The Wire with Caeden

New Zealand has just announced another package of $13million NZD for Ukraine, bringing our total of aid spending to $30million NZD. It’s also the first time we provide what’s called lethal aid. Producer Stella Huggins spoke with Geoffrey Miller, an expert on Ukraine and an international analyst with the Democracy Project, about the package.

Sri Lanka is currently facing the worst economic situation since it gained independence from Britain in 1940. The crisis comes as the culmination of several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, financial mismanagement and government corruption.

Now, Sri Lankans are hitting the streets to protest against the government due to widespread shortages of food, water and medicine.

Host Christina Huang spoke to economist Anushka Wijesinha and constitutional lawyer Bhavani Fonseka about the economic and political situation.

In the first episode of our weekly chat with the National Party's, Dr Shane Reti, Aneeka speaks to him about the party's opposition to the Māori Health Authority and the $21 million down the drain in wasted vaccines. 

Christina kicked off the show with her regular catch up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman for Dear Science. Today, they discussed the anniversary of the first man in space, researchers separating a complete genomic sequence for the very first time, and a physics puzzle that may change how we understand the universe.

Christina also reported on the ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. She spoke to economist Anushka Wijesinha and constitutional lawyer Bhavani Fonseka.

Aneeka spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National Party about the Maori Health Authority and 21 million dollars in expired vaccines that are now wasted.

And Trishil spoke to Ganesh Nana from the New Zealand Productivity Commission about calls for new regulations on genetically modified organisms.