The Wire w/ Oto: 19 March, 2025

For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez-March about the government’s stricter health screening requirements for disabled migrant children, as well as the petition from volunteer firefighters for ACC coverage and ACT party leader David Seymour’s move to get more ACT members on local councils in the upcoming October Elections.

For Green Desk, Producer Sara spoke to ‘Chronically Ellen’ for her upcoming events at EcoFest 2025 about developing skills around sustainable practices and building connections with others.

Oto also spoke to Craig Elliffe - A professor in Law at the University of Auckland, about Donald Trump’s protectionist policies and how they’ll impact international tax treaties.

New and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Sapna Samant - an activist with the Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians, about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusations of ‘anti-India activities’ in Aotearoa, following a meeting in Delhi with Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon.