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Elon Musk's Twitter takeover w/ Dr Ethan Plaut: November 1, 2022

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Tue 1 Nov 2022

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has finally acquired Twitter after months of legal threats to go through with the deal. It’s only been a few days, but there are big changes already, he’s axed a number of executives and dissolved the board of directors.

Christina spoke to Dr Ethan Plaut, a communications lecturer at the University of Auckland, for his thoughts on the platform’s new owner.

Animal abuse in horseracing w/ Aya Oba: November 1 2022

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Tue 1 Nov 2022

The Melbourne Cup is held on the 1st of November every year. It’s a major annual horseracing event which attracts global attention. However, the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses believes that the event is unethical and is staging a protest along Auckland’s waterfront this afternoon, where many venues will be screening the race.

Casper spoke to Aya Oba from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, to discuss the protest and the group's views on what they call an exploitative and abusive industry.

ADHD Diagnosis Obstacles w/ Darrin Bull: November 1, 2022

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Tue 1 Nov 2022

The guilty verdict for Dr Tony Hanne, who was prescribing drugs for ADHD without going through the full official process, is drawing attention to difficulties in getting diagnoses and crucial medication for New Zealanders with the disorder.

To get a sense of what these obstacles look like and how they’re posing such a problem that an expert in the field found himself undercutting the system to get people medication that they need, Casper spoke to Darrin Bull, chairperson of ADHD New Zealand.

 

Fathers’ involvement in childcare w/ Lisa Meehan: October 31, 2022

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

New AUT research offers surprising insights into how fathers are involved in childcare, and why their involvement matters. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), AUT’s NZ Work Research Institute (NZWRI) examined how, how much, and how well fathers were engaged in their young children’s lives, and the impact of that engagement on the children's outcomes.

Joe spoke to Lisa Meehan from the New Zealand Work and Research Institute about this research.

Maori Engagement in Aotearoa’s Space Policy w/ Dr Pauline Harris: October 31, 2022

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

Public consultation on New Zealand’s Aerospace Strategy and Space Policy Review will close today, the 31st of October. The consultation documents highlight the need to engage with Māori on New Zealand’s space activities and engagements, though some commentators argue that the consultation has been too rushed for Māori to have meaningful input. 

Joe spoke to Dr Pauline Harris, an Associate Professor at Te Putahi a Toi: School of Maori Knowledge, Massey University, on this matter.

 

The Wire w/ Joe: October 31, 2022

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāhina Monday!

Joe looks at the need to engage with Māori on Aotearoa’s National Space Policy and Aerospace Strategy. He speaks to Dr Pauline Harris, Associate Professor at Te Putahi a Toi: School of Maori Knowledge, Massey University. Joe also looks at how a Fathers' involvement in childcare impacts their kids. He speaks to Lisa Meehan from the NZ Work Research Institute at AUT about their research on this matter. 

Spike brings us a special report on Alcohol Reform.

We’ve got Tomorrow’s World today! Stella and Isla welcome their youngest guests yet, students from the Toitū te ngahere.

That's us for the Monday Wire!

 

The Wire w/ Jessica: October 28, 2022

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

Welcome to the Friday Wire!

Liam had their regular chat with city councillor Shane Henderson. 

David talked to Labour MP Camilla Bellich about the passing of the Fair Pay Agreements bill.

David also spoke to Victoria University of Wellington Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies Paul Morris about antisemitism.

Fair Pay Agreements w/ Camilla Belich: October 28, 2022

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

The Fair Pay Agreements bill passed its third and final reading on Wednesday night.

Introduced to parliament earlier this year, the bill will allow workers in a certain industry to negotiate for better pay and working conditions industry wide.

Negotiations will be triggered if ten percent of workers or 1000 employees in an industry agree.

David spoke to Labour MP Camilla Belich about the subject.

Antisemitism w/ Paul Morris: October 28, 2022

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

Antisemitism has reared its ugly head with Kanye West’s recent comments.

However, the prejudice is centuries old, and is often cloaked in dog whistles.

David spoke to Victoria University of Wellington’s Religious Studies professor about the antisemitism’s history, and what to look out for.

The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

Welcome to the Thursday Wire! This week Stella speaks to Willow Duffy, CEO of Safeguarding Children about calls for mandatory reporting of abuse across all agencies responsible for the care of tamariki. Stella also chats to Justin Hodgkiss, Co-Director of the Macdiarmid institute about the organisation’s work uncovering how melanin actually functions to protect our skin against UV. Joe speaks to Dr Nic Rawlence from the Paleogenetics Lab At UoO about the role of deer in Aotearoa’s ecosystems, and Stella chats to Angela Moon Jones from The Butterfly Discovery Project about the mystery of Aotearoa’s copper butterfly. Stella speaks to Richard Wagstaff, President of The New Zealand Council Of Trade Unions about a win for Uber drivers in the employment court and Robert MacCulloch, from the University of Auckland’s business school, expert on macroeconomics, about Kiwibank’s recent comments on inflation.