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Calls For Mandatory Reporting w/ Willow Duffy

 Calls For Mandatory Reporting w/ Willow Duffy Calls For Mandatory Reporting w/ Willow Duffy, 31.35 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

Te Pāti Māori are demanding accountability and mandatory reporting of abuse across all agencies responsible for the care of tamariki. This is in reaction to the tragic death of Malachi Subecz. Stella spoke to Safeguarding Children CEO Willow Duffy, on the best way to keep kids safe.

Safeguarding Children has launched a petition to review and amend the Children’s Act 2014 to broaden and strengthen its capacity to protect children in Aotearoa from abuse.

 

The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October

 The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October, 124.16 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

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.

The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022

 The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022 The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022, 110.01 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday!

News and Editorial Director Jess Hopkins speaks to David Seymour in our weekly chat with the ACT Party.

Joe looks at the suicide rate dropping for the third year as well as having a korero about mental health. He speaks to Shaun Robinson, the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, and Kaaren Mathias, a Senior Lecturer from the University of Canterbury.

We have Eurovision with our European Correspondent Cameron Adams! 

Joe also speaks to Rhys Jones Associate Professor Te Kupenga Hauora Maori, at the University of Auckland about Health inequities between Māori and non-Māori adults costing NZ$863.3 million per year.

That's us for this weeks Wednesday Wire!

Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022

 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022, 17.81 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Eurovision is back! This week I spoke to our  European Correspondent Cameron Adams about The War in Ukraine, Britain's new Prime Minister and much more!

Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022

 Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022 Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022, 26.55 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Yesterday, the Annual Provision Suicide Data was released. It showed that 538 people died by suspected suicide, down from 607 the year before and 628 in the year to 2020. 

This release showed the rate per 100,000 was 10.2, which is statistically lower than the average rate over the last 13 financial years. It is also the third year in row suicides have decreased. 

The Mental Health Foundation says, "each of these 538 people leave behind grieving whānau and friends. We send you all our aroha and acknowledge your deep pain and loss.”

Joe spoke to the Chief Executive of The Mental Health Foundation, Shaun Robinson, on the matter.

 

Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022

 Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022 Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022, 21.38 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Māori health inequity directly costs the health system $39.9 million per year, according to a new Indigenous-led study. When researchers added indirect costs of $823.4 million from lost years of life and lost wages, which were mostly borne directly by Māori whānau, the overall cost skyrocketed to over $863.3 million.

Māori significantly under-utilised primary care, creating an annual saving to the health system of $49.4 million per year. The authors point out that these are conservative estimates, and say that the 'cost of doing nothing' about health inequity is predominantly borne by Indigenous communities and society - less than 5% of the cost is borne by the health system.

Joe spoke to Rhys Jones, Associate Professor in Te Kupenga Hauora Maori, from the University of Auckland on the matter.

A technological approach to Mental Health Services w/ Kaaren Mathias: October 26, 2022

 A technological approach to Mental Health Services w/ Kaaren Mathias: October 26, 2022 A technological approach to Mental Health Services w/ Kaaren Mathias: October 26, 2022, 14.21 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Technological solutions to fill the gap in mental health care are alluring. However, they can be regarded as a cheap, scalable way to solve the knotty problem of mental distress, without requiring investment in people, communities and broader causes of mental ill-health such as racism, poverty or the way we design our cities.

Joe speaks to Kaaren Mathias, a Senior Lecturer from the University of Canterbury, on the matter.

Philanthropic Social Investment w/ Dr. Shane Reti: October 25, 2022

 Philanthropic Social Investment w/ Dr. Shane Reti: October 25, 2022 Shane Reti: October 25, 2022, 19 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

The National party has proposed creating a social investment fund, in a callback to a signature policy of former leader Bill English.

Social Investment spokesperson Nicola Willis proposed funding the policy in collaboration with philanthropists.

For Casper's weekly catchup with National’s Dr. Shane Reti they discussed this policy, how it differs from the current approach and how exactly funding through donations might play out.

 

Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022

Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022 Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022, 15.62 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

Liz Truss has resigned after just six weeks as UK prime minister, following her failed economic policy. 

The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in parliament will now elect a new leader by October 28.

First News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, a public policy think tank in Wellington, Dr Oliver Hartwich about Truss’ 45 tumultuous days as Prime Minister and what happens now. 

Next, she spoke to Associate Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland, Dr Neal Curtis about the current state of UK politics. 

The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022

 The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022 The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022, 102.43 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

Happy Tuesday! On today's Wire with Christina and Casper. Allan Blackman joined the team live on air to talk Black Plague, mozzies and the DART mission for Dear Science.

Casper spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National Party for their weekly segment about their proposed social investment fund. He also had a kōrero with Rosemary Penwarden from Restore Passenger Rail about their campaign and recent protest activity on Wellington highways.

Christina spoke to Dr Stephen Noakes, a senior politics lecturer from the University of Auckland, about the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress and Xi Jinping's continued grasp on power. She also reported on Rishi Sunak, who is set to become UK's next Prime Minister in the wake of Liz Truss' resignation last week.