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Rachel is back! She takes us from 7-10 and chats with the Mayor, Trick of the Light's Tröll team and Dr Helen Murray along the way. Whakarongo mai nei!
Professor Deidre Brown from the school of Architecture and Planning is chatting about her work discovering eight treasured Māori whakairo rākau (traditional wood carvings) that have been rediscovered in museums across the world that had previously been declared lost. Whakarongo mai nei!
Earlier today, Amnesty International New Zealand released a statement regarding the condition of prisons during the current lockdown, this comes after three new cases were found at Mt Eden Prison. Amnesty International New Zealand is calling for the government and the Minister of Corrections to ensure that proactive measures are taken to protect people in prison through access to vaccinations, PPE, health care and mental health services. Joe talked to Lisa Woods, the Campaign Manager for Amnesty International on the matter.
Aotearoa Justice Watch is a new initiative designed to allow individuals that have experienced the prison system to tell their stories of human rights abuse. The initiative has been driven by various organisations as a response to the harms caused in the current criminal justice space.
Trishil spoke with Amnesty NZ Campaign Director Lisa Woods about the initiative to learn more about it's potential use.
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