The Wire with Castor

On The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday. 

News and Editorial Jessica Hopkins spoke to New Zealand Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff, Child Poverty Action Group’s Alan Johnson, economist Brad Olsen, and Senior Taxation Lecturer at AUT Ranjana Gupta about addressing the cost of living crisis.

Milly spoke to the Co-Director of the Public Health Communication Centre and Professor in Public Health at the University of Otago Nick Wilson about new research which found that political parties tend to be short-sighted in their policies when it comes to global catastrophic risks. 

Mahdhi chatted to biologist and winner of the University of Auckland’s Three Minute Thesis competition Cam Hoffbleck about her research into the unique gut microbiome of Tuatara. 

Arno spoke to Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez March about wealth inequality, the Green’s economic policies, and a proposed wealth tax to provide free universal dental care. 

Nicholas spoke with New Zealand Student’s Association’s National President Ellen Dixon about what a universal Study Wage would look like and the potential economic realities surrounding its implementation.

Research from Allianz has shown that young people and students are feeling the worst effects of the cost of living crisis.

Recently there has been a push to implement a universal study wage, spearheaded by the student associations of Otago and Victoria Universities, with support from the New Zealand Union of Students’ Association .

Nicholas spoke with New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations National President Ellen Dixon about the potential benefits and costs of a universal study wage, as well as political support for the idea.

 This week on the Wire Lou spoke to Emma Willis, associate professor of Drama at the University of Auckland, about the importance of theatre education funding.

This week on the Tuesday Wire Milly speaks to Adele Gautier from the Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand on how the organisation feels about National's decision to fund 13 new cancer treatments, none of which include any of the 14 available Breat Cancer Treatments.