The Wire with Joel

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Christina, for the last time, spoke to Joel Rindelaub on the phone for a rather apocalyptic Dear Science.

Casper talked to National MP Dr Shane Reti, this time discussing Adrian Orr’s reappointment as Reserve Bank governor.

Christina also spoke to political commentator and former National press secretary Ben Thomas about what to expect ahead of next year’s general election.

Casper also talked to UoA’s Stephen Hoadley about the Prime Minster’s visit to Vietnam.

And Milly, producing for the Tuesday Wire for the first time, spoke to Liam Rutherford from the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa regarding smaller class sizes to increase school attendance.

The National party has been quite critical recently of Adrian Orr’s reappointment to the role of governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

This criticism interestingly breaks with tradition as these appointments are generally not politicised, indicating another area where the impacts of Covid have disrupted political processes.

For their regular interview, Casper spoke to National MP Dr Shane Reti about this appointment, why National has been speaking out against it, and what this says about the political independance of the RBNZ governor going forward.

Spike spoke to the executive director of 350 Aotearoa Alva Feldmeier about their new report on energy company profits, and the conflict between for-profit energy and renewable power sources. 

Welcome to The Wire for Monday! This week, Spike speaks to Alva from 350 Aotearoa about energy sector profits, and Professor Stephen Hoadley from UoA about the US midterms. Stella speaks to Callum Frances from First Union about the safety of bank workers, and Steve Randerson from Massey University about his research into alcohol licensing. Tomorrow's World is with Justin Hodgkiss, about his groundbreaking work in understanding how eumelanin works.