The Wire with Sara

Today on the Wednesday Wire:

On Dear Science with Allan we’re talking about water, rats, and diamonds!

Felix spoke to deputy leader of the Act party - Brooke Van Velden about the party’s feelings around the living wage and the three strikes law.

Karanama spoke to Tai Tupou, from the I AM HOPE foundation, about their new children's book ‘TR and Mack the Hopeful Black Dog’, and it’s attempt to change the way we look at and deal with bullying and mental health among our rangatahi

Felix spoke to AAAP Co-ordinator Brooke Stanley Pao about what Labour has and hasn’t done for people in poverty.

Felix also spoke to The Green Party’s Corrections and Human Rights Spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman about human rights abuses in NZ prisons.

Ayana spoke to New Zealand Initiative Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton, and National Spokesperson for Economic Development Honerable Todd McClay, on raising the minimum wage as was suggested in the Helen Clark Foundation report released this week. 

41 schools from around the country have received funding under the second round of the Government's Sustainability Contestable Fund. The fund aims to help schools reduce emissions and save money. Noah spoke to New Zealand Educational Institute President, Liam Rutherford, about promoting sustainability in schools. He also spoke to Penny O'Brien, Principal of Ladbrookes School, which received funding in the first round of the Sustainability Contestable Fund.

Staff shortages are severely impacting the healthcare workers in Auckland’s managed isolation facilities and new employment terms mean that MIQ workers can no longer visit places where vulnerable people might be present. This got News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston thinking about how working in MIQ is impacting the everyday lives of healthcare staff. Jemima speaks to Kerri Nuku, the Kaiwhakahaere of the Nurses Organisation, to give an insight on how MIQ work and staff shortages has affected nurses’ mental health and their lives inside and outside of work.