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The Wire with Jessica: 8 February, 2023

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Wed 8 Feb 2023

Our weekly catch up with the ACT Party returns for 2023. This year, we’ll be hearing from ACT Party MP Karen Chhour. 

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speak to Jelly O’Shea from Intersex Aotearoa about their collaboration with Auckland Pride this year. 

And Liam Hansen interviews Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi about The Ōyster in Ōtara, a newly revamped art exhibition space in the town centre. 

Auckland’s flood response w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 8 February, 2023

 Auckland’s flood response w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 8 February, 2023 Auckland’s flood response w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 8 February, 2023, 7.71 MB
Wed 8 Feb 2023

 

In the lead up to the 2023 General Election, The Wire will be speaking to ACT Party MP Karen Chhour about the political hot potatoes of today and tomorrow. 

For their first interview, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins asked Chhour about why she got into politics and ACT’s thoughts on the inquiry into the Auckland floods.

Record fuel profits w/ Greenpeace Spokesperson Amanda Larsen: February 08, 2023

 Record fuel profits w/ Greenpeace Spokesperson Amanda Larsen: February 08, 2023 Record fuel profits w/ Greenpeace Spokesperson Amanda Larsen: February 08, 2023, 3.56 MB
Wed 8 Feb 2023

Recent reports show that 2022 saw record profits from five major fuel companies globally, totalling over one trillion dollars in sales.

This announcement amidst the cost of living crisis and the repercussions of climate change has confused many, with demands for wind and fuel taxes to be implemented.

Tory Matich spoke to Greenpeace Spokesperson about this. 

Liberal and Realist Approaches to Ukraine War w/ Robert Patman: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

With Germany and the US agreeing to send main battle tanks to Ukraine, attention is being brought to the major foreign policy approaches that ideologicaly inform such decisions.

To get a sense of two dominant international relations theories in play in these decisions I spoke to Robert Patman, professor of international relations at the University of Otago.

National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023

 National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023 National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023, 25.41 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

With the election coming up this year we’re starting to see the formation of concrete policy platforms with one major topic this election being the cost of living.

Prime Minister Hipkins calls their approach a focus on ‘bread and butter issues’ whereas National has come out with a 5-point plan to ‘get inflation under control’.

Casper discussed this plan with National's Shane Reti, beginning by asking him to explain the first point, a proposal to end the reserve bank’s dual mandate.

Perpetual Land Leases w/ Elizabeth Kerekere: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Elizabeth Kerekere from the Green Party about perpetual land leases, an outdated law that has some big consequences for Maori land owners. 

Rare Binary Star System w/ Dr Jan Eldridge: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Dr Jan Eldridge from the University of Auckland about a unique binary star system created by a weak supernova. She talks with Jan about what this binary star system means and what makes it so special. 

The Tuesday Wire w/ Casper: 7 February, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Joel Rindelaub joins Casper and Milly in the studio for Dear Science, Casper has his weekly catch up with Shane Reti on National's five-point plan to tackle the cost of living crisis. Elizabeth Kerekere from the Green party talks to Milly about perpetual land leases, with the greens taking action to halt the outdated law at some point this year. Casper gains insight on the Liberal and Realist approaches to the war in Ukraine, speaking with Robert Patman from the University of Otago. Jan Eldridge and Milly speak about a rare binary star system, the topic of a recently published paper.  

ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023

 ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023 ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023, 24.73 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

Launched by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT can do a lot of things. It can write coherent paragraphs of arguments and stories. It can write movie scripts, poems, make lectures for teachers, write essays and lyrics for songs. Recent research shows it Can even write scholarly articles that would be accepted by journals. Then there is also Dall-E an AI system that generates images and artwork

How should we value these technologies? What will be the effects of such technologies on our creative process?

Daniel talked with Nir Eisikovits, professor in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts to reflect on these questions. 

 

City Counselling w/ Shane Henderson: February 3, 2023

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Fri 3 Feb 2023

Auckland is still reeling from last week’s intense rainfall and subsequent flooding. Damage from the weather event has left many without possessions and housing.

The community is beginning to rally around those affected providing support in anything from food to housing to towels. David spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about the subject.