Last week the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill, introduced by National MP Todd Muller, passed its first reading in Parliament. The bill would require that all sunscreens sold in New Zealand meet the current standards and provide the level of SPF it says on the bottle. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to President of the NZ Dermatological Society, Dr Louise Reiche, about the importance of skin protection and how sunscreen works to prevent skin damage and cancer. She also talks to Jon Duffy, CEO of Consumer NZ, about whether the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill could effectively control sunscreen standards in New Zealand.
Vaping has been around for many years now. However, it is only in recent years that it has become ubiquitous among children and teenagers.
Zazi spoke to Life Education Trust chief executive, John O’Connell, about vaping in schools and the general impact it has on the younger demographic. Noah then talked to Shayne Nahu about the Cancer Society's stance on vaping laws.
Today, the Anti-Vivisection Society put out a press release talking about the transparency around the University of Otago’s animal experimentation. The Anti-Vivisection Society has been investigating the University of Otago to expose them for their cruel and unethical experiments that have been conducted on animals.
Zazi spoke to the Executive Director of the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society, Tara Jackson. They spoke about the investigation in more detail, what proof NZAVS has on unethical experiments being conducted at the University of Otago and how this investigation could help change the way scientists and researchers treat animals.
Zazi then reads a written statement sent to her from the University of Otago media and communications team, which responds to the allegations the NZAVS are making.
News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to the 2024 University of Canterbury Teaching Medalist and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art, Alison Griffith, on how she approaches understanding Roman society through Māori values.
The United Kingdom is passing significant electoral reforms as part of an effort to “boost public trust in democracy.”
One of these reforms is to lower the voting age to 16 for all elections, aligning voting rights with Scotland and Wales which already have lowered their voting ages.
The reforms also include expanding acceptable voter IDs, a new automated system to register to vote, and a tightening of rules surrounding political donations.
For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Ralph Hall, advisor for the Electoral Reform Society, about these changes.
Iran’s population are currently experiencing a state-imposed internet and communications blackout following mass demonstrations against the government.
Thursday Wire Host Caeden spoke to Samira Ghoreishi, women's rights advocate and researcher on social movements and civil society in Iran, about the nuances of the current political situation.
Ghoreishi spoke to The Wire in an independent capacity.
Earlier this year, an Oxfam report revealed that once again, billionaire wealth increased in 2025 — three times faster than the previous five-year average.
In January, Oxfam also proclaimed ‘Pollutocrat Day’ on the 10th of January, on which the richest 1% have already exhausted their annual carbon budget.
Professor of Business & Society at the University of Technology in Sydney Carl Rhodes has delved into the ‘myth of the heroic billionaire’ and the problems generated for political processes and global inequality.
Wire Host Sara spoke to Rhodes about the influence of billionaires, in particular with regard to climate action, starting by asking what the myth of the heroic billionaire is, and how it is perpetuated.
Last week the government announced a new citizen’s arrest policy that would allow members of the public to detain those who commit a crime. The policy has been met with criticism for its potential impact on retail workers and marginalised communities. While the government has asserted that citizen’s arrest should only be conducted when it is safe to do so, some are still worried about safety, especially with employer/employee power dynamics.
Others are concerned that the law will encourage members of the public to conduct citizens arrests on anyone they suspect of committing a crime, even if their suspicions are false. This would predominantly affect marginalised groups already affected by harmful stereotypes
In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, Tuesday Wire Host Castor asked about how the new Citizens Arrest policy will work in Aotearoa.
Disabilities come in myriad forms, but it is often how institutions and society engage with them that shapes the limitations they pose.
For this week's Get Action, I spoke to JT from Touch Compass on their petition ‘Say YES to “Access” #YesToAccessNZ | Words Shape World’, aiming to encourage a rethink of the way we conceptualise disability as a society by changing how we talk about it.
If you would like to learn more about this petition or sign your name to it, you can find its Action Station page here.
Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason talks to Frankie Curac and Nikkie Rich from Niko Ne Zna ahead of their Auckland shows. The Wellington-based Balkan brass band is heading up to play at Leigh Sawmill on Friday April 10 and at the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday 11 April (tickets are still available for both dates). They discuss their distinctive sound, how the band started and what to expect from their live shows. (Plus how their music ended up in What We Do In The Shadows and where to get good Balkan food in Auckland.)
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