Following the new outbreak of Covid-19 in Auckland, Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Shane Reti, National MP for Whangarei and National Party Health spokesperson, about the opposition’s thoughts on the government response to the resurgence.
Justin spoke to Finance Minister Grant Robertson on the election delay, border testing, extending wage subsidy, and his charity Monopoly game with Naitonal’s finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith.
Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews University of Warwick astrophysics professor and exo-planet hunter Dr. Daniel Bayliss on an asteroid which NASA says is heading our way. They also touch base on what's happening in the astrophysics community with regard to the Covid 19 pandemic.
Lockdown restrictions along with this Covid induced change to our economic climate sees local businesses forced to adapt their business models to suit these changing times. Producer Aneeka Moheed brings this package with interviews from Bestie Café, Mercury Plaza, and AUT economist Dr Jonathon Baker.
In a report released yesterday, the Children's Commission called for changes to be made to the child offending system. Jemima Huston speaks to Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft about New Zealand's child offending system and why it isn't working. They also discuss why he believes the age of criminal responsibility should be changed from 10 years old to 14.
One in five households in some areas of South Auckland do not have internet access. Jemima Huston speaks to Tania Pouwhare, the Social Intrapreneur at Auckland Council's Southern and Western Institutes. They discuss why internet access is important and how digital infrastructure might be used to rebuild the economy in South Auckland.
Justin talked to Justice Minister Andrew Little about border testing, the Children's Commissioner's proposal to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility, and changes to financial and campaigning restrictions on the referendums.
Justin caught up with Zoe and chatted about coronavirus in Australia, indigenous people blocking a coal mine in Queensland, and South Australia as a dumping ground for international nuclear waste.
International Desk reports on a coup in the Western African nation of Mali, as a faction of the military known as the National Commitee for the Salvation of People (CNSP) outsed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
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