The Wire with Joel

Welcome to the Friday Wire!

Liam had their regular chat with city councillor Shane Henderson. 

David talked to Labour MP Camilla Bellich about the passing of the Fair Pay Agreements bill.

David also spoke to Victoria University of Wellington Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies Paul Morris about antisemitism.

The Fair Pay Agreements bill passed its third and final reading on Wednesday night.

Introduced to parliament earlier this year, the bill will allow workers in a certain industry to negotiate for better pay and working conditions industry wide.

Negotiations will be triggered if ten percent of workers or 1000 employees in an industry agree.

David spoke to Labour MP Camilla Belich about the subject.

Welcome to the Thursday Wire! This week Stella speaks to Willow Duffy, CEO of Safeguarding Children about calls for mandatory reporting of abuse across all agencies responsible for the care of tamariki. Stella also chats to Justin Hodgkiss, Co-Director of the Macdiarmid institute about the organisation’s work uncovering how melanin actually functions to protect our skin against UV. Joe speaks to Dr Nic Rawlence from the Paleogenetics Lab At UoO about the role of deer in Aotearoa’s ecosystems, and Stella chats to Angela Moon Jones from The Butterfly Discovery Project about the mystery of Aotearoa’s copper butterfly. Stella speaks to Richard Wagstaff, President of The New Zealand Council Of Trade Unions about a win for Uber drivers in the employment court and Robert MacCulloch, from the University of Auckland’s business school, expert on macroeconomics, about Kiwibank’s recent comments on inflation.

Researchers at the MacDiarmid Institute have figured out exactly how melanin operates to protect our skin. Stella spoke to the co-director of the institute, Justin Hodgkiss, about the work.