The Wire with Castor

For wire worry week we focus on cultural appropriation. The haka party incident in 1979 saw conflict come to a head with protestors confronting University of Auckland engineering students over their practice of donning grass skirts, brown face and performing fake Haka as part of capping day celebrations. The confrontation is seen as a pinnacle moment of activism causing change in our country's history but is a story not often told from the activists experience. Hone Harawira was part of the protest that day, Jenn spoke to him on the incident, what lead to it and the challenges New Zealand still faces today.

With a viral video supposedly showing a Russian feminist pour bleach onto the crotch of men now being called a hoax, we look at how it quickly spread throughout the media.

For Dear Science we talk about the nobel prize in chemistry, new space worlds and viagra

From NZ First, Fletcher Tabuteau talks to us about his trip away, and his position on weapon’s expos and the proposal of a NZ values bill.

I give a quick rundown of the results from the Ira Mata, Ira Tangata homeless count

Producer Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira takes us down to Waipapa marae for the powhiri of new pro vice chancellor maori Cindy Kiro

And for Worry Week Lisa looks into the cultural appropriation of Māori symbols in art