For their weekly catchup, Caeden spoke to the Labour Party's Andrew Little about the Labour Party and New Zealand's response to the increasing escalation of conflict in Palestine-Israel and the upcoming election.
Caeden also spoke to Etuini Ma’u, a Tongan psychiatrist based in Waikato who is part of a research team looking into Tongan mental health.
Nicholas spoke to Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation project about a new report into a rise in anti-Māori sentiment.
Beth spoke to E tū organiser Ann Galloway about the Allied Press journalists’ strike.
Beth also spoke to Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and Minister of Women, about the free school lunches programme and why it is important.
Co-Governance has been a buzzword used by political parties in the lead-up to this year's election, and cinfusion around the term has allowed the spread of disinformation about Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Disinformation Project has recently published a report, Race and Rage: Examining rising anti-Māori racism and white supremacist ideologies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Nicholas spoke to Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation project about the report findings and a rise in anti-Māori sentiment.
The Labour Party promises to continue their free school lunches programme if they are re-elected. Act has committed to scrapping the programme if they are elected, which may not be refuted by National in the event of their coalition.
Beth spoke with Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and Minister of Women, about the free school lunches programme and why it is important.
For their weekly catch-up, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw about New Zealand’s response to recent Israel and Hamas attacks and the importance of voting.
She also spoke to Amnesty International Community Manager, Margie Taylor, and award participant Katja Neef about the The Gary Ware Legacy Award for human rights.
Arno speaks to New Zealand Nurses Organisation Chief Executive Paul Goulter about recent healthcare worker strikes.
And they speak to the organiser of the Climate Strike Rally which happened over the weekend in Tamaki Makaurau Sephora Grace.
On Saturday, a climate strike took place in the Auckland CBD. The aim of the rally was to highlight the importance of being informed and voting consciously this election.
Arno spoke to organiser Sophora Grace to find out more.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Amnesty International Aotearoa Community Manager Margie Taylor and recipient Katja Neef about the Gary Ware Legacy Award for Human Rights, a funding programme from Amnesty International Aotearoa.
The award gives chosen individuals and groups based in Aotearoa under the age of 25 $4500 to execute their human rights vision.
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation recently picketed to bring awareness to the staffing shortages currently being experienced in the New Zealand healthcare industry. Nurses, midwives, health care assistants, and kaimahi hauora came together last Thursday to make their voices heard.
The group congregated at Manurewa holding signs and engaging with the public. In addition, the Nurses Organisation compiled some political scorecards that rank the different parties based on their healthcare policies.
To find out more, Arno spoke to the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Paul Goulter.
Firstly, Arno asked them what the nurses were picketing for.
This week marks our final weekly catchup with the National Party before the election. Former Wire host, Milly, took this opportunity to cover National's 100-day plan and the party's Foreign Buyer's Tax plan.
Milly also took the opportunity to discuss the Bowel Cancer screening age.