Harry, Ben and Lachlan continue our education focused election coverage on today’s show, focusing on tertiary education in NZ. We gather perspectives from Universities New Zealand executive director Chris Whalen, NZ Union of Students Association's Jonathan Gee, The Tertiary Education Union’s national president Sandra Grey, and Josh Williams, CEO of the Industry Trading Federation.
Producer Will talks to Newsroom columnist and political commentator Rod Oram about how the tech industry will impact Kiwi jobs. We delve in to the discussion around automatons and their effect on the economy, as well as looking at how New Zealand can sit at the forefront of positive technological and economic growth.
With your normal host off making some actual telly, Mikey and Sarah talk about David Simon's new drama, The Deuce. The new HBO series features double your usual dose of James Franco (playing twins) and Maggie Gyllenhall as a hooker-with-a-(business)-heart-of-gold in a dive into the fledgling porn industry of 1970s New York City. Inspired by real life events, can Simon bring his gritty realism to the flares, flash and flange of such salacious material? And, perhaps more importantly, will this fill the Monday night hole left by Game of Thrones?
Lachlan spoke with Ti Lamusse from People Against Prisons Aotearoa about his experiences of the protests against the New Zealand Defence Industry Association 2017 Forum in Wellington earlier this week. Reporter Mack Smith spoke with NZDIA Deputy Chair Andrew Ford about his view on the protests.
Mikey is joined by University of Auckland PhD researcher Miriam Seifert, to chat about Slow (ethical) fashion.
Miriam is the 2017 Doctoral Winner of the University of Auckland’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, which challenges postgraduate students to explain their research to a general audience in 180 seconds.
Her research looks at Anti-consumption by Firms – in particular the rise of the Slow Fashion Industry.
Yesterday the Labour-NZ First coalition announced they will be increasing the minimum wage to 20$ per hour by 2021. Currently, the minimum wage sits at $15.75. Unite Union represents more than 7000 workers from the fast food industry to Sky City, most of whom are on minimum wage. They responded positively to this change and Lillian Hanly speaks with Gerard Hair from Unite about what this means.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, we talk to Damien Light, leader of the now disbanded United Future party, citizens campaign group It's Our Future about the new TPP agreement and animal advocacy group SAFE about bobby calf deaths in the dairy industry. On the Green Desk we look at new research into the brain activity of marine mammals in deep water and Lucy Austin has a report on the role members of parliament play in New Zealand.
Chelsea asks if the romance industry places as much pressure on the average NZ male as it does their female counterparts. Do men feel the need to couple up? Are they happy staying single or are our perceptions skewed by shitty movies and reality TV?
Bailey Wiley has three EPs under her belt and is looking to add a fourth early next year. Bailey is a go to voice within the industry, recently making appearances in tracks Melodownz & Fly My Pretties and performing alongside Ladi6 at her last Alpha sessions. She joins Zac in studio to perfrom some fresh cuts and a classic ft. Dirty on guest vocals.
This afternoon MPs will vote on the government’s plan seeking to make medicinal cannabis more available.
The bill purportedly lays the foundation for a regulated medical cannabis industry and also gives a defence for the terminally ill to use and possess cannabis.
The Greens have submitted a similar bill that is more far reaching. Their bill would allow patients, with a terminal illness or debilitating condition, to grow their own cannabis, subject to a doctor's permission.
Medicinal cannabis campaigner Rebecca Reider has criticized the government’s bill, claiming that it doesn’t go far enough and will still criminalize suffering people.
Reuben McLaren spoke to Ross Bell, the Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug foundation, to discuss the benefits and drawbacks.
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