The Wire with Caeden

With the world still in chaos, it is still important to remember the impacts of recycling as well as our everyday consumption. Earlier this year in August James talked to the CEO of Plastics NZ, Rachel Barker, about waste minimisation and the circular economy. Having now received 1 million dollars to put towards making plastics part of New Zealand's circular economy. To give a brief overview, the circular economy is based around the ability to use products and resources more than once and renewing their lifecycle instead of going straight to a landfill or polluting our environment. Ultimately most products become part of the circular economy, however some, such as plastics, may take hundreds of years to do so as they decompose. With some urgency to address New Zealand and how we can minimise our waste, James started off by asking about what the waste minimisation fund is all about.

On their weekly chat, Justin discussed with Justice Minister Andrew Little on the election, government portfolios, and the potential to wipe criminal records relating to cannabis.

Justin also had a brief catch-up with the new MP for Auckland Central Chlöe Swarbrick.

James spoke to Plastics New Zealand CEO Rachel Barker on the circular economy.

On Neighbourhood Watch, Justin and Zoe talked about the Queesnland Liberal Party promising to impose a youth curfew, the federal government's reluctance to fund Indigenous legal services, and only 1 out of 82 police officers in Victoria accused of family violence were found guilty.

Following up on last week’s election, Felix Walton spoke to Annie Newman from the E tū union about what the results mean for the future of workers rights in Aotearoa.

In the Wire this week, Dear Science's Marcus Jones talks about the first room-temperature superconductor, a new NASA mission to lightly graze an asteroid, and the mystery of why adding salt to sweet foods makes them taste even sweeter. 

Felix speaks to Annie Newman from E tū about the election results and what this new Government means for worker’s rights.

Bronwyn interviews Brooke van Velden, deputy leader of the Act party about her party’s success, and what this means going forward. 

And clips from NZ First’s Tracey Martin speaking about what’s next and responding to Barry Soper’s theory about the party’s unsuccessful election result.