The Wire with Jemima: August 26, 2021

Today on the Wire, Jemima Huston is in hosting in studio while Conor Head-McCarthy produces from home in his bubble.

Jemima speaks to Virginia Oakly, the Early Childhood Representative for NZEI Te Riu Roa, about the government’s support package for early childhood educators during Covid-19 restrictions. 

On Neighbourhood Watch Conor speaks to Zoe Kounadis about the latest Covid-19 news in Australia and a new coral discovery in the Great Barrier Reef. 

Jemima chats to Susan Thorpe, the Cultural Projects Manager at the Hokotehi Moriori Heritage Trust, about reviving the Moriori language and the five e-books published by the Ministry of Education written entirely in ta rē Moriori

Conor interviews NIWA scientist Dr. Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher about climate emissions during lockdown and the future of climate change efforts for New Zealand.

Finally, Jemima speaks to Paul Radich, the President of the New Zealand Bar Association, about NZBA's call for the government to provide safe passage for Afghan women judges and their families to escape the Afghanistan crisis.