The Wire with Caeden

New Zealand is celebrating the 125th birthday of the Electoral Act which granted all women above the age of 21 in Aotearoa New Zealand the right to vote. Across the country, the suffragettes' achievement are being acknowledged, as well as that of all pioneering wahine from then and now. 

But if this piece of legislation made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world to access universal suffrage, let's not forget the long roads that still awaits women to reach equality.  

Lisa talks to Dr Jackie Blue, the Equal Employment Opportunities and Women’s rights Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission. They discuss the landmark legislation, its modern ramifications, but also the challenges ahead. 

It’s Wire Worry Week and we are focussing on sexual harassment. Mary-Margaret looks at language and the role it plays in this landscape by examining Marama Davidson's calls to reclaim the c word. In his international segment this week, Conor is taking us to Uganda where Ugandan Indians want to become recognised as an official tribe. Justin is covering the Hong Kong typhoons and gives us a report on what is happening there. Leonard has come back with an everyday people, and he talks to poet David Merritt. And finally, for the Green Desk this week, we go post-truth and ask why a select few doubt the science around 1080.

Last night after Everbody Eats on K Rd, Leonard came across local legend David Merritt selling his poetry zines outside St Kevin's arcade. He asked him some questions.

As doubt around the use of 1080 has flared up in the public sphere and headlines of New Zealand’s media. We thought it was time for the Greendesk address the issue. Jack Marshall has this story.