The Wire with Caeden

This week 95bFM is focused on foreign affairs and human rights for our election coverage.

Caeden spoke to Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Chair John Minto about a key international human rights issue in 2023, the occupation of Palestine. 

They asked about our political parties views on Palestine, the Palestine Solidarity Network’s recent campaign to abolish the Israeli embassy in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington, and the evolving solutions needed for a resolution for the conflict and occuption.

They started by asking what the different political parties stances on Palestine were.

Caeden speaks to Palestine Solidarity Network Chair John Minto about a key international human rights issue in 2023, the occupation of Palestine.

They also speak to Greenpeace Aotearoa Deep Sea Mining Campaign lead James Hita about international campaigns to ban deep sea mining in territorial and international waters.

Beth speaks with Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland Moeata Keil about the equity of healthcare access in Aotearoa, especially for Māori and Pacific communities, and minority groups such as the LGBTQIA+ community.

Olivia speaks to Senior Analyst, Threat and Incident Response of CERT NZ, Sam Leggett, about cybersecurity threats and attacks. 

She also speaks to Chief Online Safety Officer at Netsafe, Sean Lyons, about the spread of misinformation and disinformation in online spaces. 

Greenpeace Aotearoa and other environmental organisations have been calling for bans on deep sea mining internationally.

Caeden spoke to Greenpeace Deep Sea Mining campaign lead James Hita about these international campaigns, how they’re connected, and why they’re so important.

They also asked about these actions in the context of Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s commitment to the Global Oceans Treaty.

They started by asking them to explain the anti-deep sea mining action that took place in Mexico this morning.

For our weekly catch-up with the Green Party, News, and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Golriz Ghahraman about their calls to double the Best Start payment, grant amnesty for people who have 'overstayed', their visas, and hold international powers to account for human rights abuses.

Nicholas spoke to the Epsom candidate for The Opportunities Party Dr Nina Su about the party's housing and foreign policy.

Arno interviewed Sense Partners economist Dr Kirdan Lees and barrister and columnist Dave Ananth about how rising immigration numbers may impact Aotearoa's economy. 

And Kaze spoke to Mark Roach from the Anti-AUKUS coalition about the possibility of New Zealand joining the alliance.