It was touch and go for the TPP over the weekend but the trade agreement survived talks with world leaders at the APEC summit in Vietnam over the weekend.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she’s pleased with the progress the government has made on the deal and claims it is now very different from the original TPP 12.
But its new name, the Comprehensive, Progressive Trans-pacific Partnership or CPTPP, hasn’t won over oppositionists including the Council of Trade Unions and even the Green Party.
Reuben McLaren spoke to It’s Our Future Coordinator, Stephen Parry, about the current version of the trade agreement.
Whakarongo, ngā tamariki! Prepare yr earholes, bolt down any ornaments - there's a new bag of funk in town. Co-compiled by our guest Alan Perrott with music fiend John Baker, Vostok'snew 'Heed the Call!' compilation is seventeen of the choicest cuts of Aotearoa funk, soul and disco picked from the fertile decade between 1973 - 1983. And who's that on the line from Sydney? Oh, y'know, just cover star and double compilation feature Mark Williams. Ka mutu pea!
Allan Blackman brings us Dear Science with a discussion of rats and the plague, the banning of pesticides that are harmful to bees and fungi that might help to heal concrete.
Tracey Martin speaks to us about how it will work when Winston Peters takes over as acting Prime Minister, what the official Oranga Tamariki name change actually means in regards to a change in the way things are done, and 'education' under her portfolios as part of our Wire's Worry Week.
Michael Horowitz, a visiting academic from the Atenisi Institute in Tonga talks to Lillian Hanly about his upcoming talk, The Possible Indictment of Trump: the Legal Details.
Marianne Elliot from Action Station talks to Will Parsonson about the government's mental health inquiry and how New Zealand can change the way it addresses mental health.
On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk science quizzes, prime ministers and changing histories.
We hear from Anton Matthews who is one of the minds behind the setting up of free te reo classes in christchurch that has had an overwhelming response.
We speak with NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft about the measures made to combat kauri dieback and whether that is enough.
Chris Hipkins, Minister for Education talks about the changes to NCEA.
And, Gill Greer from the National Council of Women and Jackie Blue from New Zealand’s Human rights commission talk about the gender pay gap women experience after becoming a parent
The NZ First’s 25th party AGM took place in Tauranga over the weekend and with it came a proposal on immigration, spearheaded by List MP Clayton Mitchell. It is called the Respecting New Zealand Values Bill. The policy, which would require new migrants to NZ to sign up to and abide by a list of New Zealand 'values', was passed by delegates over the weekend, and will be put forward to Parliament. The legislation certainly has people talking, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday wrote off any Labour Party support on the Morning Report with Guyon Espioner. NZ First Leader Winston Peters is however in support of the Bill, as Mitchell claims it is all about being intolerant of intolerance, and represents the antithesis of racism. Producer Harry chatted with Mitchell Wednesday morning to hear his perspective on his Bill.
Andrew from the Pacific Media Centre joins us this week to discuss the ongoing protests and internet blackout in Papua New Guinea, the 20th Anniversary of Timor-Leste's independence and a possible assault by the Fijian Prime Minister.
With finance minister Grant Robertson announcing billions of dollars to combat the effects of Covid-19 and the subsequent recession, some have seen this as an opportunity to change the way live, work and interact with our planet. Bronwyn spoke to Amanda Larsson from Greenpeace about their proposed Green Covid Response, which urges the government to invest this money into clean transformative industries and uplifting marginalised communities.
No doubt you have seen the stories about the positive impacts on the climate as a result of a world under rāhui. Whether it be pollution levels in New York reduced by nearly 50%, or a 40% drop in coal use by China's six largest power plants, the global pandemic has curbed carbon emissions in ways that climate activists have been trying unsuccessfully to do for decades. However in the long term, the International Energy Agency warns that Covid-19 could cause a slowdown in world’s clean energy transition. Bronwyn began by asking Amanda how we can ensure pollution levels don't just bounce back once the pandemic is over.
There is currently an online petition calling for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to adopt the Green Covid Response, with a goal of 10,000 signatures.
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