Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins The Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about the Greens' initial party list and the US air strikes in Syria.
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins The Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about the newly released Pike River footage and the Greens' Māori caucus tour.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw joins Wire host Tess Barnett to talk about the government's 2017 budget, in specific mental health care, the envionment and the Department of Conservation and whether Labour and Green both support the Working for Families package.
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about contesting National's Nick Smith for the Nelson seat in this year's election and NZ First's call for a binding referendum on the anti-smacking law ten years after former Green MP Sue Bradford's bill was made into law.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw joins Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about the launch of the Green Party campaigns for Tāmaki Makaurau and Manurewa as well as Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett travelling to Suva to join Pacific Leaders and Ministers at a Climate Action Pacific Partnership event. James also speaks briefly to his apology for comments he made about immigration in 2016.
Host India Essuah spoke with former Green MP Sue Bradford about the two rogue MPs that have rebelled since Green co-leader Metiria Turei made her admission that she lied to Work and Income, and where the Green Party goes from here.
Producer Lucy Austin speaks to Francesca Lipscombe, the general manager of Environmental Choice - the official environmental label set up by the Ministry for the Environment. Lucy asks what this really means for consumers when compared to other tactics used to make a product seem eco-friendly.
Environmental policies are a major issue for voters this election. As we're focusing on this issue on the lead up to the election, Joel spoke to Green Party leader James Shaw. They discussed the Green’s environmental policies, as well as the Party's relationship with labour in terms of influence on policy.
Green Party leader James Shaw has made a call for donations after a costly campaign. Joel talked to him about this and the need for more transparency surrounding party donations.
Green Party member Golriz Gharahman has also called out for New Zealand to take more action on Manus Island. New Zealand’s current refugee population sits at around .030% per capita. This is around thirty to forty times lower than world leaders. Joel talked to James about why this is, and what needs to change.
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