Papua New Guinea's National Capital District is heading to the polls today, amid fears the election will be subverted. The governor of Port Moresby has claimed there are problems with the electoral roll and polling places. He's also told media that reports are circulating of illegal ballot paper printing, and people bribing officials of the Electoral Commission. Amidst all this, Transparency International have set up a corruption hotline to help people report wrongdoing in the election. Daniel spoke to head of Transparency Papua New Guinea Arianne Kassmen, and started by asking what they hope to achieve with the hotline.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to MP Shanan Halbert on whether New Zealand should be involved in the United States-Israel-Iran conflict and the results of the recent Crime and Victims Survey.
They also spoke to Thomas Beagle from the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties about the United States government getting automated access to New Zealanders’ biometric data.
Producer Theo spoke to UoA’s Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John on the Social Security Amendment Bill currently being rushed through Parliament.
For City Counselling this week, News Director Castor spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about the council’s annual plan for 2026/2027 and the move-on orders for rough sleepers.
And they spoke to activist and former Green MP Catherine Delahunty about the continued colonisation and oppression in West Papua and the West Papua Solidarity Forum this weekend.
Maria Walls discusses 'The First Monday in May', a film about a 2015 Art Exhibition run by Vogue's Anna Wintour at the Met Gala, New York. Thanks to Madman!
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