The Wire with Joel

On Saturday 15 April, nationwide rallies were held to raise awareness about the nursing shortage and urge politicians to help secure better working conditions.

It was the first time the New Zealand Nurses Organisation had called on all of its 57,000 members to rally at once.

Nicholas spoke to Organization spokesperson Kerri Nuku about the rallies, their five fixes for the nursing crisis, and how the public can support Nurses.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins talked to ACT’s Karen Chhour about Three Waters and the government’s decision to keep the mandatory seven-day COVID-19 isolation period. 

Hanna Thompson spoke to Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the Three Waters rebrand and Green MP Marama Davidson not contesting Tāmaki Makaurau.

Caeden Tipler spoke to Colleen Brown about the findings from the new Child Poverty Action Group report.

And on Get Action! Caeden Tipler spoke to Sophie Handford about Climate Resilience Recovery for the regular Get Action! Segment 

Nicholas spoke to New Zealand Nurses Organisation spokesperson Kerri Nuku about the nationwide rallies which took place on Saturday and the organisation's five fixes for the nursing shortage.

Chris Hipkins has today announced an overhaul of Three Waters. It has been a contentious piece of legislation due to certain aspects of what it entails. What is not contentious is how bad water infrastructure in Aotearoa New Zealand is. Simon spoke with research fellow at Otago University Marnie Prickett about Three Waters and the need for better water infrastructure. I also spoke with Marnie about the recent report from the ministry of environment that stated just 2% of large lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand were in “good or very good” health. Marnie began by highlighting why our waters are so polluted.

Arno Cronje spoke to University of Auckland Researcher Dr Emily Harvey and University of Otago Professor Michael Baker on Cabinet's decision to retain self-isolation requirements for COVID-19.

And communications meteorologist at MetService, Andrew James, on the recent tornado in Auckland

Alex Bonham interviewed Dennis Maga, the General Secretary of First Union, about the challenges of recruiting bus drivers.

And climate scientist Kevin Trenberth how carbon credits work. 

And on The Green Desk, Jack Marshall talked to Department of Conservation Ranger Jamie McAulay about their research into Aotearoa’s weasel pest control problem.