The Wire with Sara

On this Wire, 95bFM News were lucky enough to speak with Bex of Drinkable Rivers, about using real time data to tell the stories of our rivers, and how we restore, especially, urban rivers moving into the future.

Many New Zealanders in the hospitality industry have been affected by some form of wage theft by their employer. Felix Walton spoke with Chloe Ann-King from Raise the Bar about this exploitation of hospitality workers.

This week on the Monday Wire, Lachlan speaks to AUT senior lecturer Dr John Buttle about armed police patrols and how it affects public perception of police. Southern Cross is back with the latest in Pacific news for its final instalment for the year. Felix talks to Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins about his thoughts on the armed police patrols. Jemima speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the government's recent agreement with the agricultural sector regarding emission reduction under the reformed Emissions Trading Scheme. Finally, Felix wraps it up with an interview with Chloe Ann-King from Raise the Bar about wage theft.  

The Ministry of Justice released a report this morning about barriers to the progression of sexual violence cases through the criminal justice system. Among other things, the report found only 31% of  sexual violence crimes reported to the Police resulted in a perpetrator being charged. 11% resulted in a conviction and just 6% in a prison sentence. Wire producer Bronwyn Wilde spoke to Jan Logie, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Minister of Justice (Sexual and Domestic Violence Issues) about the issues raised by the findings. Logie began by talking about the attrition of cases progressing through the system. If you or someone you know is affected by sexual violence, Safe to Talk is a 24 hour free helpline. You can call them on 0800 044 334, text on 4334, or visit their website at safetotalk.nz.