The Wire with Caeden

The Loafer's Lodge fire has demanded better scrutiny around the management of New Zealand's boarding houses but problems  have been going on for years and with weak regulation it is very difficult for councils to push for better standards. MP Jenny Salesa has a private member's bill in the biscuit tin that proposes a register be set up at the industry's cost that will provide better oversight of the sector. Alex Bonham talked to her about how this would work and how it would improve protections for vulnerable people and expose bad landlords.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT’s Karen Chhour about their opposition to a proposal aimed at reducing people's exposure to harmful and illegal content, and National and the Greens supporting Brooke van Velden's GST-sharing bill.

Forest and Bird are calling for a moratorium on new mines on public conservation land after a Government did not support a Bill which would have ended new mines on conservation land.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Chief Executive Nicola Toki about why mining access arrangements are a threat to native species and the climate. 

She started off the interview discussing why the organisation is disappointed that the government is granting new protesting permits. 

Welcome to Dear Science! This week on the show the Tuesday Wire team has Davide Mercadante who has now taken over Joel Rindelaub to discuss the wonderful world of science - and Davide did not dissapoint. This week the tem discuss crabs, coffee and why people love to add but not so much to subtract.