The Wire with Sara

Justin talked to Health Minister Andrew Little about mental health advocate Mike King returning his Order of New Zealand Merit (ONZM) medal saying the mental health system is still "broken", and updates to the Waikato DHB cyberattack and nurses pay negotiations.

The Green Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to remove legislative barriers to to public ownership of our public transport depots, vehicles and services. Having privately run public transport services is proving to jeapordize the efficiency and ease of use of public transport for many Kiwis. Aneeka talks to Julie Anne Genter, the Green Party spokesperson for transport, about the petition and issues around privately run public transport in New Zealand. 

This weeks Wednesday Wire was a sad one, as it is Aneeka's last!

Marcus Jones join James and Aneeka for Dear Science, we he discusses COVID-19 and a 3D map of the universe.

James talks to Brooke van Velden from the ACT party about the liberate the lane protest and the proposed history curriculum.

Aneeka talks to Green MP Julie Anne Genter, making public transport publicly owned.

James talks ot the head of communication of Rocket Lab, Morgan Bailey, about the Artemis accord which will boost space exploration foor New Zealand.

Today on the Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith speaks to Minister Aupito William Sio about the importance of Samoan Language Week this week. 

In response to the massive flooding event in Canterbury, Jemima Huston talks to Caroline Orchiston from the University of Otago about community resilience to natural disasters and to Dr Judy Lawrence from the Victoria University of Wellington about how climate change has impacted weather events across the country. 

This week on What’s the Buzz - our weekly catch up with the New Zealand Drug Foundation - Aneeka Moheed and Executive Director Sarah Helm discuss ritalin and how people use it in Aotearoa. 

Finally, Jemima chats to Genevieve Early, who is a student at the Bio-Protection Research Centre, about her research into how an indigenous New Zealand fungus could be a natural solution to non-native, damaging Wilding Pine.