The Wire w/ Caeden: 5 June, 2025

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about the recent 1News-Verian poll and calls for a bipartisan approach to Resource Management Act reform.

For International Desk, they spoke to Professor Richard Krever, Professor of Tax Law at the University of Western Australia, about taxing tech giants with a Digital Services Tax.

For this week’s City Counselling, Producer Sara spoke with Councillor Julie Fairey about Auckland’s congestion problem, specifically relating to Mount Smart Road, as well as the funding of community-led projects through Nga Hapori Momoho

As well, she spoke to Waikato University Bronwyn Isaacs and Maori tech expert Dr Karaitiana Taiuru on the emergence of AI and deep fakes in politics ahead of New Zealand’s elections.