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For our regular catch-up with Labour MP Andrew Little, he spoke about more than 6300 overseas workers joining Aotearoa’s health workforce in the past year and expansions to working visas for New Zealand and UK residents. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins talked to Professor of Medicine and Acting Dean of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Warwick Bagg, about the need for more medical students and why the University is against National's proposal to have a third medical school at the University of Waikato.

And for Get Action! Otago University Students’ Association President Quintin Jane and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association Te Aka Tau-ira President Jessica Ye discussed their petition to make tertiary education more accessible and introduce a universal study wage for all.

Producer Rawan Saadi spoke to screenwriter and Associate Professor Shuchi Kothari about the Pan-Asian Screen Collective and the initiative to have more Asian stories on screen. 

Artificial intelligence algorithms are being used to clean up an old recording of John Lennon of the Beatles and the music is slated for release, being dubbed “the last Beatles record” - with a release date more than fifty years after it was recorded. 

Dr Fabio Morreale is a senior lecturer and coordinator of music technology, School of Music at the University of Auckland. He has unique insight into the restoration process and also how AI will impact music production in the future. 

Arno started by asking him if the entire song would be using AI restoration or just the vocals.

The Wire is back with another stacked show for your Rāapa Wednesday! On today's show:

Emilia chats to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about his party’s housing policy announced last week.

Andre speaks to Donovan Gray, a Year 12 student at Rutherford College about a new toolkit that Netsafe has released designed to combat online bullying, harassment and sextortion. 

Arno speaks to Dr. Fabio Morreale about the new song from The Beatles that was restored using the help of AI.

And he also chats with Dr. Felicia Low, a research fellow at Koi Tu, The Centre for Informed Futures about the importance of playtime for kids growing up.

And finally, on the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Rachael James, a Professor of Geochemistry from the University of Southampton, about enhanced rock weathering as a form of carbon capture.

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly, Beth and Rosetta join Allan Blackman to discuss all things science. This week features topic from opiods to Nobel Prize winners with award worthy names!