The Wire with Alex

As COVID-19 has impacted how we do business as well as social inequality, the need to support indigenous business has risen to the forefront. To understand what work is being done in this area, James talks to Jarrad McKay from Auckland Unlimited about what work is being done ot support Māori business and innovation.

This week is James' last Friday wire, however Zoe from Mondays will be taking over, while James moves to Wednesdays.

James talks to Jarrod McKay from Auckland Unlimited about Māori businesses and innovation.

Lyric brings a report on Māori views on sexuality and gender and the impact of colonism has had on these views.

Karanama talks to Andree Freude, from the Problem Gambling Foundation, about a new community initiative that aims to pull away from particularly poorer communities reliance on pokie machines for funding

Karanama also brings us a report on Moriori anf their history, inlight of the settlement case occuring.

Ayana talked to Timothy Fairhall on his way to Parliament about his advocacy to change the age in which people with life-shortening congenital conditions can access their KiwiSaver. Then IHC's Director of Advocacy Trish Grant spoke on what this means for people with life-shortening conditions and what IHC's next steps are. Then Justin spoke about today's announcement with Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Dr David Clark. 

On their weekly chat Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about the government's mental health policy.

The government changed the Kiwisaver Act to allow people with life-shortening conditions to access their Kiwisaver earlier, Ayana and Justin spoke to activist Timothy Fairhall, IHC Director of Advocacy Trish Grant, and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Dr David Clark.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on the further fallout from former parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegations, criticism of the federal government small benefits raise, and Facebook reversing its ban on Australian news.