Since taking power in 2017, the Labour Government has stood by their policy "Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) in future trade agreements". Including ISDS in an agreement means that foreign investors can sue the government directly for massive compensation when domestic policies impact the success of their brands.
However, under the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), of which New Zealand is a partner, the ISDS mechanism is not removed, it is simply suspended. University of Auckland Law Professor and prominent critic of the TPPA and the CPTPP trade agreements, Jane Kelsey has raised concerns that the Labour Government's policy against ISDS is not enough. She says that legislation is necessary to ensure that the policy is not traded off in the negotations for the UK to be a part of the CPTPP and create a bilateral trade agreement with New Zealand and Australia.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Jane Kelsey to break down some of the core ideas under this issue. They discuss the origins and purpose of the CPTPP, the problem with ISDS and how the Labour Government's trade agreements with the UK could be impacted by ISDS.
Vaping has been around for many years now. However, it is only in recent years that it has become ubiquitous among children and teenagers.
Zazi spoke to Life Education Trust chief executive, John O’Connell, about vaping in schools and the general impact it has on the younger demographic. Noah then talked to Shayne Nahu about the Cancer Society's stance on vaping laws.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Trishil Dahya had his first go at producing!
Jemima Huston has her regular catch up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. They discuss the progress of the party’s call for anti-Māori violence taskforce, the Dawn Raids apology and petition, as well as the number of prisoners no longer having access to alcohol and drug programmes.
Trishil chats with Victoria McArthur from MATES in Construction to discuss how the organisation has set out to open up the mental health conversation in the construction industry, with the goal of preventing suicide through a support network.
Jemima speaks to Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero about the Ministry of Justice’s latest statistics on violence against disabled people.
Finally, Jemima talks to University of Otago Faculty of Law Professor, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about her call for New Zealand’s legal system to move to a more comprehensive online system.
A group of academics at the University of Otago Faculty of Law are advocating for New Zealand to build a successful online court system. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to the lead author of the report, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about what an online court system would look like in New Zealand. They discuss how online courts could make a difference to case back-up, how online courts pose problems for those without access to the internet and whether Bridgette could ever see New Zealand's court system being completely online.
This week on The Wire, James is joined in studio by Marcus, Sam and Ilena to put together a jam packed show.
Marcus bring us information on black holes, CRISPR and the human family tree.
James talks to Brooke van Velden about the compensation for Waikeria prisoners and the proposed hate speech laws.
Sam talks to Amnesty International's Margret Taylor about academic freedom for Chinese international students, as well as wider issues diaspora groups face in New Zealand.
Ilena talks to Rick Zwann from Forest and Bird about RMA reform.
Welcome back earthlings! This week Stella Huggins and Isla Christensen investigate the growing problem of pseudoscience. Looking at popular media such as TikTok and Netflix shows they differentiate between scientific terminology's use in literature and how it can be used in cases to twist evidence. So what is a fact, theory, hypothesis and law?
Our weekly chat with James Shaw is back this week.
Jessica Hopkins talked to James about farmers protesting against ute tax, and environmental regulations, the arrest of four Kaitiaki at Putiki, and 35 years of homosexual law reform.
Jessica started off the interview discussing whether we can supporting farmers while reducing emissions from agriculture.
Joe Wickins covers the rallies held in Tahiti and at AUT to commemorate the anniversary of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific. He talks to Ena Manuireva, Tahitian Language and Culture expert from AUT and anti-nuclear activist, about the protests.
Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Binoy Kampmark, a senior lecturer in the school of global urban studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, about greenwashing at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.
Finally, Elizabeth Macpherson, Associate Professor at University of Canterbury’s Law School, chats to Jemima about her study into how ecosystem based management (EBM) could make a significant difference to the way New Zealand regulates oceans.
Last week the New Zealand Government introduced the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill, which outlines the legal changes that will be made to penalise those who practise conversion therapy in New Zealand. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston reports on how the Bill came to be, what criminal offences and civil redress it covers and when the Government expects the Bill to be brought into law.
Dr Sue Bagshaw, an expert in youth health, came onto the show for a live interview, discussing how puberty blockers work for young people transitioning gender. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to her about the National's Party concern that recent anti-conversion therapy laws would prevent parents from giving their children advice while transitioning, and how puberty blockers actually work in practice.
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