Deputy Paul looking after the saddle fro KIrsten this week. Interview with Steve Poltz and a couple of tunes - he's at the Tuning Fork March 29 and Tom Cunliffe in the studio playing a few songs and chatting about his show, Sunday the 15th at OPah Homestead. Thanks heaps as always to Studio Guitars in Victoria Park Market !
On Tuesday, the government announced a new marine protection plan for the Hauraki Gulf. The plan involves input from various stakeholders, and is expected to introduce new protected marine areas and fishing restrictions by 2026.
Producer Louis spoke to the National Party's spokesperson for Oceans and Fisheries Tim van de Molen about the plan and how it might impact fisheries.
Yesterday, Te Pāti Māori launched a petition to change the official name of New Zealand to Aotearoa.
The petition is asking Parliament to change New Zealand to Aotearoa and begin the of, alongside whānau, hapū and iwi identifying and officially restoring the original te reo Māori names for all towns, cities and places right across the country by the year 2026.
This week, Zazi talks to Māori Party's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about the petition to change New Zealand’s name to Aotearoa, as she helped launch the petition, and is encouraging people to support such a change.
The ACT Party's Brooke van Velden also spoke to Zazi about this petition in today's Wednesday Wire show. If you would like to listen to that interview as well, click the link here.
University of Auckland Professor of economics, Susan St John, recently released an article discussing the state of low income households in the upcoming election.
Rawan spoke to her about her article and research that looked at the In Work Tax Credit (or IWTC) and the areas in which it was failing low income households.
They also discussed the policies that Aotearoa’s two major party’s, Labour and National, have pledged. This included their promise to increase low income households to $50,000 by 2026 as well as Labour’s forgotten promise to review and change the IWTC system
Last year, the coalition government signalled its intention to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023.
Due to come into force in 2026, the Act would have modernised the regulation of medicines and natural health products, making medical devices subject to a similar regulatory regime as drugs.
Producer Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Professor of Toxicology at the University of Canterbury, Ian Shaw, about what the Act would have provided and the significance of the repeal in terms of New Zealanders safety.
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