Over recent weeks, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been busy touring South-East Asia, in the hopes of negotiating various trade deals and securing meetings with other world leaders.
In his returning press conference, where he recapped his trip, the Prime Minister focused on the importance of securing a 1-on-1 meeting with US President Donald Trump.
For our weekly catch up with the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March, Wednesday Wire Host Max spoke to him about the Prime Minister’s trip.
They also discussed the Green Party’s plans for an evidence-based cannabis regulation and whether they would campaign with that policy for next year’s election, as well as the new draft school curriculum released by the government, and the subsequent plans to shrink the teaching council.
But first, they discussed whether Luxon’s trip to South-East Asia was a success.
The US-brokered ceasefire was signed almost four weeks ago and officially came into effect in Gaza on the 10th of October 2025.
Here are some key events that have happened since this date:
On the 14th of October, there were reports of a wave of public executions by Hamas and rival armed groups.
The same day, Israel began to limit aid into Gaza once more due to disputes over the remaining hostages.
On the 19th of October, two Israeli soldiers were killed in a Rafah explosion, then Israel retaliated with air-strikes that killed 45 Palestinians.
On the 21st of October, US vice president JD Vance said that the ceasefire was in a “very good place”.
On the 29th of October, Israel launched overnight airstrikes into Gaza that killed at least 104 Palestinians, Israel claimed the attack was to target military infrastructure.
Yesterday, Hamas returned the remains of the final 3 hostages to Israel.
And finally, the former Israeli military advocate general was arrested in Israel yesterday for admitting to leaking the August 2024 video of Israeli soldiers committing war crimes.
So, how valid is the US-brokered ceasefire?
Well that’s exactly what Wednesday Wire Host Max discussed with John Minto, co-chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa.
Alphabethead phones in for a kōrero about his new album My Name Is David - out now online and via cassette! You can catch Alphabethead on tour in December, alongside Displeasure and Birdparty. Catch them at Audio Foundation on December 13. Whakarongo mai nei!
Our lovely Care HQ nurse Charlotte joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero in the studio for The Birds The Bees and The Bugs. Today, they cover all things HPV: how to prevent, what the risks are, and debunking the myths. Whakarongo mai nei!
liv from rāapa mg talks to jeremy elwood about the upcoming gig, Voices for Palestine kaupapa happening at Pitt St Methodist Church, featuring some of Tāmaki's best and brightest artists! tickets available from iTicket. less geddit, free palestine always
Ata mārie e te whānau! Today on your Wednesday breakfast: A kōrero with Alphabethead about his new album My Name Is David, and Charlotte is up to chat about HPV for The Birds The Bees and The Bugs! Plus, a chance to win Bar Italia's new album on vinyl and tickets to Kate Bollinger. Whakarongo mai nei!
Following the announcement that Bill Direen had become an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate,Andrew Schmidt joins the show to discuss his extended bio, published on Audio Culture.
The 30th UN climate conference will run from next week, the 10th to 21st of November in Belém, Brazil, taking on key issues around the mitigation of climate change, like the limiting of global temperature rise, increase in climate spending commitments, and the impacts for vulnerable populations.
For Green World this week, Wire Host Sara spoke with Senior Lecturer at AUT’s School of Future Environments, Dr Priscila Besen, about the importance of this year’s conference for climate action.
Besen will be in attendance at COP30, and will share content at the event here.
We have our bi-weekly Space chat with our space mentor, Josh Aoraki.
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Following the announcement that Bill Direen had become an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate, Andrew Schmidt joins the show to discuss his extended bio, published on Audio Culture.
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