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The Wire w/ Caeden: 4 December, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about the recent Labour Party annual general meeting, scrutiny week, and the government’s proposed 4% rates rise cap. 

For International Desk, they spoke to American University Provost Associate Professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace about the level of food waste caused by Trump administration policies, and the significant consequences of this. 

And they spoke to Professor Meihana Durie, WIPCE 2025 Co-Chair, about his reflections from the conference. 

Producer Jasmine talked to Councillor Julie Fairey about the government’s proposed rates cap, action on youth homelessness and the upcoming opening of the Skycity Convention Centre

She spoke to Dr. Alex Beattie about his thoughts on the incoming U16 social media ban in Australia, and what it means for us in Aotearoa

And she spoke to Dr. Ying Wang about her research into the increased support needed for Asian Communities in the sexual violence support sector

What Australia's Incoming U16 Social Media Ban Means for Aotearoa w/ Dr. Alex Beattie: December 4, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

Australia’s national under-16 social media ban will be officially enforced as of Friday next week, with huge disruptions for rangatahi across the ditch. The Response has included two Australian teens, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, backed by rights organisation, Digital Freedom Project, who have challenged the legislation in the high court with a staunch response from their federal government. 

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke with Dr. Alex Beattie, Senior Lecturer in Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington, about his concerns for how the legislation regards rangatahi and their digital rights, and the likelihood of Aotearoa following suit.

International Desk: The Magnitude of Food Waste caused by Trump Administration Policies w/ American University Provost Associate Professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace: 4 December, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Trump administration has caused issues of significant food waste due to a range of its policies, including immigration raids, tariffs, cuts to food assistance programmes, and the destruction of food for programmes like USAID. 

This has had huge consequences, including environmental impacts, as well as impacts on the estimated more than 47 million people in the US who don’t have enough food to eat, and those who have relied on US foreign aid that has been cut.

For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Provost Associate Professor in Environment, Development & Health at American University, about these issues. 

City Counselling w/ Julie Fairey: December 4, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

Tāmaki Makaurau’s council budget is among those impacted by the proposal of a rates cap, considering Tāmaki’s average 5.8% annual rates increase across the 25/26 financial year. 

Youth homelessness is a growing concern as discussions continue around “move on” orders for those without housing in Auckland’s CBD.

And the Skycity Convention Centre is set to open in 2026, with high hopes for what it may bring for Tāmaki Makaurau after its prolonged development.

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Counsellor Fairey about these topics.

Reflections on the 2025 World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education w/ Co-Chair Professor Meihana Durie: 4 December, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

WIPCE, or the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education, is a triennial conference that “celebrates the sharing, promoting of, and advocacy for Indigenous-based initiatives through holistic educational efforts.”

WIPCE 2025 took place here in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to WIPCE 2025 Co-Chair, Professor Meihana Durie (Ranitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, and Kāi Tahu) about his reflections on the conference.

Labour’s AGM, Scrutiny Week, and the Shortfalls of a Rates Cap w/ Labour’s Shanan Halbert: 4 December, 2025

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Thu 4 Dec 2025

Last weekend, the Labour Party hosted their annual general meeting in Auckland.

This week is the second scrutiny week of the year in Parliament, focused on scrutinising Government spending throughout this year. 

And the Government has announced a 4% council rates rise cap.

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wie Host Caeden asked Shanan Halber about all of these topics.

Nitrate in water supplies and removal methods w/ University of Auckland's Wei-Qin Zhuang: 3 December 2025

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Wed 3 Dec 2025

High levels of nitrate have been found in water supplies in New Zealand, especially in rural regions such as Canterbury, these levels of nitrate can pose significant dangers, especially to children.

Traditional nitrate removal methods produce carbon dioxide and other waste material, Producer Flo spoke to University of Auckland Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Wei-Qin Zhuang about the dangers of nitrate, his newly developed methodology and its potential usage in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Wire w/ Max: 03 December, 2025

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Wed 3 Dec 2025

This Week on the Wednesday Wire:

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party Wednesday Wire Host Max spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about The National Party’s newly announced rates rises cap, The Labour Party announcing they’d be providing low-interest loans for family GP practices, and last week’s Government announcement that they'd be majorly shaking up local government.

Producer Flo spoke with Dr Katherine Doolin, a Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland, to talk about the effectiveness of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts, the upcoming conference on AODT courts and hopes for their further implementation in the future.

Max spoke with Peter Shepherd, a Professor in the department of molecular medicine at the University of Auckland, to discuss the World Health Organisation listing Ozempic-style weight loss drugs as a recommendation to combat obesity.

And Flo spoke with Wei-Qin Zhuang, an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Auckland, to discuss a new methodology to remove nitrate from water supplies.

WHO Recommends Ozempic-style Weight Loss Drugs For Obesity w/ the University of Auckland's Peter Shepherd: December 03, 2025

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Wed 3 Dec 2025

According to new guidelines by the World Health Organisation, Ozempic-style weight loss drugs are now recommended to combat obesity.

The recommendations in the new guidelines are conditional for now, as the WHO have emphasised that medication alone can’t tackle the worldwide problem of obesity. They’ve also suggested behavioural therapies such as changes to diet and exercise. Overall, the WHO says these medications could play an important role in tackling a condition that affects millions of people globally.

To break down this announcement by the WHO, Wednesday Wire Host Max spoke with Peter Shepherd, a Professor in the department of molecular medicine at the University of Auckland.

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 03 December, 2025

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Wed 3 Dec 2025

On Monday, the government announced that they’d be introducing a rates rises cap, which is expected to be legislated by the end of 2026. The cap would be a minimum of 2% and a maximum of 4% nationwide.

When talking about the reasoning for the introduction of a rates cap, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said that ratepayers in New Zealand were “fed up”.

Along with this, The Labour Party announced that if they were to be elected in next year’s election, they would offer doctors and nurse-practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones. In their policy, Chris Hipkins stated they would hand out up to 50 loans per year, which would be up to 90% of the cost of buying into a practice, capped at $500,000 dollars. They also specified they’d be prioritising areas that had no general practitioners or practices with closed or partially closed books.

And last week, the Government announced a proposed major shake-up of local council. Where Mayors of cities and district councils would take over the duties of regional councils.

For our Weekly Catchup with The Green Party, Wednesday Wire Host Max spoke to MP Ricardo Menendez March about the Government’s regional council’s announcement and Labour’s low-interest loans for family GP practices.

But first, they discussed The National Party’s rates rises cap.