start of the far-reaching bill.

Ann David is the Past President of the End-of-Life Choice Society, and she's with us to talk about a newly proposed bill that seeks to reduce some of the hurdles, hoops and obstacles placed in the way of terminally ill patients at the end of their lives -- people who seek medical assistance to help them die gently.

Accurate and effective, or a policy that will fill the jails while simultaneously not making the streets any safer? What does the international evidence show? We chat with Nikolai Siimes of the University of Auckland, a researcher who has published on roadside illicit drug testing.

The Frontline spoke with Dan Short about what it takes to be a critical care paramedic. The training, the challenges, the teamwork, and the most memorable cases, both good and bad. Everything you wanted to know about being on one of the most highly exposed frontline jobs. 

A conversation with Max Harris, lawyer, campaigner, and author, talking about Dental for All, a group that's got a national roadshow under way talking about the crazy idea that dental care should be a public service available to every New Zealander. Even the ones who are not 'wealthy and sorted'.If you want to imagine where the current government's push to healthcare privatisation will lead us, look no further than adult dental care in NZ: with almost half of people locked out due to cost. Together, let's say No, fight back, and build a better nation. Please share this video with a friend.For more, also check out my Substack @drgarypayinda.