The Wire with Caeden

This week, Conor looks into the Indian community in Uganda and their fight to be recognised as an official tribe of Uganda. We explore the history of these people, their current place in the country and we listen to their case for being culturally accepted as Ugandan.

This week on the Monday Wire co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, returns to talk to Jemima about his party's priorities, the Global Climate Action Summit and creating energy in a low emission economy. The Southern Cross looks at the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, mixed feelings among young people about the Fijian election and the Bougainvillean's fight for independence. Bailley spoke to Annaliese Johnston from Amnesty Internation about whether people under 18 should be placed in adult detention centres. Finally, for our Worry Week on sexual harassment, Damian spoke to the National President of the Tertiary Education Union, Sandra Grey, about sexual harassment in the workplace and at university. He also spoke to Dylan Norton from Safe To Talk about transparent conversations around sexual harassment.

In light of Te Wiki o te reo Māori, Jenn speaks with Professor Margaret Mutu on true meanings and understandings within languages. Language is not just syntax and grammar, but exists as a form of communication through shared and inferred understandings between those using it. 

Translation as a concept means to converge one thing into another and, while literal words may be, intended meaning may not - Use Gerry Brownlee's recent complaint during questiontime as an example. 

What does it mean for te reo if it is being redifined through misinterpretation and mistranslation? 

This day in history takes us back to end of the Attica prison uprising in 1971, which saw the deaths of 33 prisoners and 10 guards.