The Wire with Joel

The Spinoff today published a piece about New Zealand’s current public health system and how it could be improved. bFM Monday Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to writer Haimona Gray about the piece.

This week Amanda and Ben talk to Jon Reeves from the Public Transport Users Association about a planned light rail line to the airport. They talk with Nick Goodall from CoreLogic about new data on the Auckland housing market. They also talk to Haimona Gray about his piece for The Spinoff about New Zealand’s current public health system and how to improve it. They speak with AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt for Pacific news segment, Southern Cross. They also have a chat with WWF campaigner David Tom talking about a new report regarding Maui dolphins. 

This week Tess and Joel talk to the Labour Party’s Meka Whaitiri about Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill who speaks out against Māori Party Co-Leader Marama Fox’s comments made on Tuesday's show. Tess talks to the National Party's Jami-Lee Ross about the Tertiary Education Union survey, as well as the Ministry for Vulnerable Children. Radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding talks to Tess about cyclone Debbie, Julia Gillard joining Beyond Blue, and the thriving Quokka population on Rottnest. Tess interviewed Sarah Claudine UK organisation Safe Gigs for Women raising awareness about sexual harassment, and safety at gigs and festivals for women. Joel also talked to Auckland Writers Festival Director Anne O'Brien about the festival line-up and Diversity in literature. 

Check out the full pocast of Friday's Wire here.

bFM's Tess Barnett speaks to Sarah Claudine from an organisation in the UK called Safe Gigs for Women which promotes safety at gigs and festivals for women by raising awareness about sexual harassment.