The Wire with Caeden

On May 10th New Zealand’s employment court reached a landmark decision against the Gloriavale religious community, classifying the work members do as employment, going against the claims that residents were volunteers.   

This comes after years of allegations against the group exposed kiwis to a world of physical abuse and workers violations, with children as young as 6 being made to work long hours at Gloriavales many businesses’. 

Jack spoke with Dr Bill Hodge, an employment law expert about the decision, and what it could mean for the future of the secretive community. 

The allegations against Gloriavale have also re-ignited demands for the community to lose its tax exempt status, I talked to professor of Law Michael Littlewood about the possibility of this, however I started by asking him why they are tax exempt in the first place.

The first recorded case of Monkeypox to spread from Africa was detected in the UK on May 17th. Since then, the virus has travelled across 12 countries affecting 146 people. 

As the virus gets closer to New Zealand, Trishil Dahya spoke to Dr Arindam Basu from the Universtiy of Canterbury about the virus, and it's disease profile

Anthony Albanese has assumed leadership of Australia, ending 10 years of Liberal Party rule in the country. The fallout has left Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceding defeat and stepping down from the Liberal Party.

Trishil Dahya spoke to Dr Jennifer Curtin from the University of Auckland about the election results, the next three years for the nation, and trans-tasman relations.

Last Thursday, the Budget for 2022 was released. This years budget comes ahead of what could be a significant overhaul of the research, science, and innovation sector of science in the coming years. Joe spoke to Professor Nicola Gaston, from the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland, about what this year's budget means for the Science and Research Community