The Wire with Caeden

Manuia le vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa!

On the show for Rāapa: 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speaks to Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland Stephen Hoadley about Türkiye's presidential election. 

Andre Fa’aoso speaks to Nikki Chamberlain, Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland about New Zealand privacy laws and a recent press release that says our current Privacy Act is fit for 2011. 

On the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Doctor Andrea Harvey, a research fellow at the University of Technology Sydney about wild animal emotions. 

Arno speaks with Ruhi Bajaj, doctoral researcher at the University of Auckland, about the potential to use smartwatches in clinical settings to give early warning signs.

Alex talked to Ben Van Bruggen of the Urban Room about city planning policies and how urban form makes a difference to our quality of life.

New Zealand's privacy laws are fit for 2011. That was the headline of a statement released by academics from the University of Auckland about the Privacy Act 2020. Lawyers at the University of Auckland have emphasised their concern of a lack of coverage that Privacy Act has for individual rights and use of regulatory tools by agencies in the time of the social media age. To talk more about what was meant by their statement and the recommendations that these academics are asking of the government, Andre Fa'aoso spoke to Nikki Chamberlain, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland.

Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Happy Sāmoan Language Week.

To understand deeper what Sāmoan Language Week is about, and how University of Auckland students are celebrating, Wire producer Rosetta Stone spoke to the University of Auckland Sāmoan Students Association (UASSA) public relations officer Rina.

Jacoba Matapo is the first ever appointed Pro Vice Chancellor Pacific at AUT, and has specialised in Pacific early childhood and education. Rosetta spoke to Jacoba about preserving Sāmoan culture amongst younger generations and challenges facing Sāmoan language today.

For his final appearance on Dear Science, Dr Joel Rindelaub talked about why fake news is spread and how to spot it, as well as implicit bias and how to better recognise your own biases.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins caught up with National's Dr Shane Reti. They spoke about their new housing growth plan and the National Party’s opposition to keeping the current superannuation age. 

Beth Torrance-Hetherington reported on the climate strikes that took place around the country last week. 

And for Sāmoan language week, Rosetta Stone interviewed Rina from the University of Auckland’s Sāmoan Students Association, and AUT Pro Vice Chancellor Pacific Jacoba Matapo about celebrating Sāmoan language in culture in Aotearoa.