The Wire with Caeden

On this week's wire, Dear Science's Marcus Jones talks about the recently announced nobel prizes for medicine and physics.

Under election coverage for foreign affairs, Bronnie speaks to NZ First’s Rob Gore about the party's policies regarding the rural visa, removing the right to vote for permanent residents and defence funding.

She follows this up with an interview with Professor Andrew Geddis about permanent resident voting rights. 

Lastly, Producer Felix Walton brings us a report on the effect of the international student drought on universities as businesses.

The importance of foreign affairs is undeniable, impacting issues as diverse as immigration, trade and climate change. Yet, there has been a dearth of policy on the issue from New Zealand's major parties. Hanna speaks to Grant Duncan, political commentator and Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, about the lack of discussion on foreign affairs during this election cycle, and what options present themselves to the government formed after October 17.

This week in her weekly chat to the Green Party co-leader James Shaw, Zoë Larsen Cumming asks about the Green's refugee policy, and how New Zealand should stand up to countries in breach of human rights such as China and United States despite them being powerful trade partners and allies. 

The week on the Wire with Zoë Larsen Cumming, she and producer Aneeka Moheed bring a bunch of stories to fit this week's election coverage theme, Foreign Affairs. 

First, Zoë has her weekly chat with the Green Party co-leader James Shaw about foreign policy and how New Zealand should go about confronting allies when they are in breach of human rights. 

Then, she interviews Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand's Advocacy and Policy Manager Annaliese Johnston on the growing global refugee crisis. 

Next, Aneeka brings a report on the foreign affair policies of some major parties. 

Finally, Zoë interviews ALRANZ national president Terry Bellamak on a Family Planning survey which reported 5% of people seeking contraception in New Zealand had their access obstructed by their health practitioners.