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Youth Offenders w/ Shane Reti: November 22, 2022

 Youth Offenders w/ Shane Reti: November 22, 2022 Youth Offenders w/ Shane Reti: November 22, 2022, 16.21 MB
Tue 22 Nov 2022

Last week the National party released their Youth Offenders policy, which would designate a serious youth offender category for children as young as 10 years old and create military academies to send some serious young offenders to.

For Casper's weekly catchup with National MP Dr Shane Reti, he asked him to run through the policy and how it would work, as well as respond to some criticisms of these measures.

 

Make it 16 w/ Sanat Singh & Golriz Ghahraman: November 22, 2022

 Make it Sixteen w/ Sanat Singh & Golriz Ghahraman: November 22, 2022 Make it Sixteen w/ Sanat Singh & Golriz Ghahraman: November 22, 2022, 37.09 MB
Tue 22 Nov 2022

Daniel put together a package on the recent supreme court judgement that the voting age of 18 constitutes unfair discrimination.

He first spoke to Make it 16 cofounder Sanat Singh, followed by Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman.

The Wire w/ Casper: November 22, 2022

 The Wire w/ Casper: November 22, 2022 The Wire w/ Casper: November 22, 2022, 101.7 MB
Tue 22 Nov 2022

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Allan Blackman joined Casper and Milly in the studio for our Dear Science segment.

Casper spoke to National Party MP Dr Shane Reti about their new Youth Offenders policy announced last week.

Daniel put together a package on the movement to lower the voting age to 16, speaking to Make it 16 cofounder Sanat Singh and Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman.

And Milly had a chat with Kristina Hillock about a new Hector dolphin sighting and updated dolphin recording methods.

Hectors Dolphins w/ Kristina Hillock: 22 November, 2022

Hectors Dolphins w/ Kristina Hillock: 22 November, 2022 Hectors Dolphins w/ Kristina Hillock: 22 November, 2022 , 9.8 MB
Tue 22 Nov 2022

On the Tuesday Wire Milly Spoke with Kristina Hillock from the Department of Conservation regarding a recent Hectors Dolphin sighting in the North Island and new sightings reporting methods that DoC has introduced. 

The Well-being of Ukrainian Children w/ Jacqui Southey

 The Well-being of Ukrainian Children w/ Jacqui Southey The Well-being of Ukrainian Children w/ Jacqui Southey, 19.1 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

As conflict rages on in Ukraine, Save the Children is keeping tabs on the well-being of children in the region and leaving the region due to the conflict. Stella speaks to advocacy director Jacqui Southey about their recent reports on the state of education and mental well-being of Ukrainian children.

 

UN Loss and Damage Fund w/ Professor Steven Ratuva: November 21, 2022

 UN Loss and Damage Fund w/ Professor Steven Ratuva: November 21, 2022 UN Loss and Damage Fund w/ Professor Steven Ratuva: November 21, 2022, 10.09 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

Following the 27th annual UN Climate Change conference, known as COP27, landmark reparations known as Loss and Damage funds have been set up in order to allow wealthy countries to help poorer countries deal with the effects of climate change. 

Arno spoke to Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva of the University of Canterbury about the outcomes of COP27, including how New Zealand is helping to fight the effects of climate change on less developed countries. 

To start off, Ratuva spoke about the purpose of the conference. 

Rainbow Census Questions w/ Jason Attewell: November 21, 2022

 Rainbow Census Questions w/ Jason Attewell: November 21, 2022 Rainbow Census Questions w/ Jason Attewell: November 21, 2022, 9.53 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

Spike speaks to Jason Attewell from Stats NZ about the 2023 census including, for the first time, questions about gender and sexual identity.

OurActionStation - Weed Decriminalisation w/ Hayden Eastmond-Mein: November 21, 2022

 OurActionStation - Weed Decriminalisation w/ Hayden Eastmond-Mein: November 21, 2022 OurActionStation - Weed Decriminalisation w/ Hayden Eastmond-Mein: November 21, 2022, 11.16 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

This week on OurActionStation, Spike speaks to Hayden Eastmond-Mein from the New Zealand Drug Foundation about their petition calling for cannabis decriminalisation and pardoning in Aotearoa.

National's Youth Offender Policy w/ Lisa Woods

 National's Youth Offender Policy w/ Lisa Woods National's Youth Offender Policy w/ Lisa Woods, 5.73 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

National’s newly announced proposed policy to deal with youth crime has drawn criticism from many. Among those condemning the idea of boot camps for youth offenders aged 10-17, is Lisa Woods, campaign director of amnesty international. Stella spoke to her on The Wire.

The Wire w/ Stella: 21 November

 The Wire w/ Stella: 21 November The Wire w/ Stella: 21 November, 73.2 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

Welcome to The Wire for Rāhina Monday! Today, Spike speaks to Jason Attewell from Stats NZ about next year’s census asking questions about gender and sexuality. Stella speaks to Lisa Woods from Amnesty International about National’s policy plans for youth offending. On ActionStation Spike speaks to Hayden Eastmond-Mein from the New Zealand Drug Foundation about their petition pushing for cannabis decriminalisation. Stella speaks to Jacqui Southey from Save the Children about the well-being of Ukrainian children. Arno speaks to Steven Ratuva from the university of canterbury about the outcomes of COP27.