Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, dials in to catch up with Rachel about what's happening in Aotearoa. The Prime Minister discusses the latest Alert Level shifts in Tāmaki Makaurau and around the rest of the country, the vaccine roll out, and the latest situation with an Australian citizen detained at the Turkish border.
Rachel caught up with Tharushi Bowatte of Fruit Juice Parade to chat about the brand new single 'the more you don't know the less you know' from the forthcoming EP the more you question, the further you get from the answer. Whakarongo mai nei to hear more!
The Prime Minister is on the line this morning talking to Rachel about COVID-19 Alert Levels, the vaccine roll-out plan, the support offered to the victims of the Christchurch Mosque attack two years on, and trans-Tasman relations after the deportation of a 15 year old to New Zealand from Australia.
This week James talks to Brooke about the recent housing announcement, which included an increase to the bright line test among other adjustments. They also chat about the impending trans-tasman bubble.
I tēnei ata on Political Commentary, Jennifer Curtain is on the line talking us through what's been happening in the political landscape both here and overseas. She talks to Rachel about the District Health Board overhaul, the Samoan election, and the conviction of ex-cop Derek Chauvin over the murder of George Floyd in the United States in May of last year. Whakarongo mai.
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is on the line and today he's talking about the videos that have come out of the Orange Tamariki care facilities, the travel bubble and Covid situation, Hate Speech Law reforms and the Resource Management Act. Heavy stuff. Whakarongo mai!
This week, Ilena explains how the newly released draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act builds on the Resource Management Act, how the public submission process works and the content in the bill. She speaks with Rick Zwaan, Forest and Bird's Otago and Southland conservation manager and RMA reform campaign leader about it.
With the Omicron outbreak looming, there have been calls to bring in rapid antigen testing (RATs) to keep on top of the inevitable community transmission. But how exactly do they work? Christina spoke to Dr Arindam Basu from the University of Canterbury about the RATs and what the government will do to stay on top of latest Covid-19 threat.
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