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The Wire w/ Joe: March 1, 2023

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Wed 1 Mar 2023

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday!

Joe looks at temporary flood levy’s for higher earners due to damages caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Joe speaks to Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington

Stella then speaks to Gaby Evans, a  Communications Intern at Able, about the perspective of someone who’s deaf and uses captions, as the Listen Up conference is happening very soon in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Arno chats to Professor Simon Malpas of the University of Auckland’s Implantable Devices Group about one of the world’s first brain-implantable devices for people suffering from hydrocephalus.

Stella talks to Katja Phutaraksa Neef, Erin and Banaban delegate Jack about the forced displacement of the Banaban community and their ongoing human rights struggles as well as a new art exhibition titled "Justice for Rabi: The Story of Banaba".

Finally, Joe speaks to Emma Carroll from the University of Auckland about climate change pushing Tohorā southern whales to forage further for food.

That's us for the Wednesday Wire!

Flood levy taxation and government borrowing w/ Jonathan Barrett: March 1, 2023

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Wed 1 Mar 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle trail of destruction has presented a major political dilemma for the government, that being how will Aotearoa pay for the damage? Joe spoke to Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington on this matter.

Unite Unions w/ Xavier Walsh : February 28, 2023

Unite Unions w/ Xavier Walsh : February 28, 2023 Unite Unions w/ Xavier Walsh : February 28, 2023 , 14.3 MB
Tue 28 Feb 2023

Today on the Tuesday Wire Milly speaks to Xavier Walsh co-president of Unite Unions, a union organisation representing workers in both the hospitality and entertainment industries. The organisation is behind some highly sucessful wins such as abolishing the zero-hour contract for fast food workers, and is currrently leading the change on fair pay agreements for hospitality workers. Milly explores the importance of the ability to unionize with Xavier. 

Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Election Debates, Three Waters, and Te Matatini: 27 February, 2023

 Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Election Debates, Three Waters, and Te Matatini: 27 February, 2023 Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Election Debates, Three Waters, and Te Matatini: 27 February, 2023, 23.32 MB
Mon 27 Feb 2023

In their weekly catch up, Hanna Thompson spoke to with Te Pāti Māori Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Takutai Kemp. They disucssed the party's kaupapa as a movement towards mana motuhake, whether Te Pāti Māori was excluded from tomorrow's General Election debate at the University of Auckland, controversy over Three Waters, and finding community and mana motuhake in Te Matatini celebrations. 

How to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and culture w/ James Wenley: February 27, 2023

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Mon 27 Feb 2023

In times of crisis, arts, culture and creative experiences play an essential role. But according to James Wenley, a lecturer in the theatre programme at Victoria University of Wellington, the arts and culture in Aotearoa are in a cycle of crisis.

Why are we in this cycle? And how do we break out of it? Daniel Teunissen spoke to Wenleyabout this.

Disability Access Bill and Claims of Heightened Crime in Cyclone-Affected Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 27 February, 2023

 Disability Access Bill and Claims of Heightened Crime in Cyclone-Affected Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 27 February, 2023 Disability Access Bill and Claims of Heightened Crime in Cyclone-Affected Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 27 February, 2023, 9.33 MB
Mon 27 Feb 2023

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT’s Karen Chhour about a 14,500 strong petition to amend disability accessibility legislation that was delivered to parliament and claims of heightened crime in Cyclone-Affected Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti.

The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023

 The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023 The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023, 107.71 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Joe looks into why we chase wellbeing and how it may be unhealthy for us. He speaks to Steven Jackson, Professor of Sport Policy and Politics at the University of Otago on the matter. Joe also looks into sportswashing in relation to the Womens FIFA World Cup, he speaks to Dr Marilyn Giroux, senior marketing lecturer in Business and Economics at the University of Auckland on the matter. 

Daniel brings us City Counselling with Mike Lee, they speak about inner west cycle lanes and street improvements. He also speaks to Philosophy Professor Robert Sparrow from Monash University about the ethics of our relationship with robots.

Inner-west cycleways and street improvements w/ Mike Lee: February 24, 2023

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

 

There are 38 organisations who are issuing a public call for Auckland Transport to urgently deliver the long overdue inner west cycle lanes and street improvements. Six of those are schools that want safer street for their students, there is the Grey lynn residents association, there are several businesses from ponsonby and K road that support the improvements and there are advocacy groups.

The Waitematā Safer Routes (also known as the Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements) is the project that hangs in the balance. It has been paused and this spawned criticism from the community who urge to continue the Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements.

The Waitematā Safer Routes are a vital link between the adjoining projects. Dropping the middle project would mean network benefits were lost, and the schools and communities of the inner west would be left disconnected. 

There are 56 letters in support of Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements, while there are 6 letters opposing the  improvements. 

Daniel spoke with Mike Lee about his thoughts on the inner west cycle lanes and street improvements.

 

The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023

 The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023 The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023, 17.37 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

A question that sparks curiousity and contradiction is, are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. Researchers say that if we look around us, the concept is everywhere and spreading in the media, in government institutions and transnational organisations, in schools, in workplaces, and in the marketplace

Joe spoke to Steven Jackson, Professor of Sport Policy and Politics at the University of Otago to get some insight on this matter.

 

Sportswashing and the FIFA Women's World Cup w/ Dr Marilyn Giroux: February 24, 2023

 Sportswashing and the FIFA Women's World Cup w/ Dr Marilyn Giroux: February 24, 2023 Sportswashing and the FIFA Women's World Cup w/ Dr Marilyn Giroux: February 24, 2023, 11.35 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Joe speaks to Dr Marilyn Giroux, senior marketing lecturer of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland about Sportswashing and its relation to the FIFA Women's World Cup.