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CPAG research shows the difficulty of getting out of poverty - as measured by governmental indicators: May 20, 2020

 CPAG research shows the difficulty of getting out of poverty - as measured by governmental indicators: May 20, 2020 CPAG research shows the difficulty of getting out of poverty - as measured by governmental indicators: May 20, 2020, 10.89 MB

New research from the Child Poverty Action Group has shown families with children receiving benefits would require an estimated $110 a week on average to reach 50 per cent of equivalised median after-housing-costs (AHC) income. These are the measures used by the government to measure the amount of children living in poverty, as in, after you pay for rent how much money is left over. Those families would also require an extra $215 to reach 60 per cent of the same measure, meaning income support levels for the 2020/21 year are well below the Government’s official poverty measures, even when recent benefit increases are included. Lillian spoke to Janet McAllister who was part of the research team to find out more:

The Wire with Jemima: June 26, 2020

 The Wire with Jemima: June 26, 2020 The Wire with Jemima: June 26, 2020, 100.46 MB

On the Friday Wire, Jemima speaks to NZEI Te Riu Roa president Liam Rutherford about the NZCER survey showing one in four students feel occasionally unsafe in the classroom. Liam discusses solutions for students exhibiting extreme behaviour.

Sherry talks to the author of the Human Rights Commission report PRISM, Taine Polkinghorne. They discuss the human rights issues relating to people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics. 

Jemima reports on the Government decision to end the Auckland light rail proposals discussion. Justin gets National Party Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop's thoughts and Jemima talks to Green Party Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter. 

Slice of Life: The World Famous Dunedin Study w/ Sean Hogan and MOTAT: July 10, 2020

 Slice of Life: The World Famous Dunedin Study w/ Sean Hogan and MOTAT: July 10, 2020 Slice of Life: The World Famous Dunedin Study w/ Sean Hogan and MOTAT: July 10, 2020, 50.16 MB

The Dunedin Study is a longitudinal study that began in Dunedin in the 1970s. The study involves over 1000 study members who have been regularly assessed since their birth. The most recent data was collected at phase (age) 45. Currently Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) is holding an exhibit on the study called A Slice of Life: The World Famous Dunedin Study. The exhibit celebrates the study findings and the work of all of the particpants. Jemima Huston speaks with the study's Cohort and Assessment Manager Sean Hogan about the global impact of the study. She also talks to MOTAT's Exhibitions Manager Rebecca Britt about Slice of Life and what visitors can expect from the exhibition. 

Slice of Life: The World Famous Dunedin Study is on display at MOTAT 1 July - 4 October 2020. See https://www.motat.nz/exhibitions/slice-of-life-the-world-famous-dunedin-study/ for more details. 

The Government's Free Apprenticeships Initiative w/ BCITO: July 10, 2020

The Government's Free Apprenticeships Initiative w/ BCITO: July 10, 2020 The Government's Free Apprenticeships Initiative w/ BCITO: July 10, 2020 , 4.73 MB

On July 1 a government initiative came into effect that will provide free apprenticeships to tens of thousands of New Zealanders. Jemima Huston speaks to  Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) Chief Executive Warwick Quinn about how the initative will work for the trade industry in a post Covid-19 world. 

Competency vs. Celebrity: The Race for Auckland Central: July 28, 2020

 Competency vs. Celebrity: The Race for Auckland Central: July 28, 2020 Celebrity: The Race for Auckland Central: July 28, 2020, 14.04 MB

Over the weekend RNZ reported that the Labour Party would not be giving up the Auckland Central seat this election to the Green Party. Labour Representative Helen White will run for the position again, but this time against Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick and a yet to be announced National Party MP. RNZ asked White what she would say to people who pointed out Swarbrick's profile to which she said, "I'd ask them whether they're looking for a celebrity or someone to do this job very seriously." Jemima Huston and Zoë Larsen Cumming speak to the candidates about their work, the relevance of celebrity in an election and why the Auckland Central seat is always framed as a "cat fight". 

New Zealand First's Tracey Martin on Oranga Tamariki Subsequent Children Provisions: August 12, 2020

 New Zealand First's Tracey Martin on Oranga Tamariki Subsequent Children Provisions: August 12, 2020 New Zealand First's Tracey Martin on Oranga Tamariki Subsequent Children Provisions: August 12, 2020, 16.55 MB

This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey Martin about the government’s agreement to repeal the section of the Oranga Tamariki Act that deals with subsequent children.

Do rental homes need heat pumps?: September 8, 2020

 Do rental homes need heat pumps?: September 8, 2020 Do rental homes need heat pumps?: September 8, 2020, 11.45 MB

Following a comment made by the NZ Property Investors Federation that not all rental properties need heat pumps and not all tenants want heat pumps, the Tuesday Wire team was stuck asking the question: do rental homes really need a heating source? Hanna speaks to Coodinator of the Manawatū Tenants Union, Ben Schmidt, and Organiser for Renters United, Aaron Packard, to find an answer to our question. Jemima talks to Chief Executive of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, Letita Harding, for a health perspective on the issue. 

How will Covid-19 Impact our Work Lives?: October 6, 2020

 How will Covid-19 Impact our Work Lives?: October 6, 2020 How will Covid-19 Impact our Work Lives?: October 6, 2020, 12.39 MB

How will the pandemic impact our work and lives in the future? Jemima Huston speaks to University of Otago Associate Professor in Business and Sustainability Sara Walton about whether Covid-19 will change the expectations of work. They talk about flexible work places, whether we are moving away from a globalised society and also whether we will ever go back to normal. 

 

The Māori Party on Human Issues: October 13, 2020

 The Māori Party on Human Issues: October 13, 2020 The Māori Party on Human Issues: October 13, 2020, 7.18 MB

For 95bFM's election coverage this year, Jemima Huston speaks to Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere about human issues. They discuss Oranga Tamariki and the Māori Seats in Parliament. 

The Wire with Bronnie: November 11, 2020

 The Wire with Bronnie: November 11, 2020 The Wire with Bronnie: November 11, 2020, 83.4 MB

This week on the Wednesday Wire, we speak with Allan Blackman on Dear Scienceabout the decline in average body temperature, a new energy saving window and platypuses glowing in ultraviolet light.

Bronnie speaks to deputy leader of the Act party, Brooke Van Velden, about their criticisms of the Recognised seasonal workers (or RSE) scheme and the Labour party’s proposal to do away with the full representation rule in parliament.

Felix spoke to Savage, the Head of Aviation at E tū about recent payouts to Air New Zealand executives.

Finally, Bronnie spoke to Rhieve Grey, a psychology and Maori studies honours student at the University of Auckland who has just been announced as one of this year’s rhodes scholars.