The Wire with Sara

Yesterday, provisional approval was given for children aged 12 to 15 to get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by MedSafe. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston interviews Dr Emma Best, a Medical Advisor for University of Auckland's Immunisation Advisory Centre, about vaccinating children as young as 12 against Covid-19. We discuss the Centre’s position on Medsafe’s provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children, whether bumping vulnerable children up the list is an option and wider concerns about caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate their children. 

On today's Wire:

Felix Walton explores the history of Cagots, an outcasted minority group from medieval Europe, on today's Stranger Than Fact.

Jessica Hopkins interviews Jay Marlowe from The University of Auckland about NZ's refugee record.

Jess then speaks to Ella Henry,, Associate Professor in Business at AUT, about Auckland's liveability.

On Thursday, the ACT Party leaked a cabinet document proposing changes to Aotearoa's fishing laws. Among the changes include $68 million to equip fishing boats with cameras, and new regulations banning skippers from dumping fish at sea.

Ayana Piper-Healion spoke to Minister for Oceans and Fisheries David Parker about the reasoning behind the changes. Noah Ferguson-Dudding then discussed potential limitations in the proposal with Greenpeace CEO Russel Norman.

The K Rd Chronicle now has a permanent space in the Lim Chhour Food Court on Karangahape Road opposite St Kevins Arcade. Ayana spoke to the pulication's founder and editor, Six, about what this means for the K Rd Chronicle, the journey to get to this point, why mainstream media can't tell these stories, and what's next.