The Wire with Caeden

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Trishil Dahya had his first go at producing! 

Jemima Huston has her regular catch up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. They discuss the progress of the party’s call for anti-Māori violence taskforce, the Dawn Raids apology and petition, as well as the number of prisoners no longer having access to alcohol and drug programmes. 

Trishil chats with Victoria McArthur from MATES in Construction to discuss how the organisation has set out to open up the mental health conversation in the construction industry, with the goal of preventing suicide through a support network. 

Jemima speaks to Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero about the Ministry of Justice’s latest statistics on violence against disabled people. 

Finally, Jemima talks to University of Otago Faculty of Law Professor, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about her call for New Zealand’s legal system to move to a more comprehensive online system. 

Conservation organisation, Forest and Bird recently launched a new petition to stop new or expanded coal mines in Aotearoa. 

Lynley Hargreaves says it is essential that we start transitioning to a renewable energy economy. 

Jessica Hopkins spoke to Hargreaves about the petition and what changes Forest and Bird are calling for.

On today's Wire.

We catch up with James Shaw to talk about the Dawn Raids apology, last week's Wellington COVID-19 case, and issues with police detaining children in adult cells.

Jess Hopkins interviews Theresa Gattung about her new role as Chair of Women's Empowerment at the University of Auckland.

On Stranger Than Fact, Felix looks into claims about Elves and Trolls.

Jess then spoke to Dr Alys Clark about a virtual placenta that will help with early detection of at-risk pregnancies.

Felix then spoke to Roger Brooking about drug courts and issues with addiction treatment in prisons.

Lastly, Jess spoke to Lynley Hargreaves from Forest and Bird about a new petition to stop new coal mines in NZ.

Roger Brooking is a drug counsellor and activist with a focus on providing avenues for rehabilitation for people charged with drug-related offenses. I spoke with him about his feelings on the prison system’s current handling of drug users, and what he believes the future should be.