In this episode of Daybreak - positive updates on the school lunch programme, where complaints have decreased significantly and reliability has improved; closure of several regional newspapers; Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins blames the “Tory” media for declining numbers of ram raids; Winston Peters' proposed bill to ban 'woke' flags from government buildings, with little coverage from mainstream media; high truancy rates in schools continue; a cultural tipping point regarding gender issues continues with increasing mainstream media coverage of gender-critical perspectives; Jaguar goes woke, goes broke; and more…

In this episode of Political Playback, Bob & Simon discuss the following issues from the past week – Simon’s cancellation to speak on the Israel issue at a university; Chris Hipkins blames the (Tory) media for falling ram-raid occurrences; are school lunches now all AOK?; NZ First proposes a ban on all woke flags; are Youth MPs being censored?; school attendance rates are still abysmal; a Green MP wants to take down ‘coloniser’ statues – but is she also opposed to the Buddhist one?; the Government goes tough on crime – but is it; and the media are congratulated for labelling an unborn child as human.

Conservatives in the US just can’t stop winning at the moment - age verification for porn sites, parental rights in schools, warning labels on social media, defunding abortionists Planned Parenthood, 3-year anniversary of overturning Roe v Wade, and there’s even significant pushback on the 'same-sex marriage' issue. We speak to our US correspondent.