The Wire with Caeden

On the Tuesday Wire, Christina spoke to Viviana Becker from the University of Auckland about the rejection of the Chilean constitutional reforms and what it means politically and for the people of Chile.

For a legal view of the referendum and what comes next, Emilia chatted to Victoria University's Joel Colon-Rios in Santiago.

Nationwide demand for plasma donations now exceeds that for blood. Yesterday Sky Tower lit up gold to highlight the urgent need for plasma donors nationwide, with the New Zealand Blood Service urging Kiwis to give up an hour and a half of their time to give some of this life-saving "liquid gold" and save lives. 

Emily spoke to the National Communications and Marketing Manager at New Zealand Blood Service, Asuka Burge, about the agency's new plasma campaign and how you can get involved.

Former Wire host Christina Huang is back to her old stomping grounds for a special guest spot on the Tuesday Wire.

In exciting news, the team welcomed brand new Dear Science co-host Dr Joel Rindelaub from UoA. This week, Joel chatted to Christina and producer Emily about air pollution and gut health, diamond rain on icy planets, and the complex social structures that dolphins can form, which can apparently get quite freaky!

Christina spoke to Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick about Sunday's allegations of sub-standard living conditions in motels used as emergency housing on Rotorua's Fenton Street.

She also spoke to Dr Shane Reti for the Wire's weekly catch-up with the National Party. This week, they discussed the Rotorua emergency housing crisis, youth crime and the banning of petrol cars.

Emily spoke to Asuka Burge from the New Zealand Blood Service about the need for plasma donors.

She also spoke to Sarah Pritchett from WasteMINZ about food waste minimisation efforts at the consumer and retail levels.

Finally, Christina wrapped up the show with a chat to University of Auckland student Viviana Becker about the recent Chilean referendum to implement a new constitution.

Whakarongo mai nei!

This weekend's Sunday programme on TVNZ exposed damning allegations of sub-standard living conditions and intimidating behaviour from emergency housing providers on Rotorua's Fenton Street, which is home to several motels used for this purpose. National joined Te Pāti Māori yesterday in demanding an independent investigation into the millions of dollars the government has poured into emergency housing.

Christina spoke to Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick for a local perspective on the crisis.