On The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday, News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speaks to Sophora from Fridays for Future Tāmaki Makaurau about a youth-led global climate strike happening on 3 March.
For their regular catch up, the ACT Party’s Karen Chhour discusses the government’s initial cyclone emergency support and calls to make gender-affirming healthcare more accessible for Irawhiti and transgender people.
And Producer Troy Matich interviews Maggie Shui, and Eleanor about the new Re: docuseries, Dating While Asian.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly spoke to Bianca Ranson from Forest and Bird regarding the recent closure of the Scallop Fishery in the Hauraki Gulf. Overfishing and pollution in the Gulf have led to issues in biodiversity and the collapse of many species, Bianca Ranson explains how and why this has happened. She also informs listeners on some local activism they can get involved with to protect the species in our Gulf.
It has been 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh that killed over a thousand garment workers. It was seen as a flashpoint in the fast fashion industry and led to some change. But fast fashion is still popular and workers and the environment are still exploited by the industry. Mike Lee is an associate professor in marketing at Auckland university, and he discussed the Rana Plaza collapse as well as why fast fashion is still popular even though more is now known about the conditions many workers face. Mike began by discussing what happened in Bangladesh in 2013.
AUKUS has continued to be a contentious topic within Aotearoa’s political discourse. Last week, Nanaia Mahuta said on Newshub Nation that there isn’t enough visibility on the pillars of AUKUS to comprehend what impacts it would have for Aotearoa. Last Friday there was an anti-AUKUS demonstration outside parliament. Led by the anti-AUKUS coalition, the ‘don’t be a dAUKUS’ protest urged Chris Hipkins to declare that Aotearoa won’t join the agreement.
To learn more about the anti-AUKUS coalition and the meaning behind the protest, Andre spoke to John Richards, spokesperson and member of the anti-AUKUS coalition.
To receive comments and analysis firstly on John Richards’s comments about AUKUS, and about Nanaia Mahuta’s denial of Aoteroa joining AUKUS, Andre then spoke to Doctor Arama Rata from Te Kuaka, a group that advocates for progressive foreign policy.
Welcome to the Tuesday Wire! Join the Tuesday Wire team (Milly and Beth), as they discuss a variety of current affairs topics, including:
Dear Science with Allan Blackman
Beth Speaks to Eugenie Sage on Clive Palmer’s mineral permit
Beth also spoke to Don Hine on the impacts of climate change on youth mental health
Milly conducts a report into crime in the Auckland CBD
And lastly, Milly speaks to Carrie Leonetti associate professor from the University of Auckland regarding expert-led domestic violence training for court judges
Government officials and Pacific community leaders met to discuss continued dawn raids on the Pasifika community despite the official government dawn raid apology in 2021.
On the 19th of April, a dawn raid on a household led to the arrest of a Tongan man. Amongst those there at the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Immigration Minister Michael Wood. Michael Wood indicated at the meeting that he was considering granting amnesty to all overstayers in Aotearoa.
To talk more about what has and hasn’t happened for the Pacific community following the dawn raids apology, Andre Fa'aoso spoke to Dylan Asafo, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland.
Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) launched a new campaign ahead of the budget last week. ‘EVERYTHING 4 EVERYONE’ is focusing on constitutional transformation, and solutions that meet the political decisions that have led to poverty.
Caeden had a kōrero with AAAP Coordinator Brooke Pao-Stanley on her thoughts on the budget and what this new campaign is all about.
Welcome to the Tuesday Wire! This week on the show:
Allan Blackman joins us to discuss the breakthroughs and setbacks of science
Milly has her weekly catch up with Dr Shane Reti where they talked about healthcare in the Waikato and the mammogram age
Milly continues her in-depth conversation with Carrie Leonetti on why family court judges need expert-led training
Beth speaks to Kate Camp, the Head of Marketing and Communications at Te Papa, about Matariki events and celebrations this year.
Rosetta speaks to Adele Gautier from Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand about the Government stalling access to free mammograms for women aged 70-74.
We Back our Kaiako is a new student-led group which has formed to support the teacher strikes. They’re based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and will be protesting outside Parliament on Wednesday to show their support of the Post Primary Teachers Association.
Caeden had a kōrero with their spokesperson Kay about why they’ve organised this protest and what their demands are. More info can be found on their instagram @backourkaiako
A year ago the Consent Law Reform campaign, led by founder Layba Zubair, handed over a petition to parliament calling for a change in our consent law under the Crimes Act.
Caeden spoke to Layba about what the campaign has achieved in the past year, especially in the context of the election and the impact this law change could have for survivors.
Content warning for discussions of sexual violence during this story.
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