The Wire with Jemima: August 19, 2021

Today on the Thursday Wire, Jemima Huston is hosting from the station while Conor Head-McCarthy and Charlie Parker produce from home. 

Jemima speaks to Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre at the University of Auckland, Dr Nikki Turner, to clarify some of the confusion around catching Covid-19 after you have been vaccinated, whether the vaccine protects against the Delta Variant, feeling unwell after being vaccinated and following through with your vaccine appointment during the national Level 4 lockdown. 

For Neighbourhood Watch, Conor speaks to Radio Adelaide’s Zoe Kounadis about the Delta outbreaks in Australia and here in New Zealand, the Afghanistan crisis and debt collectors in Australia chasing people for money on behalf of the government. 

Amnesty International Executive Director Meg de Ronde talks to Jemima about the organisation's petition that calls for the government to provide safe passage for people fleeing from Afghanistan. 

Conor investigates support for family volence and mental health during lockdown here in New Zealand. He speaks to Holly Carrington, Policy Advisor at SHINE, and Anna Elders, Clinical Lead at Just a Thought, about this. 

Charlie speaks to Debra Ashton, the CEO of animal right’s charity SAFE, to discuss the welfare of horses in equestrian sports, animal rights and the future of equestrian.