The Wire with Emilia Sullivan

Thursdays In Black is a student-led grassroots campaign, working towards a world without rape and sexual violence. Last week they published an open letter in response to a decision by the Department of Corrections (which you can find on @thursdaysinblackuoa on Instagram), that allowed a convicted rapist on home detention to attend classes on campus at the University of Auckland, without consultation with the university. Stella spoke to Vice President of the Auckland Branch, Genna Hawkins Boulton, about the letter. 

The Commonwealth Games wrapped up earlier this week, boasting the largest women’s sports programme in the competition's history. But with this expanded roster of sports for women to compete in, how can the sports media get their representations of female athletes correct? 

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Toni Bruce, a Professor of Sociology of Sport and Sports Media at the University of Auckland.

On this week's episode of The Wire for Raapa, Wednesday!

Alex speaks to Brooke van Velden in his weekly chat with the ACT Party deputy leader.

Emilia talks to disinformation expert Byron Clark about the media’s role in the Parliament Occupation earlier this year.

Emilia chats with our European correspondent Cameron Adams about Ukraine, Greece’s spying scandal and Dominos pizza leaving the Italian market.

And she also chats to Toni Bruce from the University of Auckland about the representation of women in sports media.

And Joe speaks with Dr Dalila Gharbaoui from the University of Canterbury about communities in the Pacific who have been impacted by climate change needing the option to stay with dignity.

That's us for the Wednesday Wire! We'll see you next week.

This week on the Tuesday Wire Casper spoke to Dr. Shane Reti from the National party and Zoe Hawke from E Tipu E Rea about Welfare policy the National party’s young jobseeker plan.

Emily spoke to Dr. Roshini Peiris-John from the University of Auckland about the challenges faced by Asian New Zealanders in accessing health services.

As well as Massey University marine biologist Dr Karen Stockin about the link between climate change and the movement of whales.