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The Wire w/ Casper: February 14, 2023

 The Wire w/ Casper: February 14, 2023 The Wire w/ Casper: February 14, 2023, 102.41 MB
Tue 14 Feb 2023

For this week's Tuesday Wire, Allan Blackman joined Casper and Milly over the phone for Dear Science. Casper spoke to National’s Shane Reti about the government’s policy reshuffle announced this week and Dáithí Stone, climate scientist at NIWA about what’s driving Cyclone Gabrielle.

Milly speaks to Assad Shamseldin from the University of Auckland about improving our stormwater infrastructure. And Milly also spoke to epidemiologist Michael Baker about the new measles case identified in New Zealand.

Measles Case in New Zealand w/ Michael Baker: 14 February, 2023

Measles Case in New Zealand w/ Michael Baker: 14 February, 2023 Measles Case in New Zealand w/ Michael Baker: 14 February, 2023 , 23.27 MB
Tue 14 Feb 2023

Recently an imported case of measles has been detected in New Zealand, Milly speaks to epidemiologist Michael Baker from the University of Otago regarding the risks of an outbreak and what we can do to stop the spread of measles, which has mostly been eliminated in New Zealand. 

The Wire w/ Spike: February 13, 2023

 The Wire w/ Spike: February 13, 2023 The Wire w/ Spike: February 13, 2023, 123.94 MB
Mon 13 Feb 2023

On The Wire for Rāhina Monday:

- Spike speaks to Unite Union National Secretary John Crocker about the latest minimum wage rise

- Arno speaks to Dr. Gavin Ellis from Koi Tu about the TVNZ-RNZ merger

- Arno speaks to Peter Reynolds from the New Zealand Disability Support Network about a lack of government funding for support workers

- And on Tomorrow's World today, Stella and Isla speak to Professor Pauline Norris about new research that shows removing the $5 cost of prescriptions reduces hospital admissions and time spent in hospital

RNZ-TVNZ Merger w/ Dr. Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023

 RNZ-TVNZ Merger w/ Dr. Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023 Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023, 16.64 MB
Mon 13 Feb 2023

On 8 February Chris Hipkins announced work on the TVNZ-RNZ public media entity "will stop entirely". This comes several years after the bill was first tabled by former broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi as a way to address declining audience numbers. Arno speaks to Dr Gavin Ellis, affiliate of think tank Koi Tū, “the centre for informed futures”. He started by asking what the difference between public and private broadcasters meant for the public. 

Disability support worker funding w/ Peter Reynolds: February 13, 2023

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Mon 13 Feb 2023

Arno speaks to Peter Reynolds, CEO of the New Zealand Disability Support Network - a society of organisations that provide support to disabled people. The industry of disability service providers is an entirely government-funded collection of entities that provide free-of-charge services to those in need. Recent increases in costs of providing services have made it difficult for these organisations to provide the same level of care for a given budget.

Minimum Wage Increase w/ John Crocker: February 13, 2023

 Minimum Wage Increase w/ John Crocker: February 13, 2023 Minimum Wage Increase w/ John Crocker: February 13, 2023, 10.75 MB
Mon 13 Feb 2023

Cabinet, as part of its policy reset on Wednesday, announced minimum wage would be rising $1.50, up to $22.70 an hour to match inflation. Many are welcoming the increase, but Unite Union says it’s not enough for workers to just match inflation. Spike speaks to the National Secretary, John Crocker, about this latest rise.

TVNZ-RNZ Public Media w/ Dr Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023

 TVNZ-RNZ Public Media w/ Dr Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023 TVNZ-RNZ Public Media w/ Dr Gavin Ellis: February 13, 2023, 13.62 MB
Mon 13 Feb 2023

On 8 February Chris Hipkins announced work on the TVNZ-RNZ public media entity "will stop entirely". This comes several years after the bill was first tabled by former broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi as a way to address declining audience numbers. Arno spoke to Dr Gavin Ellis, affiliate of think tank Koi Tū, “the centre for informed futures”. He started by asking what the difference between public and private broadcasters meant for the public. 

Disability Services Funding w/ Peter Reynolds: February 13, 2023

 Disability Services Funding w/ Peter Reynolds: February 13, 2023 Disability Services Funding w/ Peter Reynolds: February 13, 2023, 8.9 MB
Mon 13 Feb 2023

The industry of disability service providers is an entirely government-funded collection of entities that provide free-of-charge services to those in need. Recent increases in costs of providing services have made it difficult for these organisations to provide the same level of care for a given budget. 

Arno spoke to Peter Reynolds, CEO of the New Zealand Disability Support Network - a society of organisations that provide support to disabled people. He started off by asking if the government was doing enough to meet rising inflation by funding disability worker organisations.

 

The Student Volunteer Army about the impact of the floods w/ Jake Parsons: February 10, 2023

 The Student Volunteer Army about the impact of the floods w/ Jake Parsons: February 10, 2023 The Student Volunteer Army about the impact of the floods w/ Jake Parsons: February 10, 2023, 17.39 MB
Fri 10 Feb 2023

 

The Student Volunteer Army is doing a wonderful job. Last weekend Around 200 volunteers supported door-knocking at 1200 homes. 

SVA CEO Jana Hood said:  “The smell of rotting food and rotten carpets in some houses was just horrendous, but they don’t want to leave their homes and their communities,”

Daniel spoke with Auckland Club President of the SVA, Jake Parsons about what their experiences are and what the progress of their work is. 

The Wire w/ Joe: February 10, 2023

 The Wire w/ Joe: February 10, 2023 The Wire w/ Joe: February 10, 2023, 96.06 MB
Fri 10 Feb 2023

On The Wire for this Rāmere Friday!

David brings us City Counselling with Mike Lee about flood recovery and preparing for Cyclone Gabrielle. He also speaks to Oxfam and partners mounting response in Turkiye, and Syria amidst destruction of life and property due to the earthquake.

Joe speaks to Eileen Joy from the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work at the University of Auckland about recent child development theories having influenced child protection in Aotearoa in ways that have further stigmatised struggling families.

Daniel chats with Jake Parsons about the work the Student Volunteer Army is doing related to the Auckland floods. He also spoke to Andrew Waa, a Public Health researcher at the University of Otago about Smokefree 2025, vapes and inequities.

That's us for this weeks Friday Wire!