The Wire with Alex

Associate Professor Kerry Gibson from the University of Auckland recently published a book called What Young People Want from Mental Health Services. 

Gibson is calling for a change in how we approach youth mental health In New Zealand. She says that young people need to be involved in this process as they know what works best for them. 

Jessica Hopkins started the interview asking Gibson about her research in this area, where she interviewed nearly 400 young people. 

Genetic testing is used in healthcare to determine a patient’s risk for some conditions. However some medical professionals have raised concerns about insurers using genetic test results to refuse cover or increase premiums. 

Jessica spoke to Professor Andrew Shelling, of the University of Auckland who says Australians can obtain health insurance without fear of genetic discrimination, but New Zealanders who are being proactive about their health by having genetic testing are at risk of being penalised both financially and medically.

Shelling is urging the Government to ban this practice for insurers, and consider this issue in its insurance contract law review. 

Here is that interview...

The Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, is calling for a mandate for teachers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Becroft says children must be protected given they are not vaccinated themselves, and it will help prevent children from passing Covid onto their families. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to the Commissioner about the potential mandate and what it would entail.

Noah also spoke to National Secretary of the New Zealand Educational Institute, Paul Goulter, about how teachers feel about a mandate, and why he feels it may not currently be necessary.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on Dominic Perottett becoming the new premier of New South Wales after Gladys Berejiklian resigned after an anti-corruption investigation.