The Wire with Caeden

It has been 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh that killed over a thousand garment workers. It was seen as a flashpoint in the fast fashion industry and led to some change. But fast fashion is still popular and workers and the environment are still exploited by the industry. Mike Lee is an associate professor in marketing at Auckland university, and he discussed the Rana Plaza collapse as well as why fast fashion is still popular even though more is now known about the conditions many workers face. Mike began by discussing what happened in Bangladesh in 2013.

Spike speaks to Max Boraman, Professor of Politics at Massey University, about his recent piece on the Aotearoa union movement of the late 60s to 80s, and how they were able to combat a previous cost of living crisis. 

This week on the Rāpare Wire,

Spike speaks to:

- Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley about Biden's campaign announcement yesterday and the outlook for the 2024 US election

- Max Boraman about his recent piece on the Aotearoa union movement of the long 70s

- and Max Rashbrooke about the new IRD report on the effective tax rates of the wealthiest families in Aotearoa

Simon speaks to:

- Manukau Councillor Lotu Fuli about the council budget submission statistics on this week's City Counselling

- Associate Professor Mike Lee on the 10 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse and the continuation of fast fashion

- and Part 2 of last week's interview with Dr. Simon Wilmot about his documentary covering the story of Muslim ANZACs in WWII    

On the Wednesday Wire with Andre:

Host Andre Fa'aoso spoke with Doctor Arama Rata about the domestic tensions around New Zealand joining the AUKUS security-pact. 

Jack Cormack-Neto chatted to Principal Science Advisor at the NZ Drug Foundation, Emily Hughes, about what they found at drug checking during 2022. 

On The Green Desk, Jack Marshall interviewed Marine Ecologist Aaron Egerhe about the economic value of kelp forests.

Producer Alex Bonham spoke to Chief Executive Officer of Ecomatters Environment Trust, Carla Gee and senior organic waste advisor at the Auckland Council Elise O’Brien, about the potential for food scraps to improve soils and avoid tonnes emissions each year. 

Producer Arno spoke to Richard Easther, astrophysicist at the University of Auckland, about the SpaceX Starship launch. 

Arno also spoke with Ruth Dimes, Business masters programme director at the University of Auckland, about a study comparing students performance to ChatGPT AI.