The Wire with Caeden

The Government announced this week that it will update the Equal Pay Act and amend the Employment Relations Act to implement recommendations of the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity. This will make it easier for women to file pay equity claims with their employers, rather than having to go through the courts. It will also assist employers in addressing those claims. I spoke with Minister for Workplace Relations Michael Woodhouse about this update.

Forest and Bird are disappointed in the sentence handed to a fisherman who killed dozens of albatrosses. Daniel Smyth was given 300 hours of community work on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to causing the deaths of nearly 40 albatrosses. The group says the Ministry of Primary Industries needs to do more to address these kinds of incidents. Forest and Bird's Seabird advocate Karen Baird spoke to 95bFM reporter Mackenzie Smith, who began by asking her what was wrong with the albatross killer's sentence.

Currently, the Auckland Art Gallery is housing a free exhibition of more than 120 portraits by artist Gottfried Lindauer, whose paintings feature prominent New Zealand historical figures and rangatira from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lindauer’s portraits reveal a long history of engagement with protagonists from New Zealand’s past. Pearl speaks to the Auckland Art Gallery’s Maori curator Nigel Borrell about the trials and tribulations of the exhibition.

Associate Minister of Local Government Louise Upston has announced a second lot of proposals as part of the national action plan to reduce the risk and harm of dog attacks. Reporter Kristie Wagh speaks to Louise about the proposals.