The Wire with Alex

Sam speaks with professor Elaine Rush from Child Poverty Action Group aboout growing food insecurity within Aotearoa and how that is impacting our young people.

Jemima has been looking into the commercialisation of social and political movements and culture in response to the action taken supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. She continues her conversation with University of Auckland Media Professor Neal Curtis to discuss the motivations brands and businesses have in supporting a political movement. 

As Minister Little is nearing a redress deed with Ngā Iwi o Taranaki, Mary-Margaret asks what the Minister has learnt from listening to Ngā Iwi o Taranaki over the last couple of years. They also discuss the lack of implementation by this government of changes that Māori justice advocates say are essential for fixing a broken justice system.

Lillian Hanly speaks to Tracey Martin about Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Lobby groups say fast tracking the consent process for eleven shovel ready projects neglects commitments to climate action, and obstructs consultation with iwi & hapu. The government says infrastructure developments such as these 11 projects will act as stimulus during current economic downturn, but commentator Rod Oram explained to Mary-Margaret why this justification is flawed. Mary-Margaret also speaks to Te Ara Whatu's India Logan-Riley about concerns that fast tracking due process will exacerbate breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and Generation Zero's Jen Coatham adds that an opportunity for climate action has been neglected.

And in this week's Neighbourhood Watch Zoe explains the legacy of branch stacking in Australian politics, and the latest comments by Scott Morrison about the history of slavery.

Minister for Children Tracey Martin joins us again and discusses with Lillian her position on parallel governance systems following the announcement of a possible Māori Health Authority. As well as this, a recent report by the Children's Commissioner's office has highlighted again the traumatic process that occurs during the uplifting of a child by Oranga Tamariki, a process that disproportionately affects Māori.