The Wire with Caeden

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Rosetta spoke to Professor Innes Asher from Child Poverty Action Group about Te Whatu Ora data showing a sharp rise in preventable pediatric hospital admissions over the past year

She also spoke to ​Bernard Sama, University of Auckland doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Education and Social Work and recipient of Te Whainga i Te Tika Award for Social Justice about his work as a refugee advocate, and why Aotearoa should be accepting more refugees fleeing humanitarian crises

Rosetta also spoke to University of Auckland Associate Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga, who is co-director of Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences about What the official election results will mean for our Pasifika community

For our weekly catch up with the ACT party, Rawan spoke with ACT MP Karen Chhour about the final election results released on Friday and what this means for our incoming government

Rawan also spoke with Derek Handley Founder of FInancial assistance company Aera about a report they released showing the difficulties first home buyers face.

Today Rawan  spoke with ACT MP Karen Chhour about the final election results released on Friday.

Rawan started off by asking what the overall experience has been since the final results were released. They then spoke about the National ACT coalition having to include New Zealand first and what this might look like moving forward. 

Rawan also asked about the impact of having no Pacifica MPs in government as well as the likely possibility of disassembling the Maori health authority

Aera is a service that assists Kiwis in buying their first home by helping them save and gain interest on their money. 

They recently put out a report expressing just how difficult it has become for the incoming generation to purchase their first home. The report showed that we can expect a rise in house prices and that first home buyers will no longer be able to rely simply on their savings and bank loans.

Rawan spoke to Aera founder Derek Handley about what this report means and what young New Zealanders need to do if they are looking to buy their first home. 

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority will be closing the Maunga leading up to Guy Fawkes. This decision follows the devastating fires of 2019 and 2020. The 14 ancestral Tūpuna Maunga will be closed from Thursday 2 November to Sunday 5 November 2023. Beth caught up with the manager of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Nick Turoa and asked him why it is important that the maunga are closed for Guy Fawkes.