The Wire with Joel

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council commissioned a team to survey dotterel populations in the region. The team led by ornithologist Nikki McArthur walked 320km of coastline, and found that the population had doubled in the past decade, from 86 birds to 222. It was completed in 2021, and the results have just been released. Stella speaks to George Hobson, the chief policy lead for Forest and Bird youth, about the increase.

This week Frances talks to European correspondent Cameron Mulgan about the war in Ukraine, NATO applications from Sweden and Finland, McDonalds leaving Russia, Mask-wearing in Europe at the moment, the outcome of the Swiss Frontex vote, and the event of the year, EuroVision results.

Christina was joined in studio by AUT Professor Marcus Jones for Dear Science. This week, they spoke about the first photograph of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, how naming species may be contributing to a gender bias, and coronavirus "ghosts", which can linger in our gut long after catching COVID-19. 

This week, Jack Horsnell joined the Tuesday Wire team for his first producing shift! Christina and Jack spoke to Robert McLachlan, Simon Kingham, and John Burnell in a report on the government's Emission Reduction Plan and whether it is enough to meet our climate goals.

Jack also spoke to Dr. Greg Treadwell about the rise of citizen journalism.

Christina spoke to Professor Emeritus Innes Asher from the Child Poverty Action Group about eradicating child poverty ahead of the 2022 Budget.

And finally, Aneeka had her regular catch up with the National Party's Dr. Shane Reti. This week they talked about the allied health workers' strike.

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For years, the government has promised to eradicate child poverty and tackle wealth inequality. But ahead of the Budget 2022, there have been no indications of how the government will address these issues. Christina spoke to Emeritus Professor Innes Asher from the Child Poverty Action Group about the need for action.