The Wire w/ Jessica Hopkins: 27 March, 2023

Hanna Thompson spoke to Te Pãti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the Auckland Council budget, which proposes sweeping cuts to essential services, and the latest figures measuring child poverty rates in Aotearoa.

News & Editorial Director asked ACT’s Karen Chhour about the recent child poverty statistics and ACT’s response to trans-rights protests over the weekend. 

She also discussed child poverty rates with Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson Dr Danny de Lore. 

Caeden Tipler interviewed Mīharo, who organised and spoke at the counter-protest for trans rights on Saturday.