The Wire w/ Caeden: 27 November, 2025

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about the government replacing regional councils with Combined Territories Boards, Labour’s members' bill to repeal the Regulatory Standards Act, and yesterday’s OCR cut. 

They spoke to marine microplastics researcher at the University of Auckland, Dr Samantha Ladewig, about the impact of car tyres on microplastic pollution in marine environments and what the potential solutions are.

And they spoke to University of Auckland Associate Professor Dr Kim Mellor about new research that shows gene therapy could reverse a type of heart failure that is associated with diabetes. 

Producer Jasmine talked to Councillor Shane Henderson about the government shake-up of local council structures, summer bus routes and the suspicious fire at G.A.Y last weekend

She talked to musician and sound engineer Lora Thompson about the cancellation of One Love and what it means for Aotearoa’s current live music scene