On today's Wire we had Children's Comissioner Andrew Becroft to talk about the latest statistics on child poverty and Justice Minister Andrew Little about the new government's approach to prisons.
There's also doctoral candidate John McCaffery and Māori party co-leader Marama Fox about the recent debate around the use of Te Reo.
Finally we've got This Day in History, which this week takes us back to 1949, and the relocation of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan.
On today's Wire we talked to Education Minister Chris Hipkins about the new government's plans for schools.
Lachlan talked to ACT MP David Seymour about the End of Life Choice Bill as well as Renee Joubert from Euthanasia Free NZ and former Labour MP Maryan Street from the End of Life Choice Society.
Harry also had a chat with Gareth Morgan about the future of The Opportunities Party.
Finally we have regular feature This Day in History, which takes us back to 1971, and the massacre of Bangladeshi intellectuals by the Pakistani Army.
On today's Wire we spoke to Matt Warren from Surf Life Saving NZ about their call for funding from central government, Jo Knight from Zero Waste NZ about reducing the amount of garbage we produce and Wendy Allison from Know Your Stuff NZ about their work testing various drugs in festivals around the country. Finally for This Day in History, there's part three of our series on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
On today's Wire we talk to Green MP Chloe Swarbick about her medicinal cannabis bill, Children's Comissioner Andrew Becroft about reports of racism in the education system and Labour MP Andrew Little about his agenda as the new Justice Minister. Finally there's This Day in History, which takes us back to 1968 for the official launch of Richard Nixon's campaign for president in 1968
On today's Wire we spoke to Minister for Corrections Kelvin Davis, as well as Green party co-leadership candidates Marama Davidson and Julie Anne Genter. For our Wire Worry Week, Jemima talked with lecturer Tamsin Hanly about her work with Critical Histories of Aoteroa. Lachlan also talked to Direct Animal Action spokesperson Apollo Taito about the group's opposition to rodeo. Finally we've got regular feature, This Day in History, which takes us back to the Ramadan Revolution of 1963 in the Republic of Iraq.
We speak to politics expert Dr Bryce Edwards about the National Party leadership contest, as well as one of the candidates, MP Amy Adams. There's also Justice Minister Andrew Little and Child Poverty Action Group economist Susan St John. Finally we have This Day in History, which takes us back to 1989.
Justice Minister Andrew Little talks with Lachlan about legal aid and a recent surge in the polls for the Labour party, as well as Jackie Edmond from Family Planning NZ about abortion law reform. Jemima talks to AUT senior lecturer Lexie Matheson about Pride, the police, and whether attitudes are changing, while Leah has an interview with Alison Eddy from the New Zealand College of Midwives, about a shortage in the sector. Finally there's This Day in History, which takes us back to 1986 and a revolution in the Philippines.
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