This week on the Monday show, George and Jogai look into calls for an inquiry into abuse at the hands of the state, and James Shaw joins us to add his two cents to that, as well as the Greens' domestic violence bill. We hear about the science of mass pilot whale strandings, as well as a report from a No Pride in Prisons rally and an interview with a Muslim-Kiwi woman who experienced a horrific example of racial abuse in Huntly.
Auckland University Politics lecturer Assosiate Proffesor Jennifer Curtin speaks to Hannah about Bill English's respone to Donald Trump's Muslim ban, as well as the Labour/Green joint State of the Nation speech.
This week Pearl hosts a Mt Albert by-election panel with Labour's Jacinda Ardern, Green's Julie Anne Genter and Geoff Simmons from the Opportunity party, as well as taking a look at a self defence course for women and struggles in the job market. Andrew Little and Jason Leopold also make a return for their weekly chat.
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins The Wire host George Fenwick to talk about Malcolm Turnbull and refugees and the deportation some Indian students are facing.
On the Monday Wire this week, we talk accessibility of Civil Defence broadcasts, Niki's eviction, queer childrens' stories and perceptions of New Zealand's environment. Plus, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins the show.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to Nicky Hager's lawyer Felix Geiringer about the latest on his case, the Māori Party's Marama Fox about her party's new agreement with Mana, Auckland University's Changzoo Song about the latest developments in North Korea, The Tree Council's Dr Mel Barton for The Green Desk, and more.
Amanda speaks with Radio Adelaide's Nicole Wedding about Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg this week pushing to have clean coal classified as a green energy source, the Fair Work Commission ruling that the current penalty rates in Australia are too high, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Australian visit being slammed by 1,000 protesters.
This week, Ximena and her producers Tess and Ben look into ACT's new prison literacy policy and what audience ratings really mean in the 21st century. They also catch up with Green Party co-leader James Shaw for their fortnightly chat about 1080 regulation and a new freshwater protection bill.
This week on the show Pearl and Sam take a look at the Mt-Albert by election, famine in South Sudan, Auckland Arts Festival, pill testing at festivals plus more. There's also another installment of Green Desk and Marama Fox is back for her weekly chat.
This week, Ximena and Adam spoke about the DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge, gender disparities in journalism, the Green Party's "generational divide", a new advocacy group for people with disabilities, and Bill English's drug test comments.
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