The Wire with Joel

Today on the Wire Jemima Huston speaks to University of Otago Professor in Comparative Middle Eastern Politics Leon Goldsmith about the situation in Afghanistan. They discuss how the New Zealand government is working to get its residents out of the country and how the situation may impact international relations for New Zealand and global powers such as China and the US. 

Jemima talks to David Wait, the Industrial Adviser, DHB Sector for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, live on about the hospital nurses and midwives strike set for Thursday this week.

This week for Tomorrow’s World, Stella Huggins and Isla Christensen dive into the future of our oceans. Talking to Dr Linn Hoffmann from the University of Otago, they cover the role of phytoplankton in the ecosystem, environmental stressors on our coastlines, and possible solutions. 

Jemima chats to Bindi Norwell, Group CEO at ProCare Health, about the role of general practises in the Covid-19 vaccine roll out. 

Joe Wickins wraps it up with an interview with Lisa McEwan, Senior Lecturer in Art & Design from AUT, about fast fashion and sustainability in fashion. 

This Thursday 19 August, hospital nurses and midwives will strike again due to there being no new pay offer on the table and with working conditions still being poor. The strike will take place for the full day meaning that surgeries have been cancelled and understaffing has been a concern for hospitals in larger New Zealand cities. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to David Wait, the Industrial Adviser, DHB Sector for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, about why the strike is taking place. 

This week on the show Jessica Hopkins spoke to Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples and Associate Minister of Education about the Tulī Takes Flight Scholarships for Pacific people. 

She also talked to E tū Organiser, Annie Tothill about how the recent vote by Refinery NZ Shareholders to make the Marsden Point Oil Refinery an import-only terminal will affect the Northland region. 

Producer Louis Macalister discussed the benefits and setbacks of hosting international tournaments during the pandemic with Kansai University's Satoko Itani, University of Auckland's Shaun Hendy, and University of Otago's Mark Falcous. 

To accompany their apology for the Dawn Raids, the Government has comitted $2.1 million in scholarships for Pacific people. 

Hon Aupito Willlaim Sio says the Tulī Takes Flight scholarships acknowledge the importance of education for Pacific families and highlight the need to grow and support Pacific education.

Here is Aupito William Sio...