The Wire With Jessica: October 11, 2021

This week on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Associate Professor Kerry Gibson from the University of Auckland about changing our approach to youth mental health, Professor Andrew Shelling about genetic discrimination in healthcare insurance, and Jacqui Knight from Moths and Butterflies New Zealand Trust about declining numbers of species worldwide. 

Louis Macalister talks to Belinda Storey about insurance issues for houses in erosion zones, and the Green Party’s Teanau Tuiono about rocket launches potentially breaching New Zealand’s nuclear-free laws.

Lastly, Christina Huang talks to Adriana Christie about her role overseeing parks and recreation, in a new regular segment with the Waitematā Local Board.