The Wire with Castor

The Labour government announced last week that it will make ram-raiding its own criminal offence and build two new Youth Justice residences. We thus enter an election season where both major parties converge on using 'tough on crime' measures on rangatahi. 

Hanna spoke to Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about why the party does not endorse Labour's policies even though they claim to have a more rehabilitative focus than National's, their strong opposition to placing rangatahi in carceral institutions, addressing the systemic drivers behind youth offending through community integration and manaakitanga, and what space Te Pāti Māori have to push their policies when both Labour and National agree on punitive approaches to youth offending.

On The Wire for Rāpare Thursday.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Labour’s Andrew Little about creating a single cybersecurity agency, the government’s $15 million pledge to restore the St James Theatre, and a review of weather forecasting systems.

Hanna Thompson spoke to Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about youth justice.

Nicholas Lindstrom talked to Auckland University Students' Association President Alan Shaker about AUSA elections, the upcoming AUSA Annual General Meeting, and calls for a universal study wage. 

Olivia Bing speaks to the Green Party’s Golriz Ghahraman about their calls for affordable dental care.

And Beth Torrance-Hetherington spoke to Principal Planner for the Rapid Transit Network at Auckland Transport, Luke Elliott, about the draft Regional Public Transport plan. 

Welcome to the Tuesday Wire with Milly and Rosetta!

This week: 

• For Dear Science, Davide joins Milly and Rosetta to talk plants, cicadas and why you might be more attracted to your look alikes 
• For our weekly catch up with the National Party, Milly talks falling mathematics achievement and Nationals education plans as well as National’s recent commentary on the Labour Party’s approach to crime 
•  Milly also speaks to Anusha Guler Electoral Commission’s Deputy Chief Executive Operations, about job opportunities in the upcoming election 
• Rosetta spoke to Geoff Key, strategic advisor at Forest and Bird, about what parties should be doing for climate change ahead of the election
• She also spoke to Jacqui Southey, Child rights Advocacy and Research Director at Save the Children, about involving children in the election process.

Listen in for this and more!

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly has her weekly catchup with Dr Shane Reti of the National Party where they talk about crime rates and falling numeracy rates in students.