This week James talks to Brooke live on air, as she's currently on tour for ACT's free speak campaign down safe.
James and Brooke start off with a chat about firearms licencing delays with the duck hunting season quickly approaching.
Next on the agenda, James asks Brooke about local government and some of the reforms which will be happening around the role councils play in communities.
Finally, James and Brooke discuss a motion the ACt part is putting thorugh parliament, asking parliament to join the U.K and Canada in condemning China for commiting genocide against Uyghur muslims.
This week on The Wire, James is joined in studio by Ilena to bring you a jam packed show.
Dear Science is with Allan Blackman this week, who talks about nobel prize winners, retracted studies and lead in the air.
James has his weekly chat with Brooke van Velden from the ACT party, where they discuss COVID-19 in Wellington, fishing reserves and small businesses.
Ilena talks with Aaron Hendry from Lifewise and Dr. Michael Rehm from the University of Auckland about the recent decision to call the New Zealand housing crisis a human rights crisis.
This week Zazi talks to Brooke about Paul Goulter's appoitnment and the Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF).
Zazi starts by asking Brooke why the ACT party has an issue with Paul Goulter being appointed as one of the new directors on the Air New Zealand board. She brings up Grant Robertson, Labour's relationship with unionists, and Paul Goulter's merits.
Brooke then covers ACT's stance on why the party has concerns over the government funding news outlets and journalism.
When it is reported that a fully vaccinated person has caught Covid-19, there tends to be confusion as to how it happened. News and Editoral Director Jemima Huston wanted to provide some clarification about what it means to be vaccinated.
Jemima speaks to Dr Nikki Turner, Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre at the University of Auckland, about some common concerns surrounding Covid-19 vaccines. As an expert in the area, she clarifies that you can catch Covid-19 when you are vaccinated, as the vaccination only takes the sting out of the virus and significantly reduces the risk of a person getting severely ill or dying from Covid-19. She also provides clarification as to whether the vaccine protects against the Delta variant, whether it’s normal to feel unwell after being vaccinated and if it’s safe to follow through with your vaccine appointment during the national Level 4 lockdown.
Disclaimer: This piece went to air at 12pm on August 19 2021. At this stage only 10 commnuity cases had been detected in New Zealand's Delta outbreak.
Aotearoa’s beloved native kākā hit the news this week with the release of three new birds at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Ōtepoti, Dunedin as part of their South Island kākā breeding programme. The kākā are native parrots who gather to socialize in the mornings and evenings and are known for their boisterous calls and mischievous mid-air antics. This week on the Wire, Frances Wright spoke with Elton Smith, Conservation Manager at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, about the ups and downs of the programme and what it has been like watching the population numbers grow.
This week on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Associate Professor Nicola Gaston from Stop Sexual Harassment on Campus about their call for an independent body to oversee how universities handle reports of sexual misconduct on campus.
Louis Macalister brings you two packages, one on funding for artists throughout the pandemic and another on vineyard labour shortages.
Finally Louis was joined by Cawthron Institute Freshwater Ecologist Dr Roger Young to talk about the recent Land Air Water Aotearoa report.
Recently, Ngā Aho Whakaari, the national representative body for Māori on screen, announced their disappointment that the Māori screen sector has been left out of Covid relief funding. The Māori screen sector sits under two government bodies, Te Māngai Pāho and the Ministry of Broadcasting. However, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage's Screen Production Recovery Fund has only been extended to NZ Film Commission and NZ On Air funded projects. This has left Te Māngai Pāho projects without the support to get through the uncertain times caused by lockdown. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Anahera Higgins, the Chair of Ngā Aho Whakaari, about this discrepancy in funding and how it might be resolved.
This morning, Ilena talked to Golriz Ghahraman, the Green Party spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, on the need to urgently introduce legislation to better regulate the export of military products that could be used to breach human rights in other countries.
At the beginning of this year, it was discovered by journalists that Air New Zealand staff helped maintain and run vessels from the Royal Saudi Navy while they were enforcing the blockade of Yemen. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had signed off on the export of military-use equipment in Saudi Arabia.
The report from a recent independent review by MPs has a number of recommendations to hold companies and exporters to account.
Golriz talks about why better regulation is needed and what recommendations are in the report.
Hunter brings you new music from Kody Nielson, Cate Le Bon, Parquet Courts, Rubi Du & more! Plus, Aotearoa's Christoph El' Truento chat's to Jess about tracks from live from the cloudy subtropical, their latest album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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