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The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October

 The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October The Wire w/ Stella: 27 October, 124.16 MB
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.

Discovering How Melanin Works w/ Justin Hodgkiss

 Discovering How Melanin Works w/ Justin Hodgkiss Discovering How Melanin Works w/ Justin Hodgkiss, 11.06 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

Researchers at the MacDiarmid Institute have figured out exactly how melanin operates to protect our skin. Stella spoke to the co-director of the institute, Justin Hodgkiss, about the work.

 

Deer in Aotearoa's Ecosystem w/ Dr Nic Rawlence

 Deer in Aotearoa's Ecosystem w/ Dr Nic Rawlence Deer in Aotearoa's Ecosystem w/ Dr Nic Rawlence, 27.75 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

Joe speaks to Dr Nic Rawlence from the University of Otago about the role of deer in Aotearoa's ecosystems.

Uber Drivers Recognised as Employees w/ Richard Wagstaff

 Uber Drivers Recognised as Employees w/ Richard Wagstaff Uber Drivers Recognised as Employees w/ Richard Wagstaff, 13.14 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

Stella speaks to Richard Wagstaff,  president ofThe New Zealand Council Of Trade Unions about the win for Uber drivers in employment court.

The Butterfly Discovery Project w/ Angela Moon Jones

 The Butterfly Discovery Project w/ Angela Moon Jones The Butterfly Discovery Project w/ Angela Moon Jones, 14.77 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

There is a mystery to be solved with NZ’s copper butterfly species and The Butterfly Discovery Project has been established to find and fund a PhD student to solve it. Stella spoke with Angela Moon Jones, a project leadm to know more.

Kiwibank's Inflation Commentary w/ Robert MacCulloch

 Kiwibank's Inflation Commentary w/ Robert MacCulloch Kiwibank's Inflation Commentary w/ Robert MacCulloch, 13.37 MB
Thu 27 Oct 2022

Stella speaks to Robert MacCulloch,  an expert in macroeconomics from the University of Auckland, about Kiwibank’s commentary on inflation.

 

The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022

 The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022 The Wire w/ Joe: October 26, 2022, 110.01 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday!

News and Editorial Director Jess Hopkins speaks to David Seymour in our weekly chat with the ACT Party.

Joe looks at the suicide rate dropping for the third year as well as having a korero about mental health. He speaks to Shaun Robinson, the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, and Kaaren Mathias, a Senior Lecturer from the University of Canterbury.

We have Eurovision with our European Correspondent Cameron Adams! 

Joe also speaks to Rhys Jones Associate Professor Te Kupenga Hauora Maori, at the University of Auckland about Health inequities between Māori and non-Māori adults costing NZ$863.3 million per year.

That's us for this weeks Wednesday Wire!

Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022

 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 26, 2022, 17.81 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Eurovision is back! This week I spoke to our  European Correspondent Cameron Adams about The War in Ukraine, Britain's new Prime Minister and much more!

Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022

 Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022 Annual Provisional Suicide Data w/ Shaun Robinson: October 26, 2022, 26.55 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Yesterday, the Annual Provision Suicide Data was released. It showed that 538 people died by suspected suicide, down from 607 the year before and 628 in the year to 2020. 

This release showed the rate per 100,000 was 10.2, which is statistically lower than the average rate over the last 13 financial years. It is also the third year in row suicides have decreased. 

The Mental Health Foundation says, "each of these 538 people leave behind grieving whānau and friends. We send you all our aroha and acknowledge your deep pain and loss.”

Joe spoke to the Chief Executive of The Mental Health Foundation, Shaun Robinson, on the matter.

 

Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022

 Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022 Maori Health Inequity w/ Rhys Jones: October 26, 2022, 21.38 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Māori health inequity directly costs the health system $39.9 million per year, according to a new Indigenous-led study. When researchers added indirect costs of $823.4 million from lost years of life and lost wages, which were mostly borne directly by Māori whānau, the overall cost skyrocketed to over $863.3 million.

Māori significantly under-utilised primary care, creating an annual saving to the health system of $49.4 million per year. The authors point out that these are conservative estimates, and say that the 'cost of doing nothing' about health inequity is predominantly borne by Indigenous communities and society - less than 5% of the cost is borne by the health system.

Joe spoke to Rhys Jones, Associate Professor in Te Kupenga Hauora Maori, from the University of Auckland on the matter.