On the Wire today Lachlan speaks with Tania Mead from Just Speak about prisoner voting rights. Our Wire Worry Week topic is Student life and we tackle renting with Robert Whitaker from Renters United and jemima gets the view from campus. Andrew Little joins us to discuss the Ngāpuhi settlement and bail information. The President of the National Council of Women Vanisa Dherutalks to Jemima about International WOmen's day. Finally, ben brings us this day in history on the officical deployment of U.S. combat troops to Vietnam in 1965.
The Golden Dawn Tavern of Power was an Auckland music venue that many listeners would be familiar with. It has had hundreds if not thousands of local and international acts through its doors, surprising Ponsonby crowds with established, unknown, and unusual acts. Before the bar closed last month, veteran sound engineer Bob Frisbee made it his task to produce and direct a concert documentary recording every single act that performed since the start of the year. 95bFM reporter and camera operator on the doco, Joel Thomas spoke to Bob about the documentary and its significance in Auckland music.
With the suprise dismissal of White House National Security Advisor HR McMaster, and the acension of John Bolton to the role, Neutral Corner contrasts the coverage given by Bolton's former employer, Fox News, and by PressTV, owned by one of the countries the former UN ambassador has labelled as a major enemy of the USA, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Wire host Conor speaks with Kat Saunders from the Auckland Museum about whats going on tomorrow for the ANZAC commemorations. After the dawn service, the museum will be open (and FREE) for the whole day, with a live stream to facebook and employies on hand to checkout your family lineage regarding NZ's wartime history.
This week Reuben and James talk about the government putting a stop to offshore oil exploration permits which was originally a Green Party policy that the government has now adopted.
Reuben also asks James about the US, UK and France attacking Syria over the weekend in response to alleged chemical attacks. Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman also wrote an interesting piece about it on the Spinoff which is worth a read.
On today's Wire, Lachlan speaks with Professor Claudia Geiringer about the electoral integrity amendment bill. Neutral corner returns where Ben takes us through the reaction to Korean armistice talks. Jemima speak with Miles Ferris, President of Te Akatea, the Māori principals’ association about biases against Māori in the education system. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their regular chat where they discuss his recent visit with Ngāti Maru and the visit by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s. Finally, this day is history looks at police violence during the Birmingham Alabama marches in 1963.
Sandra Grey is the president of the Tertiary Education Union. She recently spoke at a forum at Massey university, and said that the privatisation of universities impedes the ability of academics to discuss the actions of powerful institutions. An article published on the union’s website on election day last year discussed how the previous National government posed significant threats to academic freedom. Mary-Margaret asked what role the Tertiary Education Union play in ensuring New Zealand universities have academic freedom.
Leonard Powell hosts the Tuesday Wire today. First up on the show, Conor Knell does an International story about the Iran Nuclear Deal, in relation to Donald Trumps administration scandal. Jack Marshall has his hands full on the Green Desk. Firstly, he chats with Environmental Minister David Parker about Our Land Report 2018 and what it entails. Jack then chats with Sohaib Rafique, a researcher from Australia who is looking into how the rise of electric cars may impact the power grid. Finally, Conor speaks to Mark Shaw for Wire Worry Week about Cyber Security and the risks around Crypto Currencies. Happy Birthday to David Attenborough, 92 today.
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