The Wire with Caeden

Following from his hit book from 1972 The Half Gallon Quarter Acre Pavlova Paradise, Austin Mitchell returns to the book shelves with his new book Revenge of the Rich. Here, Mitchell observes the rise, fall and consequences of Neoliberalism in New Zealand and Britain.

Renowned anthropologist Dame Anne Salmond’s new book, Tears of Rangi, is a philosophical and historical exploration of interactions and colliding worlds. Beginning with an inquiry into the early period of encounters between Māori and Europeans in New Zealand, she then investigates such clashes and exchanges in key areas of contemporary life – waterways, land, the sea and people. Our world is defined by maps and calendars – making it seem that this is the nature of reality itself. But in New Zealand, concepts of whakapapa and hau, complex networks and reciprocal exchange, may point to new ways of understanding interactions between peoples, and between people and the natural world. Reporter Pearl Little speaks to Dame Salmond about the book.

The use of medical records can be vitally important to researchers in the field. As we move towards digitised record keeping, health records and genetic information are increasingly being stored electronically. Joel spoke to Dr. Jon Cornwell from the Victoria University of Wellington about the digitisation of records, and the ethical and legal barriers surrounding their use.

The Warehouse and Ministry for Social Development recently unveiled their Red Shirts in the Community Programme, based on a pilot scheme last year.

Around 1000 young people will spend three weeks working at Warehouses across the country, to gain, in the words of Minister for Social Development, Anne Tolley, "valuable work experience".

However, they will not be paid for their labour, which has prompted criticism from FIRST union.

Producer Ben speaks to FIRST's Retail, Finance and Commerce Secretary Maxine Gay.