Labour's Andrew Little joins host Stewart Sowman-Lund for his weekly catch-up. This week, he explains the raft of law reforms that have made the news this week. Plus, should the government intervene at Ihumatao? And finally, what did he make of the Green Party's attack ad on Simon Bridges?
With protests at Ihumātao heading into their third week, a legal support tent has been set up, which is staffed by lawyers and law students in order to provide legal support and advice to protestors on the ground. Deb spoke to TeAo Pritchard, one of the organisers of this effort, about their role in the protests, motivation for providing legal support, and the legality of protesting.
Justin talks to Justice Minister Andrew Little on making New Zealand history compulsory in schools, new mental health initiatives by the government, abortion law, and National leader Simon Bridges' recent trip to China.
The Labour Party’s been in crisis mode the past fortnight, with serious allegations of sexual assault from within the Party - and accusations of mishandling by the Prime Minister and other MPs. Host Stewart Sowman-Lund talks to Minister Little about the accusations. Plus, how do we stop Google from continuing to breach New Zealand’s name suppression laws? And what will the Prime Minister talk about with President Trump next week?
Labour Minister Andrew Little joins Wire host Stewart Sowman-Lund for his weekly political catch-up. This week, the Prime Minister's been at the United Nations pushing for a free trade agreement with the United States. She also had her first meeting with President Trump and continued discussions following the Christchurch Call. Plus, would the Minister support lowering our voting age? And is he still committed to updating our surrogacy laws.
Last Thursday the Zero Carbon Bill was passed into legislation by a unanimous vote in Parliament. Jemima spoke to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the law and what impact it will have on the global movement for climate change action.
We're chatting with National Party Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett, bright and early this morning. Hitting some heavy political topics before Breakfast, Rachel and Paula Bennett talk about The Defence Force, changes to family and sexual violence laws, and child poverty in Aotearoa.
Justin talks to Justice Minister Andrew Little about the government's changes to rental laws, a new national interest test when selling assests, New Zealand First's party donations and current progress at the Pike River Mine.
National Party Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett, dials in to talk about some big topics in Aotearoa this week. Covering National's Law and Order document, the Government banning foreign donations to political parties and the drafted bill for cannabis legislation and control.
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