Caeden spoke to Jan Tinetti, Labour spokesperson for Education and Women, about the ending of the free lunches in schools programme and changes to sex education guidelines for our weekly catch-up with the Labour party.
They also spoke to Auckland Council’s Shane Henderson about Auckland Council’s long-term plan and rubbish bin removals for City Counselling.
They also spoke to Greenpeace spokesperson Genevieve Toop about a fast-tracking consent bill going through Parliament today.
And they spoke to Research Fellow at Te Pūkenga Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau about recent research around hunger and learning in relation to the end of the Government free school lunch programme.
Jasmine spoke to Isis McKay from Women’s Health Action how we can change the conversation around menopause in Aotearoa to better support those experiencing symptoms.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party Caeden speaks to Labour’s Jan Tinneti about the backlash from educators towards a Government proposal to cut free lunches in schools.
They also ask about last weeks International Women’s Day, and what more needs to be down for women in Aotearoa and overseas.
Last week, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced he would introduce a bill to parliament that would officially make stalking illegal by the end of the year.
The announcement comes after an open letter and petition with more than 21,000 signatures called for the government to introduce anti-stalking legislation.
The movement to criminalise stalking was ignited after the murder of 21-year old Farzana Yaqubi in 2022, who was stalked for several weeks leading up to her death, and was effectively ignored by New Zealand police as there are currently no laws criminalising stalking.
Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to the Chair of the Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, Leonie Morris, to discuss why the government has brought the introduction of the bill forward, prevention measures, and indications of what the bill might look like.
Last night, David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill was back in Parliament - but not for its third reading. MPs were debating whether to send the bill to a public referendum at the next election, should it enter into force. That’s the result of NZ First promising they would only support the bill at third reading if a referendum is agreed to. Last night’s vote resulted in a close 63-57 vote, with NZ First’s 8 votes proving crucial. Stewart Sowman-Lund spoke to ACT party leader David Seymour to get his thoughts and started by asking him if the vote went the way he thought it would.
Jemima reports on the government's decision to end it's discussions of the proposed two track light rail network in Auckland. Justin gets National Party Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop's thought on the call and Jemima talks to Green Party Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter about why her party is welcoming the decision.
Felix spoke to deputy leader of The Act Party, Brooke van Velden, about progress on the End of Life Choice Act, as well as the importance of a review of Pharmac.
The news surrounding New Zealand's MIQ system and journalist Charlotte Bellis has led the ACT Party to call for an immediate end to MIQ. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Brooke about this call, as well as what the ACT Party believes New Zealand's response to the Ukraine crisis should be.
This week the government announced it is moving forward on overhauling restrictions on the use of gene editing and other genetic technologies in New Zealand - establishing a dedicated gene tech regulator before 2026.
The law will be based on similar legislation in Australia - the Australian Gene Technology Act 2000 - while taking a ‘hybrid approach’ to regulation with applications assessed under a risk framework.
With legislation expected to go through parliament by the end of 2024, it will remove regulatory hurdles that have been in place for the last 30 years on developing genetic technology beyond the lab.
Producer Sofia spoke to Principal Scientist at Plant & Food Research and Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland, Dr Andy Allan, about this announcement and whether he welcomes the change.
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