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Dawn Raid's and Immigration NZ w/ Dylan Asafo: 19 July, 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

An independent review of Immigration New Zealand’s continued practice of Dawn Raids has found that the law does need to change. The review by Senior Lawyer Mike Heron looked into out-of-hours immigration visits to communities throughout Aotearoa. 

The report found that out-of-hours visits were still being used by immigration in New Zealand and targeted minority communities, particularly Pacific Islanders. 

In the 1970s, dawn raids overly targeted Pacific communities with 86% of related prosecutions being of people of Pacific descent, even though Pasifika accounted for a third of overstayers. US and UK overstayers accounted for another third of total overstayers but accounted for only five per cent of prosecutions over this period. 

The review found that there had been no change to immigration policy since the government’s official 2021 Dawn Raid apology. 

To talk more about the findings of the review and what it means for communities across Aotearoa, producer Andre Fa’aoso spoke to Dylan Asafo, Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland

Can Companion Robots Aid Loneliness? w/ Professor Elizabeth Broadbent: 19 July, 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

Loneliness is an epidemic that is affecting more and more people every day. Some demographics are more affected than others. Loneliness can have physical health effects, as well as mental. 

Professor in Psychological Medicine from the University of Auckland Elizabeth Broadbent is researching how robots and other AI tools such as ChatGPT can aid people in reducing their social isolation and improving their wellbeing. 

Arno spoke to her to find out more about her research into companion robots and for a background on the health impacts of loneliness. 

Arno started the interview by asking Elizabeth how loneliness affects people’s wellbeing.

 

The government’s lifeline for homeowners impacted by severe weather events w/ Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni: 19 July 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

Homeowners in the North Island displaced by this year’s severe weather events have been thrown a lifeline by the government.

A new interim payment will be available from the start of September to help bridge the gap once insurance payments for temporary accommodation run out.

Caeden interviewed deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on this expansion of the temporary solution and what this will mean in the long term.

They started by asking the minister to outline of what this support will look like.

Barbie (2023) from a feminist perspective w/ Lily Chen and Bridget Conor: July 19 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

Producer Caeden is excited to share that Barbie (2023) hits cinemas across Aotearoa this evening.

In honour of what is an exciting event for many, including Caeden, they spoke to several feminists to analyse what the Barbie film means for the feminist movement and why so many people are excited about it.

First they spoke to Campus Feminist Collective chairwoman Lily Chen.


They then spoke to University of Auckland Communications Professor Bridget Conor for her perspective.

New Zealand and European Union Free Trade w/ Haipeng Zhang: 19 July, 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

Last week Chris Hipkins was in Brussels to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. The much-anticipated deal took years of negotiations with the agreement set to lead to billions of dollars in export savings. 

As the agreement comes into place, more than ninety-one per cent of tariffs will be removed from New Zealand goods, and ninety-seven per cent of New Zealand’s current exports will be duty-free. 

There will be an immediate tariff removal on the export of New Zealand goods such as kiwifruit, wine, onions, apples, mānuka honey and manufactured goods, as well as for almost all fish and seafood, and other horticultural products. 

To talk more about the economic implications of this free trade agreement, Andre Fa’aoso spoke to Doctor Haipeng Zhang, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland

The Wire w/ Caeden and Arno: July 19, 2023

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

On The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday:

Emilia speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the Prime Minister’s decision to rule out implementing a capital gains and wealth tax, as well as a ruling from the High Court last week which found that the Government needs to reconsider their decisions on the settings of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Andre speaks to Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland Dylan Asafo about an independent review into Immigration New Zealand’s continued practice of dawn raids.

Caeden speaks to Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni about a government announcement for homeowners impacted by severe weather events.

They also speak to Campus Feminist Collective’s Lily Chen and University of Auckland Professor Bridget Conor on the Barbie Film from a feminist perspective. 

Arno speaks to Professor Elizabeth Broadbent from The University of Auckland about whether robots can help lonely people decrease their social isolation and improve their wellbeing.


And John Minto of Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa about PUMA’s complicity with Israeli racism in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Cancellation of the Smithsonian Asian American Literary Festival w/ Chris Tse and Saraid de Silva

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Tue 18 Jul 2023

Last week, the Smithsonian abruptly cancelled the Asian American Literary Festival, which writers from around the world were set to attend. A delegation of writers from Australia and New Zealand were preparing to travel and had spent public funding on the event, when they received an announcement the festival had been cancelled. No reasoning or plans for postponement have been given, and members of the Australia/New Zealand delegation are left outraged. 

Wire producer Rosetta spoke to New Zealand writers Chris Tse and Saraid de Silva, who were set to attend the festival in the United States, about their plans for the festival and what the cancellation means.

Labour Party ruling out wealth tax w/ Child Poverty Action Group's Alan Johnson: 18 July, 2023

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Tue 18 Jul 2023

Last week, Chris Hipkins announced that the Labour Party is pledging to rule out any sort of capital gains tax or wealth tax if re-elected. Hipkins has stated that it is simple mot the time for big changes to the tax system given how much Kiwis are struggling with the cost of living. The pledge has received backlash and contrasts starkly with policies of Te Pati Māori and The Green Party, leaving a potential future coalition uncertain.

Wire producer Rosetta spoke to to Child Poverty Action Group's convenor Alan Johnson about the policy, and what the decision will mean for the wealth gap and child poverty in Aotearoa.

Pothole Repair Fund and Healthcare Statistics w/ Dr Shane Reti: 18 July, 2023

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Tue 18 Jul 2023

In her weekly catchup with Dr Shane Reti, Milly speaks to Dr Shane Reti surrounding the Pothole repair fund which is sitting at a proposed 500 million dollars. as well as Te Whatu Ora's incorrect and insuffcient data reporting. 

The Wire w/ Spike: July 17, 2023

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Mon 17 Jul 2023

On The Wire for Rāhina Monday:

- Spike speaks to ACT MP Simon Court about ACT's youth justice policy announcements, and water researcher Marnie Prickett about Auckland Council's flood mitigation plan, along with new nitrate readings from South Auckland.

- Rawan speaks to Ben Schmidt from the Tertiary Education Union about voluntary redundancies at Massey University, and Auckland University Professor of Physics Richard Easther about the recent discovery of gravitational waves for Tomorrow's World.

- and Nicholas speaks to the newly appointed Grocery Commissioner Pierre Van Heerden about the role, and his focuses going in.