Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rāpare Thursday!
Spike speaks to:
- Labour MP Andrew Little about his visit to the Shangri-La Indo-Pacific defense summit, and the Taumaru review of intelligence laws and services
- TEU organiser Ben Schmidt about the proposed job cuts at Massey University
- Natalie Vincent from Good Shepherd about the prevalance of Buy Now Pay Later debt
Simon speaks to:
- City Councillor Lotu Fuli on the budget negotiations starting today, abusive emails from Mayor Brown and the much contested sale of airport shares
- Associate Professor Grant Duncan on the new independent electoral review and its recommendations around term limits, prisoner voting rights and the "coattails" rule
- Professor John Townend about the risk of a major earthquake along the Alpine Fault over the next 50 years
For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT MP Karen Chhour about their new contractor policy, serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards children in Oranga Tamariki care, and ACT's opposition to ethnicity being one of the factors to consider for surgical waitlist prioritisation.
She also spoke to E tū Union Spokesperson Annie Newman about ACT’s proposal to ban contractors from challenging their employment status.
Producer Caeden spoke to Ellie Hooper from Greenpeace about the UN Oceans Treaty.
And Lecturer in Theatre Dr James Wenley and Senior Lecturer of Education Dr Margaret Gleeson discussed cuts to programmes and staff at Victoria University.
The Nga Hau Birthing Centre in Māngere has closed a huge health gap for local communities, but the centre is facing closure this year after funding cuts.
Caeden spoke to new mum and Action Station petitioner Rebecca Kingi about why the centre is so important for the community, and why government funding to save it is crucial.
For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Karen Chhour about renters' rights and ACT's policy for 17-year-olds to be tried in adult court.
She also spoke to Professor of Public Health Nick Wilson from the University of Otago about addressing poor ventilation on public transport.
Producer Caeden Tipler spoke to Child Poverty Action Group’s Sarita Divis about their calls leading up to the election.
And Rebecca Kingi, who is a new mum, about funding cuts facing Nga Hau Birthing Centre.
Producer Nicholas Lindstrom spoke to Jackie Paul, an advisor that worked on a new report into the housing crisis released by Te Kahui tika Tangata the Human Rights Commission.
The National Party is yet to announce a full Fiscal Plan to account for spending they have promised if they win the election. Figures released by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions have shown a large gap between National's promised spending and the available budget, and workers unions such as Etū are fearing that funding cuts are in store for essential sectors. Rosetta spoke to Rachel Mackintosh, assistant national secretary for Etū, about these fears, and where this leaves working-class voters in the upcoming election.
The Government has just announced that they will honour an independent arbitration panel’s recommendations, regarding a pay offer agreement with the Post Primary Techer’s association.
As part of the pay offer the base salary of secondary teachers will rise 14.5 per cent.
However, the latest offer will mean cuts to other parts of the ministry of Education's budget, including deferring planned school infrastructure projects.
Nicholas spoke to PPTA acting President Chris Abercrombie to discuss the association's thoughts on this pay offer.
For our weekly catch up with the ACT party, Rawan spoke to ACT MP Karen Chhour about some of the party’s policies around landlord and tenant laws as well as their policy to allow secondary schools to opt out of NCEA.
Rosetta spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor of free radical biochemistry Steven Gieseg about his research in vascular health.
For our biweekly segment of Tomorrow's World where we discuss issues around the environment, science and technology, Rawan spoke to the CEO of World Wildlife Foundation New Zealand about National’s plan to cut the Department of Conservation budget.
Rosetta spoke to Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta about her recent trip to the United States, her speech to the United Nations General Assembly, and the US Pacific Leaders Summit.
And Rosetta spoke to University of Auckland Professor of Economics Sholeh Maani about her research in overqualified workers and on-the-job training.
Yesterday, protestors led by climate advocacy group 350 Aotearoa took to Parliament to call on the incoming government to prioritise climate solutions that will cut emissions and address the cost of living in coalition negotiations.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to 350 campaigner, Adam Currie, and asked him about the purpose of their protest.
She also spoke to Oxfam Climate Justice Lead, Nick Henry, about what they would like to see from the incoming government when it comes to climate action.
And she spoke to Co-Convenor of Stand Up, an affiliation of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions representing workers under 35, Justine Sachs, about how the climate relates to workers rights.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to academic and Palestinian New Zealander Dr Rand Hazou about New Zealand’s response to what is happening to Palestinians in Gaza.
Producer Nicholas spoke to Lecturer of Language and Culture at the Auckland University of Technology Richard Pamatatau about the potential lack of Pacific representation in the National Party Caucus.
He also spoke to Professor of Ecology at Massey University Dr Dianne Brunton about the University's proposed cuts to the Albany Science campus.
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