Yes, it’s all connected. The haka in parliament by those politicians (and a crowd up in the gallery) happened at the point when an initial vote was to take place to decide whether the bill would go any further, following its official “first reading”. There were a number of highly-impassioned speeches preceding that moment, as well. The fact that the bill had any real support in parliament at this reading is controversial in itself – our current government is a coalition between several parties, and initial (first reading) coalition support for this bill was apparently negotiated by the party which introduced it, despite the other parties having repeatedly stated on record that they don’t agree with the bill and won’t support it any further. In theory this should mean that the bill has no future and the proposed law changes will not happen (but people are nevertheless concerned because politicians are not exactly renowned for always keeping their promises). So the bill did indeed pass that first reading, which means it remains a going concern for many more months at a minimum. The bill would place a new interpretation on the Treaty of Waitangi (or Te Tiriti o Waitangi), which is the founding document of modern New Zealand. The exact meaning of the treaty is a complex subject for several reasons (most notably that the version in English does not say exactly the same thing as the version in Māori), but established systems have been in place to resolve disputes for a long time now, and suffice to say that the proposed law changes are incredibly controversial, which is the reason for Hīkoi mō te Tiriti – the organised protests against the proposed changes, which worked their way down the country from the far north to Parliament, to coincide with the first reading in Parliament (and the anticipated outcome of that reading).
Thanks for the detailed explanation, they didn’t provide that. The reason they picked this topic at all was probably the haka because it was an impressive performance and a good way to learn about politics and a different culture at the same time.
@RossM so I watched one episode of Newsround and there are similarities but it seems to me Newsround focuses more on entertainment and less on education. It is also shorter (8 mins compared to the 10 minutes of Logo).
I only watched 1 episode so my comparison is probably not fair and incomplete. There was a section about the musical Wicked which was over 3 minutes and afterwards they announced who is the last star joining “Strictly Christmas Special” which seems a bit of an advertisment?
The other stuff they talked about were mostly some fun stories like a Japanese old man yodeling, some cute panda and a outdoor race in the Antarctic.
They reported about a volcanic eruption in Iceland which the moderator started with “check out these amazing pictures of a volcano in Iceland which erupted for the seventh time this year.” It felt more about the images than the people living there. Well, they didn’t mention the people, just that it is a pretty small eruption and no problems for the air traffic.
The main story beside Wicked was one about a female Football player who scammed parents and kids by offering private coaching and not doing it after getting paid.
In comparison the topics of Logo from Thursday night: A 12 years old children reporter is joining a serious and big German news show for one night. They show what work needs to be done for the show and how she is involved and she talks about how she would love to report about the war in Ukraine because she knows a lot of kids from there. In the end she reports about a survey which is about kids and youths becoming more worried to fail in school and the psychological pressure.
The next topic was about the sabotage of the underwater cables in the Baltic Sea. They explained what sabotage means. For that they always do short infographic videos which can be found separately on their website too. They are very good.
After that they talked about a 18 years old girl who participates in the world climate conference to do something for the climate.
But there is also similar to Newsround some more fun topics, this time about an art installation of a banana taped to a wall by duct tape which was sold for almost 6 million €.
Last topic is about the Klexikon turning 10 years. Klexikon is a German children wikipedia with easy to understand articles.
The news show always ends with a children joke and then the weather like every news show (in Germany at least).
So all in all (based on 1 episode I watched) Logo tries to be a serious news show just aimed for kids, with fun stuff but more serious than Newsround. I know a lot of teachers (like myself) who implement it in their periods, a lot of us use worksheets as an example to make the students paraphrase the different news reports. Some big politics happen and you know they talk about it and I can use it to explain it to my students. We have to raise all kids to citizens able to participate in democracy. News shows like Logo are an important part of it because they make complicated topics easier to understand and more interesting. We often have good discussions going on afterwards. Oh and the kids can watch it every night at 7pm, easy accessible. And I have students who watch it at home which I love 
Yep. I’ve watched that one as well.
Newsround is older than me, and it’s a weird beast.
It pioneered the ‘and finally’ feel good story format, but also because of its broadcast time has meant it’s broken a lot of news over the years, like the challenger disaster.
Newsround started in the 80s (see if you can find “John Craven’s Newsround”) and was a much more conventional news show then.
I’m not sure if I’d ever cope if Newsround and Blue Peter were cancelled. Just seems like part of being child in the UK, having watched them as a child and my kids watching them now.
(It’s an exaggeration obvs.)
Just back from Seattle, where it barely rained at all. Lots of fun, did all the touristy things in between going to a conference. Much as I worry for the US, the conspicuous consumption and the way things are changing, I can’t help but love it very much whenever I am there.
The Space Needle was far too high for any sensible human being, the gum wall was utterly horrendous, and the museum of pop culture was incredible! Also Cheesecake Factory and The Yard House are Americana to the max and I love them.
I forgot to mention that Logo also does interviews with a child reporter and music or movie stars but also politicians. The German chancellor right now was twice interviewed in the last 3 years.
According to Wikipedia Newsround started 1972, the Dutch had something similar from 1981 on and Germany started Logo 1988.
When I was a kid I watched it myself, can’t remember much of that but for the last decade I watch it a lot in my class room and it is very nice to see it evolve and change. Moderators come and leave, same for my students. Makes me feel old too
Jesus.
I don’t know if it’s still there, but my favourite Seattle memory was a combination music venue + cafe + laundromat (the classic combination) called… “The Sit and Spin” :). Not that I saw much else of Seattle… I was staying in Vancouver with friends and crossed the border just to go to a gig – I was at the venue all day while about eight different bands played sets, and consuming excellent caffeinated beverages I’d never had before in an attempt to combat my sleep deprivation (or maybe it was jetlag; I no longer recall). Good times.
Newsround used to have junior reporters sometimes - definitely remember seeing politicians etc interviewed by kids.
It is great that there are programs trying to make politics understandable for kids. It is very important for democracies for raising educated and open citizens.
