For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Labour’s Shanan Halbert about Chris Hipkins pre-budget speech at the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, the government’s review into the Waitangi Tribunal, and the cost of National’s FamilyBoost policy.
For International Desk, they spoke to Associate Professor in Political Science at Paris Cité University, Speranta Dumitru, about Pope Leo XIV’s views on migration and what this means for the papacy more broadly.
For City Counselling, News and Editorial Director Joel spoke with Auckland Councillor Shane Henderson, about how much of an impact the climate crisis will have on voters heading into local elections and incorrectly recycling lithium-ion batteries.
And Tuesday Wire Host Castor spoke to PhD student in Education at the University of Auckland and primary school teacher Tom Pearce about the government's stance towards testing in schools and his concerns of over-testing.
Last week, Pope Leo XIV, or American Cardinal Robert Prevost, was chosen to succeed the late Pope Francis.
Before his ascent to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV had been a vocal critic of American President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration.
In an article for The Conversation, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Paris Cité University, Speranta Dumitru, discussed how the defence of migrants has been a key pillar of the papacy since World War 2, and of the Catholic faith for longer.
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Associate Professor Dumitru about what we know about Pope Leo XIV’s views on migration, and how this fits into a broader context of his calls for peace and the mantle he’s taking up from his predecessors.
Featuring What's Up? with Green Party MP Steve Abel, the Aural Emporium, and a chat with comedian David Correos about his show Noise Zealand at this years' Comedy Festival!
Playlist
Soundgarden - Burden In My Hand
Viagra Boys - Pyramid of Health
New Candys - Crime Wave
Franc Moody - Driving On The Wrong Side Of The Road
Chris Staples - Golden Age
Neal Francis & Say She She - Broken Glass
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Talmud Beach - Mountain Man
Gelli Haha - Funny Music
Slomosa - Rice
Sababa 5 - VU
Roger Fakhr - road of farewell
Orions Belt - The Unshaken Frame
Public Service Broadcasting - The Pit
Hemi Hemingway - (To Be) Without You
LEIGH - I Still Love the Moon
Funky Destination - The Inside Man (Soopasoul remix)
Timewarp Inc - My Belly Dream
Grecco Romank - Don't Get Caught (Feat. Princess Chelsea)
Lola - Spirits
Eli Winter - For a Fallen Rocket
Lammping & Bloodshot Bill - Never Never
Day We Ran - Foaming
Voom - Relax
Arcane Allies - Cards
Jazmine Mary - Memphis
Dave Dobbyn - Language
The Professional Againsters - I wanna Rock (and roll)
Jonny chats to comedian/DJ/legend/icon David Correos about his upcoming show for this year's Comedy Festival titled Noise Zealand. The show blends rave and comedy in an unhinged approach to attempt something no one has ever bothered to before. Whakarongo mai nei!
Yesterday, the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, delivered a petition, which was signed by more than 16,000 citizens. The petition calls on the government to stop the Police’s hasty withdrawal from mental health callouts, until an alternative service is up and running.
Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, Shaun Robinson, has said that “The Police are a critical safety net for people in distress needing urgent access to mental health support”, and that the government removing the support of the police without an alternative in place is comparable to removing the engine of a car while it is running. Robinson believes that both situations are “dangerous, and likely to lead to an accident”.
To talk about the dangers of this development, Producer Max spoke with Shaun Robinson
Recently, the US military indicated that it wants to increase the number of space launches from Rocket Lab’s launchpad on the Mahia Peninsula, including launching satellites that are involved in Nuclear command-control-and-comms.
Valerie Morse from Peace Action Wellington, has questioned this development over the lack of transparency from the US military about what they are launching into space, and urged New Zealand to stay firm on it’s stance on Nuclear Weapons.
To talk about this, as well as what it means for New Zealand’s independence, Producer Max spoke with Valerie Morse.
For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto spoke to him about the government’s review of the Waitangi Tribunal, funding allocation for the victims of abuse in care redress program and changes to the wildlife act.
For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Hugh Acton, a member of Climate Action Victoria University of Wellington, about a petition calling on the university to divest from fossil fuel companies.
And he spoke to Helen Petousis-Harris, an Associate Professor in General Practice & Primary Healthcare at the University of Auckland about Aotearoa’s most recent measles case and it’s implications for the health system.
Max spoke to Shaun Robinson, the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, about the recent withdrawal of the police from mental health callouts.
And he spoke to Valerie Morse, from Peace Action Wellington, to discuss the US military’s indication that they want to increase the number of space launches from Rocket Lab’s launchpad on the Mahia Peninsula.
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