The Wire with Caeden

Parents in Tallahassee, Florida were outraged when their children were shown Michelangelo’s statue of David in a class about the Renaissance, calling it pornographic. Beth spoke to Professor Susanna Trnka about the uproar and what this means culturally.

Aotearoa’s relentless summer has caused an unprecedented decline of our glaciers, some of which have now mostly vanished. The La Niña weather pattern meant record high sea temperatures on the West Coast. This caused the air to warm as far as the alpine glaciers. Scientists have famously called melting glaciers “global warming’s coalmine canaries” because of their link to temperature and precipitation. Caeden Tipler spoke to Drew Lorrey, Climate and Environment Applications Principal Scientist at NIWA, about the link between glaciers and climate change, as well as the importance of us paying attention to them.

Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rapare Thursday.

This week, Spike speaks to:

- Dr. Tim Welch about the new Harbour crossing

- Byron C Clark on Counterspin Media and their presence at the Posie Parker rally

- and Sarah Thompson from E Tu Union about the new Fair Pay Agreement for security staff

and Simon speaks to:

- Patrick Morgan from the Cycling Action Network on bike safety and infrastructure

- Professor Robin Kearns on why we should embrace Maori renaming

- social worker and researcher Eileen Joy on Marama Davidson's comments and domestic violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

This morning a cyclist was critically injured after being struck by a car in South Auckland. The debate around cycle lanes and cyclist safety is an ongoing discussion here in Auckland. Simon spoke with Patrick Morgan from the Cycling Action Network about cyclist safety, bike lanes and about rebates for e-bikes and began by asking Patrick what can be done to improve safety for cyclists on our roads.