For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez-March about the government’s stricter health screening requirements for disabled migrant children, as well as the petition from volunteer firefighters for ACC coverage and ACT party leader David Seymour’s move to get more ACT members on local councils in the upcoming October Elections.
For Green Desk, Producer Sara spoke to ‘Chronically Ellen’ for her upcoming events at EcoFest 2025 about developing skills around sustainable practices and building connections with others.
Oto also spoke to Craig Elliffe - A professor in Law at the University of Auckland, about Donald Trump’s protectionist policies and how they’ll impact international tax treaties.
New and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Sapna Samant - an activist with the Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians, about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusations of ‘anti-India activities’ in Aotearoa, following a meeting in Delhi with Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon.
Last week United States Senator Cory Booker gave a marathon 25-hour speech, or “filibuster”, in the Senate.
Booker’s speech included a broad range of criticisms of President Donald Trump, including his widespread cuts with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and his threat to annex Greenland and Canada.
Booker had over 1,000 pages of prepared material, including stories from 200 Americans who had written to Booker about Trump’s actions.
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Charles Hunt from Boise State University in Idaho about Booker’s speech, its historical basis, and its impact on a growing anti-Trump movement in the United States.
They started by asking if he could explain what a filibuster is.
After months of allegedly anti-narcotic hostilities in the Caribbean around Venezuela, at the beginning of this year, The United States, under President Trump, struck the country directly, and kidnapped Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
The Incursion has been justified by the US on account of accusations of Narcoterrorism, with the US angling for Regime Change. As this comes to a head, however, discussions have re-emerged around the role that the US should play as a geopolitical power in South America, and the western hemisphere as a whole.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Professor Robert Patman, a senior lecturer in Political Science at the University of Otago, about the attack, and what this means for Trump’s plans in the area.
Blind Mango Chutney explores the polarising genre of easy listening in his Queasy Listening special with expert digger Alan Perrott - from pure kitsch and unlikely mashups to smooth prog and exotica, crooner to Kiwiana.
This week on the Wednesday show, Ximena, Adam & Will (our great new producer, hi Will!) take a look at the different arguments around Easter trading laws, as well as chat to a smart dude about anti-establishment politics ahead of his lecture at Massey University tomorrow night. AUT's Allan Blackman is back with us again for Dear Science after his trip overseas to talk to us about the latest in science news, including how a brand-spanking new science centre is set to open in Jordan, and Ximena speaks to NZ First's Tracey Martin for our new regular political commentary feature with her on the Wednesday show each week.
This week on The Monday Wire, we speak to the Director of Wellington Downtown Community Ministry Stephanie McIntyre about a new Wellington wet house, we take a look at the history of the Israel occupation of Palestine with Jewish anti-occupation activist group Dayenu, we speak with AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt live for all the latest in Pacific News for Southern Cross. We also speak with Amnesty International's Sarah Agnew about the UN calling for an inquiry into allegations made by investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson in 'Hit and Run'. And finally, we have a wee discussion about the results of the UK election.
Today on the show producer Ben Goldson speaks to spokesperson for the Specialist Trade Contractors Federation Graham Burke about quality control standards. We have Pacific Cooperation Foundation's journalism interns Shivika and Linda live in studio for Southern Cross. We have Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei to talk about the anti-smacking law and contesting the Nelson seat. We talk to Palestinian Nadia Filistin about the Israeli occupation. Finally producer Reuben McClaren speaks to the co-founder and head teacher of The Deep Green Bush School Joey Moncarz.
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