Allan joins us in studio this week to talk all things Nobel! Prize season is upon us, so we break down this year's achievements in Physics and Medicine. First up are immunologists James Allison and Tasuku Honjo who received the medicine Nobel prize for discovering how to release the brakes cancer puts on the immune system, with dramatically postivie results in patients with melanomas. We then celebrate the third female to ever win the physics Nobel, and the first in 55 years Prof Donna Strickland, alongside Arthur Ashkin and Gerard Mourou, for their groundbreaking work with laserbeams.
This week, Conor talks about the recent earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. We talk about where the island is, who lives there, how it makes its money and why Indonesia's disaster recovery process is not fulfilling the needs of survivors
This week is the Tuvalu Language Week and the theme this year is “Tuvalu faka’na ki te atua. Fakatumau au tu mo faifaiga. Tautua mo Aotearoa” (Tuvalu. Trust in God. Nurture your cultural values and heritage. Serve Aotearoa). Justin talked to Sagaa Malua, the secretary for the Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust about it. But first, we talked about Tuvaluans in New Zealand.
The FBI’s investigation of sexual assault allegations laid against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh has begun, and will continue until the end of this week. Mary-Margaret spoke to political commentator Tracey Barnett about the importance of paying attention to attacks that take place during people’s high school experiences. We do not detail assault in this story, but we do bring into question the rhetoric of victim blaming, so as a warning: to anyone who may find that language distressing - it is explicitly referenced at one point.
The Green Party launched a social support campaign on Sunday, and Ben is talking to co-leader Marama Davidson about what this entails.
In America, the FBI has until Friday to investigate Dr Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh - Mary-Margaret talks to commentator Tracey Barnett about the importance of MeToo extending to cases that happened in high school.
An earthquake hit Indonesia yesterday and Conor is giving us a report on the situation.
It’s Tuvalu Language Week and Justin is speaking to Sagaan Malua, the Secretary of the Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust
And finally, for the Green Desk this week, we have a chat with Forest and Bird about saving Russell State Forest.
This week, Conor talks about the recent earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. We talk about where the island is, who lives there, how it makes its money and why Indonesia's disaster recovery process is not fulfilling the needs of survivors
The Office of the Children's Commissioner released a report today calling for changes to the state care and youth justice systems. Jemima spoke to Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about why he wants to phase out youth justice residences and replace them with community group homes that align well with a kaupapa Māori approach.
This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima speaks with co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, about the party's campaign to overhaul the welfare system. We have our regular segment with the Southern Cross where we discuss President Rodrigo Duterte killing people in the Philippines, an Air Nuigini plane crash and the assault and arrest of Papuan students. Damian speaks to James Ireland from Auckland Transport and Dr Nikki Jackson from Alcohol Healthwatch about AT removing all alcohol advertising from their services and facilities. Jemima talks to Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about his call to phase out youth justice residences and replace them with community group homes in line with kaupapa Māori. Finally, we have a follow up report from Oscar about the opening of Samoa House Library.