The Wire with Joel

The Bank of Mum and Dad is an international concept that means parents are paying out for their children to purchase property. With the housing market seemingly in a constant crisis in Aotearoa, Gemma Rasmussen, Head of Communications and Campaign manager at Consumer NZ, discusses how this concept is affecting New Zealander's.

Perinatal depression is proving to be a high risk concern in Aotearoa. A new study done into the issue by Holly Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Helen Clark Foundation, shows that suicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women and new mums. Charlie spoke with he about the issue, and what can be done to support these women.

Caspers back on the Friday Wire! Today on the show:

As part of his regular city counselling segment, I talked to City Councillor Shane Henderson, as well as Character Coalition chairperson Sally Hughes and the University of Auckland’s Bill McKay all on the topic of housing intensification and the council’s proposed changes to zoning rules.

Liam spoke to Steve Abel from Greenpeace about their petition to remove nitrates from drinking water.

He also had a chat with Richard Espley from Plant and Food Research to chat about their research on the genome sequence of bilberries.

Auckland council has released for consultation their proposal to rezone parts of the central suburbs for medium and high density housing development.

Casper spoke firstly to Auckland councellor Shane Henderson about proposal, what it will mean for Auckland’s housing development and how people can contribute to the feedback process.

Then, to bring in some wider perspective, Casper had a chat with Character Coalition chairperson Sally Hughes about a desire to preserve special character areas and how it might be reconciled with a need for more affordable housing.

Finally, to round out the discussion, Casper talked to Bill McKay from the Architecture department of the University of Auckland about the impact that the council’s proposal might have on the city in terms of livability, housing supply and the future of urban development.