The Wire with Caeden

Amnesty International is soon launching their Write for Rights campaign. 

The advocacy group is calling on people from around the world to take part in the campaign aiming to free various people wrongly imprisoned.

This includes writing letters, social media posts, and signing petitions. 

To learn more, Liam spoke to Shaun Greaves, the executive director of Amnesty Aotearoa, about the campaign at home and around the globe. 

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has recently criticised Toi O Tamaki Auckland Art Gallery, calling it one of the most uneconomic buildings in the city. 

He also compared the institution's visitor numbers to that of a dairy, saying it wouldn’t be sustainable in the latter circumstances. 

That being said, Toi O Tāmaki focuses on various projects and systems beyond garnering sales and visitors for their exhibitions. 

To learn more, Liam spoke to Te Arepa Morehu, the galleries head of Kaupapa Māori, about the purpose of the gallery beyond visitor numbers.

Liam and Joe take on the Thursday Wire:

Tuva’a has his regular chat with health minister Andrew Little.

Liam had a chat with Shaun Greaves from Amnesty International about their Wrie for Rights campaign.

Joe speaks to Will Appelbe, Head of Investigations at SAFE for Animals about their calls for the government to improve oversight following a heat-stress related death.

Liam also spoke to Stephen Hartley from Victoria University f Wellington about the COP15 biodiversity summit

He also speaks to Levi Brinsdon-Hall from Delicious Revolution about a project looking to bring a sunflower garden to Starship hospital.

And Liam  toTe Arepa Morehu from Toi o Tamaki Auckland Art Gallery to discuss the value art galleries bring to our city.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins takes you through the Wednesday Wire. 

For our regular catch up with ACT’s Brooke Van Velden, Jessica asks Brooke about her thoughts on the Government's multi million dollar package to tackle retail crime and reoffending after concerns about a lack of protection for retail workers. 

She also speaks to University of Auckland Masters students Izzy Renton and Maria Kopilevich, who have lauched a student-led petition in support of the Tertiary Education Union's strike action. 

She also talks to Kaiārahi at Talent Rise New Zealand, Jessica Te Moananui about their report that suggests for young people in Aotearoa, job search confidence is low and fear of the future relating to gaining employment is high.

And The Green Desk is back, hosted by producer Troy Matich. She talks to University of Auckland PhD Candidate Sam Ladewig about a recent study on  the effects of microplastics in the Waitemata Harbor.