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For our weekly catch-up with Labour Party Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni Wire Host Caeden asks about the Government's comments on welfare and the unrest in New Caledonia. 

They also speak to Student Justice for Palestine’s Layan Khalil about today’s protest action.

For City Counselling, Caeden speaks to Councillor Lotu Fuli about the long-term plan and her Airport shares amendment. 

And they speak with Greenpeace spokesperson Sinead Deighton-O’Flynn about their upcoming March for Nature.

Producer Jasmine speaks with Emeritus Professor Dave Kelly about what his new research on Mast Seeding in European Beeches signals for native conservation efforts in Aotearoa.

And she speaks with Dr. Sabrina Moro about #Blockout2024, a digital activist movement to boycott celebrity amidst silence on events happening in Gaza following the Met Gala earlier this month.

Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni has come out against Louise Upston’s comments on welfare, calling her out for leaving out context or blatantly lying about facts.

Some of Minister Upston’s comments include conflating those who are on Job Seeker who are “work ready” and those who are on it for health conditions, as well as stating that young people who go on the benefit could stay on it for 24 years without mentioning this only applies to 0.5% of people. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party Wire Host Caeden asks about National’s comments on welfare, as well as the civil unrest we are currently seeing in New Caledonia.

They started by asking about her comparison between what National is doing to benefits today to what Ruth Richardson did 30 years ago.

Greenpeace has announced an upcoming “March for Nature” in response to the current Government’s environmental policies, which they have called a “war on nature.”

Their website says this protest is targeting the Fast Track Consent Bill which “undermines democracy and Te Tiriti.”

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Greenpeace spokesperson Sinead Deighton-O'Flynn about the upcoming march.

They started by asking what the demands of the march were.

Milly and Chris dive deep into testing drivers, all that tax we could be gathering off the legal cannabis trade and why the White House might be stepping down from Marijuana being a Class I drug. Tune in to hear more!