Auckland Action Against Poverty and a number of other community action groups have called out the government for failing to act on any of the recommendations set by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report, Whakamana Tangata - Restoring Dignity to Social Security.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to AAAP coordinator Brooke Pao Stanley about their expectations for the government in terms of the welfare system. She also talks to Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Priyanca Radhakrishnan to provide a government response on the issue.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Auckland Action Against Poverty has called out the government for failing to act on the recommendations set by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report, Whakamana Tangata - Restoring Dignity to Social Security. Jemima Huston speaks to AAAP coordinator Brooke Pao Stanley about their demands for the government.
Jemima also talks to Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Priyanca Radhakrishnan to provide a government response on the AAAP's call out.
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith interviews Rose Stewart, the national nurse advisor for Family Planning, to bust some cervical cancer myths and stigmatisations.
Lyric also speaks to Tracy Klenner from The New Zealand Public Service Association about the rights for customs workers who have recently lost their jobs after failing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
For the Love of Bees, a community ecological project, is currently running the Earthworkers Programme. Programme particpants will learn from experts about organic regenerative farming processes and how these can be used in their own gardens or pieces of land.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, the vision holder of the project For the Love of Bees, about what organic regenerative horticulture actually means. Jemima asks how this fruit and vegetable farming style is different to other farming practices taking place in Aotearoa. They discuss whether regenerative farming can work in urban settings and why a move towards organic regenerative horticulture is an important step for ecosystems, climate and communities. Finally, Sarah explains how people can take part in the Earthworkers Programme and learn more about these farming processes.
Today on the Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith interviews Maher Nazal from the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, about how New Zealanders can support Palestine.
What’s the Buzz? - our weekly catch up with the New Zealand Drug Foundation - makes a new home on the Tuesday Wire. Aneeka Moheed talks to Brin and Jai from Students for Sensible Drug Policy about the organisation and their goals for drug advocacy in Aotearoa.
With the government set to complete their roll out of free period products in schools shortly, Jemima Huston speaks to Sarah Pritchard, Sector Project Manager at WasteMINZ. They discuss the environmental impact of disposable period products and how periods can be managed more sustainably.
Finally, Lyric speaks to Mary-Margaret Slack from Bike Auckland about their call for Waka Kotahi to liberate one of the lanes of the harbour bridge for three months this summer, to allow for cyclists to use the bridge.
The Ministry of Education recently shared its consultation document for their new Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum. The curriculum has the objective of telling a broad story of New Zealand's history.
Manying Ip, an Emeritus Professor of Asian Studies says the exclusion of diverse groups living in New Zealand from the document is a major oversight.
The Ministry says the document was meant to be a framework for setting the direction of the curriculum, but the Professor argues it is essential for the curriculum to reflect the diversity of all people living in Aotearoa.
“This is an issue too big to be ignored, or left to chance.”
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