It's another packed show on the Thursday Wire with Stewart Sowman-Lund, and producers Liv and Grace. This week:
Media commentator Duncan Grieve talks to Stewart about Facebook - why is their live streaming platform still available after the Christchurch mosque attacks almost two weeks ago?
After that, Labour MP Andrew Little joins Stewart for their weekly catch up. Today they're talking security concerns.
Then, Liv talk to commentator Rod Oram about the trucking industry’s role in transitioning to a low carbon economy.
Grace talks to Generation Zero about alternative fare options for Auckland’s public transport
Finally, Grace speaks to Ellie Kraft from the Healthy streets alliance auckland about making Auckland’s streets safer and more inclusive
All that plus another illuminating edition of Poll Position, some riveting chat and some fascinating texters.
Sisonke MSimang is a writer and anti-racism activist, though on her Twitter it states, writer, mama, and bear. Of South African whakapapa, her work is focussed on race, gender and democracy. Born and raised in exile as the daughter of freedom fighters working to bring down apartheid in South Africa, the government had labelled her father as a terrorist. Currently living in Perth Australia, Sisonke is in Tāmaki Makaurau this week for the Auckland Writers Festival speaking tomorrow at Aotea Center on her book Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home. Lillian Hanly spoke with Sisonke about terrorism and freedom fighting, national identity, racism, privilege, the importance of stories and the concept of home. Sisonke starts by explaining her book and why she wrote it.
For Dear Science AUT’s Allan Blackman talks about methane found on Mars, glucose regulation and the question of returning lost wallets - and the segment is challenged to get some more balance regarding discussion around Homeopathy.
Tuwhenuaroa talks to FinTech NZ’s James Brown about Facebook’s upcoming cryto-currency Libra and the impact it may have on bank services.
Sherry talks to Basement Theatre’s matariki season’s creatives Kahurangi Carter, Jess Holly Bates and Forest Kapo on their upcoming shows Aroha is a Māori and INHERITANCE.
For years now, the development of Ihumātao has been a contentious topic for everyone involved. In 2014 Auckland City, using the Special Housing Areas Act, designated 32 hectares adjacent to the Ōtuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve as a 'Special Housing Area'. This decision has since divided both iwi and public opinion. Here are a few segments dedicated to this, firstly the history of Ihumātao, then the Prime Minister commenting on the issue, an excerpt from a speech made by organiser Pania Newton, and some live coverage and discussion around what was happening at the site on the morning of the 24th July - the day after Fletcher officials and NZ Police moved onto the site to serve an eviction notice.
This week on the Southern Cross, Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about the Pacific Islands Forum, Australia's failure to commit to Pacific climate emergency strategies, support for West Papua and the condemnation of Indonesia, and Tonga considering a ban on Facebook to stop royal slander.
First up, The National Party’s, Denise Lee joins Laura Kvigstad for their weekly catch up. They chat about the Serious Fraud Office filing charges in relation to National donations, infrastructure spending and why she is campaigning for an East-West link and whether The National Party will sign up for Facebook's political ad transparency tool in their election campaign.
Next, Rachel Simpson speaks with AUSA president George Barton about the vice-chancellor being bought a five million dollar home by the university as a part of her payment package.
Then, Rachel speaks on dolphin conservation on the Great Barrier Reef with Dr. Daniele Cagnazzi
And Finally, Ben Goldson is going back to America in Neutral Corner, he looks at the Iowa primary elections with a particular interest in the coverage around Bernie Sanders.
Phoebe Balle is of Norwegian and Pākehā descent, growing up in Auckland she now lives in Wellington working as a researcher. She recently spent 3 months at the Koanga Institute based near Wairoa, which is a centre for regenerative living founded by Kay Baxter and Bob Corker about 30 years ago. Over that time they’ve collected heritage seeds from fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. They now have over 800 varieties of seeds. We have actually had Kay on the show before when Lillian was looking into alternatives for overusing phosphate in our fertilisers as part of my Western Sahara investigation, so it’s great to hear a bit more about her mahi. Lillian saw a post from Phoebe on facebook about her time at the Koanga Institute and the importance of our relationships to our grown kai, so she reached out for a chat about this, particularly in the context of Covid19. In all honesty, Lillian had to start by asking what a heritage seed was.
With public submissions having closed on the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill, the Justice Select Committee is now hearing oral submissions. The bill received over 2,500 submissions, and the committee have already heard over 10 hours of the public voicing their opinions over Zoom. This report features a few of the arguments being put forward by the various submitters, as compiled by Bronwyn Wilde.
You can watch the full livestreams yourself on the Justice Committee Facebook page. Or, for more context, listen to the report Bronwyn previously did on the Bill:
This piece arose from a conversation with Tracey Martin last week, where Bronwyn asked the Minster how she felt about a post of hers being shared on a Facebook group that advocates against transgender rights. What followed was a discussion of freedom of expression and when it can be reasonably limited. After that interview, Bronwyn spoke to Ahi Wī-Hongi from Gender Minorities Aotearoa to get a fuller picture of the issue, and whether it is even appropriate to call such groups feminists.
Today on the Wednesday Wire, Felix speaks to Marcus Jones on Dear Science about covid vaccines, quantum computers and disappointment in the search for life on venus.
Bronnie spoke to deputy leader of the Act party - Brooke Van Velden about the party’s criticisms of both the government’s response to COVID-19 and the housing crisis.
Felix reported on Facebook’s role in democracy and some of the controversies they’ve faced recently.
Karanama spoke to Nick Thomson, Director of Financial Capability for the Commission for Financial Capability, about the Sorted in Schools programme.
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