Justin talks about Ursula von der Leyen, who was confirmed as the president of the new European Commission. The new commission will take office on the 1st November.
First up for Community Garden Oscar Perress talks to Lina from Auckland Queer Swap about their upcoming market at movespace.
This week for Green Desk Mitch and Oscar attend the last Zero Carbon Bill Submission Party.
Next, for Board Games Oscar Perress talks to Pippa Coom and Adreana Christie of the Waitemata Local Board about what’s happening, the upcoming elections and Auckland conversations.
And finally for The International Desk Justin Wong talks to us about the European Commission.
Oscar Perress talks to Pippa Coom and Adriana Christie of the Waitematā Local Board about what’s happening, the upcoming elections and Auckland conversations.
This week for Green Desk Mangrove Mitch teams up with the almighty Oscar Perress and head to the last Zero Carbon Bill Submission Party held by School Strike NZ and Generation Zero. The two speak to representatives from both groups about the Bill, what it means to them and exactly what the new buzz word ‘Just Transition’ means.
This week on the Southern Cross Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew talks to the Wire team about West Papuan conflict causing displacement and death as well as the presentation of an Oxford Award for a West Papuan activist's independence campaign. They also discuss the response to the recent Papua New Guinea highlands massacre and the new edition of the Pacific Journalism Review.
This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima speaks to Green PArty co-leader James Shaw about declaring a climate emergency, Youth Parliament and the agricultural sector under the Emissions Trading Scheme. Southern Cross is back with the latest in Pacific news. Lachlan does an interview about a children's book, Stardust, which explores life for children with incacerated parents. We wrap it up with an interview with ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa national president, Terry Bellamak, about a march for abortion law reform taking place in Wellington this week.
On July 23 VIctoria University Feminist Organisation and ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa will march in Wellington to call for abortion law reform. Jemima speaks to ALRANZ national president, Terry Bellamak, about the demonstration and the impact the highly restrictive abortion laws passed recently in the US are having on New Zealand.
This day in history goes back to 1997 for the resumption of a ceasefire between the government of the United Kingdom and the Provisional Irish Republican Army.