Justin spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little abour Cabinet's decision to move Auckland's COVID alert level from 3 to 2, vaccines, funding for rainbow mental health services, and Suhayra Aden, the former dual Australia-New Zealand citizen who was detained by Turkey for illegally entering from Syria.
Over the past few days, developments have occuring in thr relation to the Australian government asking Facebbok and Google to pay for news. Instead if a paying, Facebook has removed news outlets among others from their platform. To understand the situation, James talks to AUT lecturer, Richard Pamatatau about what has happened so far and what danger it poses.
Lyric speaks to Jacqueline Beggs, from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland about invasive wasp species, and the EPA's decision to introduce new organisms to combat them.
Jade talks to President of the Abortion Law Reform Association of Nz (ALRANZ) who are supporting the new Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Safe Areas Amendment bill by MP Louisa Wall.
Jade talked to Emilie Rākete of People Against Prisons Aotearoa about the recent Mihi Bassett case that has been brought to the district court. Bassett faces more potential prison time to her current sentence following a protest in which she and other inmates set property on fire following inhumane and degrading treatment at the Auckland Women's Prison.
Justin spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little about the government's mental health policy, including his earlier comments that mental health services are improving despite criticisms on the progress of reforms, funding for teritary counselling services, and 'no surprsies' clause between the Ministry of Health and NGOs.
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