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The Wire With Jessica: December 3, 2021

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Fri 3 Dec 2021

This week on the show.

Host Jessica Hopkins speaks to registered Clinical Psychologist and Chief Executive at Umbrella Wellbeing Gaynor Parkin about navigating the our traffic light system. 

The Auckland Council's Shane Henderson joins us to discuss the proposed Climate Action Targeted Rate and how Auckland Council facilities will operate under the traffic light system.

Tara Singh from UN Women President speaks to Jessica about their ​​16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.

And Jemima Huston intevriews the National Party’s Maureen Pugh on the Government’s proposed freedom camping legislation.

Justin's International Desk: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

International Desk reports on the aftermath of unrest in the Solomon Islands, as New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea deployed peacekeepers.

Justin spoke to Griffith University's Dr Tess Newton Cain about the situation.

Demand for change in the Backpacking Industry w/ Brett Duncan: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

 Joe speaks to the Chair of the New Zealand Hostel Association and Board of BYATA Member, Brett Duncan, on the situation we see with hostels in New Zealand and the governments reactivation package. The government has introduced a reactivation for Auckland this summer but is that enough for backpacker hostels?

Changing the way we teach Reading w/ Roger Partridge: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

A report has said the way reading is taught in New Zealand needs to fundamentally change. The report from the New Zealand Initiative found that one in five of New Zealand’s 15-year-olds do not have the reading competency to enter the workforce, further their education, or productively participate in society according to the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Joe speaks to Roger Partridge from NZ Initiative on the matter.

 

Underfunding in the Learning Support Sector w/ Liam Rutherford: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

With the International Day for People with Disabilities being tomorrow, NZEI’s campaign surrounding the underfunding of the learning support sector comes timely. Joe speaks to Liam Rutherford, Chair of NZEI on the matter.

Pediatric vaccine: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

The government said children aged five to eleven could soon be eligible for a pediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine before the end of next month, pending Medsafe approval.

Professor Graham Le Gros is an immunologist and the Programme Director of Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand and he told Justin it is important for vulnerable young children to get the jab.

 

The Wire with Justin: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about the traffic light system and the Government's plan for the Omicron variant.

International Desk reports on the unrest in the Solomon Islands.

Justin also talked to Professer Graham Le Gros of the Malaghan Institute on the pediatric Pfizer vaccine.

Producer Joe Wilkins spoke to NZEI's Liam Rutherford on funding for learning support.

He also talked to the New Zealand Initiative's Roger Partridge on changing the way to teach children reading, and the New Zealand Hostel Association chair Brett Duncan on the future of backpacker hostels in New Zealand

Justin's International Desk: December 2, 2021

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Thu 2 Dec 2021

International Desk reports on the aftermath of unrest in the Solomon Islands, as New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea deployed peacekeepers.

Justin spoke to Griffith University's Dr Tess Newton Cain about the situation.

Labour's Andrew Little: December 2, 2021

 Labour's Andrew Little: December 2, 2021 Labour's Andrew Little: December 2, 2021, 21.35 MB
Thu 2 Dec 2021

Justin spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little about the traffic light system and the government's plan for the Omicron variant.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: December 1, 2021

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Wed 1 Dec 2021

On this week's Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They spoke about the new variant of Covid-19 spreading around, the surge of new researchers using the Hubble telescope, and the unfortunate side effect of anti-flood barriers in Venice.