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The Wire w/ Spike: 25 May, 2023

 The Wire w/ Spike: 25 May, 2023 The Wire w/ Spike: 25 May, 2023, 103.19 MB
Thu 25 May 2023

On The Wire for Rāpare this week,

Spike speaks to:

- Labour MP Andrew Little about the new US-Papua New Guinea security deal

-  Professor James Russell about the kiwi Paora in Miami Zoo

- Michaela van der Schaaf from Auckland City Mission about increased demand for food assistance

Simon speaks to:

- City Councillor Lotu Fuli about the Council budget and "nice to have" service cuts

- Professor John Tookey about gas cooking and the growing "culture war" surrounding it

- Gisborne Hospital nurse Christine Warrander about yesterday's nurses strike and Te Whatu Ora's legal action

and for Eurovision:

- David speaks to our European correspondent Cameron Adams about the Ukraine war and turmoil in Greek politics

Gisborne Nurses Strike w/ Christine Warrander: 25 May, 2023

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Thu 25 May 2023

Yesterday, nurses on ward 5 at Gisborne hospital walked off the job for an hour to protest their working conditions. Earlier in the week, Te Whatu Ora went to the employment court to try and stop the strike, but failed. Christine Warrander is a nurse on ward 5 at the hospital, and Simon began by asking her how yesterday’s strike went.

Gas Cooking w/ Professor John Tookey: May 25, 2023

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Thu 25 May 2023

In the USA, gas cooking has entered the culture wars with the way you cook becoming a part of your political identity. Professor John Tookey is a professor at AUT in the school of Future Environments and he discusses the issues around gas cooking, as well as whether we could see a political battle over the way you cook here in Aotearoa. Simon began by asking Professor Tookey what alternatives there are to gas cooking.

Tataki Auckland Unlimited's Role w/ Pam Ford 24 May 2023

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Wed 24 May 2023

Auckland Council's Economic Development Agency and Regional Facilities arm Tataki Auckland Unlimited has just announced the loss of 200 full time roles after being asked by the Mayor to find budget cuts of between $27.5m and $44.5m. In 2021 the Economic Development agency attracted nearly $440m of attributable direct private sector investment across all sectors. So far this financial year the agency has attracted nearly $305m into the screen sector alone. Alex spoke to Pam Ford, Director Investment and Industry at Tataki Auckland Unlimited about what a well-functioning economic development agency means for Auckland. 

Budget 2023: Food insecurity, poverty and hardship w/ Susan St John: 24 May, 2023

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Wed 24 May 2023

The 2023 Budget aimed to do many things, including easing pressure on inflation and assisting vulnerable communities with rising costs. 

Susan St John Honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland and spokesperson to the Child Poverty Action Group says that the government needs to allocate more support to lift children out of poverty, address food insecurity, and support those in hardship. To receive more analysis on what Budget 2023 fell short on, Andre Fa'aoso spoke to Susan on The Wire. 

The Wire w/ Andre: 24 May, 2023

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Wed 24 May 2023

On the show for Rāapa: 

Andre Fa’aoso speaks to Associate Professor Susan St John about the 2023 Budget and how it falls short in addressing family poverty, hardship and food insecurity. 

Emilia chats to James Shaw in our weekly chat with the Green Party co-leader, this week they chat about the 140 million dollar subsidy for NZ Steel, they reflect on last week’s budget, and they chat about the Green Party’s candidate list ahead of the general election.

On the Green Desk Jack Marshall talks to Tai Lohrer from the University of Auckland about marine conservation areas. 

Arno spoke to two E Tu union representatives, firstly Joe Gallagher about new funding to reduce carbon emissions at Glenbrook steel mill

And then Rachel Mackintosh about E Tu’s view on the 2023/2024 budget.

Alex, spoke to Pam Ford from Tataki Auckland Unlimited about the role the economic agency plays in the region.

New Funding to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Steel Mill w/ Joe Gallagher: 24 May, 2023

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Wed 24 May 2023

E tū Union members working at the New Zealand Steel mill in Glenbrook have welcomed the Government’s offer to contribute funding for new electric furnaces to halve coal use at the site. The $140 million dollar investment will require upskilling for workers to use. 

Arno spoke with Joe Gallagher of E tū about the challenges involved in the transition, the benefits, and what workers would need to do to. 

Arno started by asking for an overview of E tū Union.

 

The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023

The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023 The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023 , 105.32 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

On Dear Science, Dr Alan Blackman discussed wavy wounds healing faster than straight wounds, Saturn regaining its status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system, and more. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins covered the weekly interview with National’s Dr Shane Reti. This week they discussed the National Party’s response to the Government’s 2023 Budget.

She also spoke to Tony Sriamporn, a PhD student from the school of population health and medicine at the University of Auckland, who is investigating attitudes and behaviours towards blood donation amongst gay and bisexual men.

Beth Torrance-Hetherington asked Julie Anne Genter about the Greens' stance on public transport in the 2023 budget.  

And Ah-Leen Rayner, CEO of the Breast Cancer Foundation, about women’s health in the budget.

And Jack Cormack-Neto interviewed Dr Paul Heyward, Associate Dean and Head of Initial Teacher Education, at the University of Auckland about what the budget means for the education sector.

National’s Response to the 2023 Budget w/ National’s Dr Shane Reti: 23 May, 2023

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Tue 23 May 2023

Last week, the Government released its 2023 budget, which saw 20 hours free early childhood education expanded to include two-year-olds, the removal of the $5 prescription fee, and half price public transport for under 25s and free for under 13s. 

The opposition has labelled the budget a ‘blow out budget’, and accused the government of overspending.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to National’s Dr Shane Reti about whether he believes the budget will help families with the cost of living. 

Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023

Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023 Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023 , 5.6 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration recently expanded its blood donation eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men (MSM).

The FDA said it will now recommend "individual risk-based questions" be asked to every blood donor, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, or sex. 

Restrictions on blood donation for MSM have been in place since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. But many now view these restrictions as discriminatory, unnecessarily restrictive, and inconsistent with modern, HIV prevention approaches.

The UK and Canada similarly lifted some restrictions on MSM donating blood. But Aotearoa has not followed. 

The NZ Blood Service would not be interviewed but did provide a statement to 95bFM. 

They said they recognise this is an important issue for many New Zealanders. And as more countries move to a deferral criteria based on individual behaviours it will increase the body of evidence necessary for New Zealand Blood Service to make an informed recommendation to Medsafe about changes to our own donor behaviour deferral criteria.

They said they have been working with the University of Auckland on its Sex and Prevention of Transmission study and hope the results of this study will provide vital evidence-based New Zealand data that will also help inform our future recommendations.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Tony Scriamporn, a PhD student from the school of population health and medicine at the University of Auckland, who is investigating attitudes and behaviours towards blood donation amongst gay and bisexual men. Scriamporn is also a part of the SPOTS study. 

She started off the interview by asking Scriamporn what these changes in the US mean for the country's blood supply.