The Wire with Caeden

Justin spoke to Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall and Local Government New Zealand president Stuart Crosby about the government's decision to strip local authorities of their water fluoridation powers and give them to the Director-General of Health.

Justin spoke to Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall and Local Government NZ president Stuart Crosby about the government's decision to shift local council's water fluoridation powers to the Director-General of Health.

On their weekly chat, Justin chatted with Health and Pike River re-entry Minister Andrew Little about the government's health reforms and his comments on entering further into the Pike River Mine.

He also talked to Bike Auckland's Barb Cuthbert about Skypath at the Auckland Harbour Bridge, which is next to being cancelled.

This week James and Aneeka put together a jam packed show for you, with Dear Science, Brooke van Velden and more.

On Dear Science, James, Aneeka and Marcus discuss COVID-19, finding new species, and a NASA helicopter on Mars.

James chats to Brooke van Velden about the newest housing reform and the impending trans-tasman bubble.

Aneeka talks to Paula Tesoriero, the disability rights commissioner about the lack of accessible housing in the government’s new housing plan.

James talks to Jessica Desmond, the oceans campaigner for Greenpeace about the report put out by the Prime Ministers Chief Science Advisor on fisheries and the ocean.

Today on the Tuesday Wire, Jess Hopkins speaks to Martin Cocker, CEO of Netsafe New Zealand, about an increasing trend in LGBTQIA+ community of harmful digital communications. 

Jade Lewis looked into the Department of Corrections’ response to the accounts of inhumane treatment and abuse at Auckland Women’s Prison. She talks to Green Party Corrections Spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman and Amnesty International Executive Director Meg de Ronde about Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis' expectations for the Department to better treat those in prison. 

Finally, Jemima Huston focuses on the first-home buyers housing announcement made today by the government. She speaks to Jarrod Kerr, the Chief Economist at Kiwibank, about what impact the government's initiatives are expected to have on the market. Jemima also chats to Lesley Harris from the First Home Buyers Club about the hurdles that exist for first-home buyers and whether these policies will effectively mitigate them.