The Green Party has agreed to support the Government's Anti-terrorism bill, after they said they would oppose it. Stewart talks to the party's justice spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman to find out what changed their stance on the bill.
This week Sherry Zhang chat to Green party co-leader James Shaw after some substantial changes to New Zealand’s travel restrictions in response to the covid 19 virus. All travellers except for those from the pacific Islands will have to self-isolate once landing in New Zealand. A ban on all cruise ships have also been enforced, lasting till the end of June. James also touches on the Election Access fund, which will improve the accessibility for MPs with different access needs and disabilities, along with improving election engagement. However first Sherry begins by asking James on the travel restrictions.
Essential workers have been the backbone for New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic. They are on the frontlines every day, risking their own health in doing so. Yet for many of these workers, their jobs are based on a low-wage income, barely earning enough to live on.
Producer Louis Laws talks with the Green Party's Workplace Relations spokesperson, Jan Logie, as well as the Council of Trade Union's President, Richard Wagstaff, on the government implementing a fair pay agreement.
Jemima reports on the government's decision to end it's discussions of the proposed two track light rail network in Auckland. Justin gets National Party Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop's thought on the call and Jemima talks to Green Party Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter about why her party is welcoming the decision.
Zoe Larsen Cumming has her weekly chat to James Shaw, this week on the Clean Energy Plan and how the Green's hope to help businesses and public services become more eco-friendly. They also talk about the new maternity fund announcement and how to improve the experiences of women and babies before, during and post child birth.
This week Zoë Larsen Cumming has a pretty broad chat with the Green Party co-leader James Shaw on the dairy industry, New Zealand’s waterways and their Farming For Future Plan. They also chat about the lack of Māori issues brought up in the first leaders debate, and why we only have debates with two party leaders when we have an MMP system. They also touch on how the world failed to meet a single target to stop the destruction of nature and why climate change is presented as a partisan issue. Big stuff! Check it out.
New Zealand relies heavily on China for trade, but currently there have been nearly 400 detention camps built for Uighur Muslims and reports of abuses of Human Rights. Zoë talks to Green MP, Golriz Gharaman, about how we in New Zealand can effectively call out Human Rights Abuses in other countries without exacerbating xenophobia here in Aotearoa.
This week it is Zoë Larsen Cumming's first chat with Green Party co-leader James Shaw for 2021!
The pair discuss the awful conditions at Waikeria Prison that resulted in protests towards the end of 2020 and into the start of this year. James explains why politicians did not "wade in" during the protests. They also go over US President Joe Biden's promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and the Climate Change Commission's report released on Monday.
Jade talked to Green Party Corrections Spokesperson Golriz Gharaman and Amnesty International's International Executive Director Meg de Ronde of their thoughts on Correction Minister Kelvin Davis' letter to the Chief Executive of corrections following abuse reports towards women's prisoners at the Auckland Women's Prison.
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