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The Future of Our Cars

 The Future of Our Cars The Future of Our Cars, 13.5 MB
Fri 13 Apr 2018

Producer Laura Kvigstad talks to Bill Mackay, a university of Aucland architecture lecturer who has a unique focus on urban planning. He spells out what the future of transport could look like for Kiwis as well as the future of our cities may become.

The Wire with Lachlan: Thursday 12th April

 The Wire with Lachlan: Thursday 12th April The Wire with Lachlan: Thursday 12th April, 126.93 MB
Thu 12 Apr 2018

On this week's Wire, Lachlan speaks with former Elam student Rachel Ashby about the University’s proposal to close the Fine Arts Library. Then Neutral Corner returns on America’s response to a reported chemical attack in Syria. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their weekly chat where they discuss the crises in the human rights tribunal and family court system and the purchase of land at Poroti . Our wire worry week topic is public transport and Jemima chats to Ricardo Menendez March about the government’s proposed fuel tax. Finally, this day in history looks at the first successful human space flight in 1961.

 

Save our library

 Save our library Save our library, 24.53 MB
Thu 12 Apr 2018

The University of Auckland has announced it will be reviewing its library and learning services with staff cuts and several libraries closing likely. They’ve been criticised for their lack of consultation during the process with many staff and students left in the dark. Lachlan spoke with former Elam student Rachel Ashby about the possible closure of the Fine Arts Library and why the library is so important.

 

Neutral Corner: The war for Syria, part one

 Neutral Corner: The war for Syria, part one Neutral Corner: The war for Syria, part one, 16.2 MB
Thu 12 Apr 2018

This week, neutral corner is contrasting the coverage given to the United States of America's reponse to a chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma by RT (formerly Russia Today) and Fox News.

This Day in History: 1961

 This Day in History: 1961 This Day in History: 1961, 24.19 MB
Thu 12 Apr 2018

This Day in History takes us back to 1961, when after a race between the Soviet Union and America, the first human would be launched into space, a Soviet Cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin.

The Wire with Lillian: Wednesday 11th April

 Wednesday Wire Wednesday Wire, 102.49 MB
Wed 11 Apr 2018

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about power cuts, proteins, and Hydrogen.

Tracey Martin talks a bit about the Positive Ageing Strategy which is in the stage of conversations.

Producer Leah Garcia-Purves is investigating Public Transport for Wire Worry Week.

Reporter Darashpreet Johal has looked into the implications of the data profiling programme being used by Immigration NZ that has now been put on hold.

An investigation into Immigration NZ's controversial data profiling programme

 The racial implications of data modelling The racial implications of data modelling, 8.09 MB
Wed 11 Apr 2018

Darashpreet Johal looks into the implications of the pilot programme being run by Immigration NZ for the past 18 months to profile and target overstayers. 

Bags Not NZ

 Cutting back on Plastic Bags Cutting back on Plastic Bags, 24.8 MB
Tue 10 Apr 2018

Plastic Bags are a problem that needs solving. Leonard Powell catches up with James Blackwood from Bags Not NZ to chat about the problem, and what their campaign is doing to help. 

New Zealand Nurses Organisation: Rallies and Support Over the Next Fortnight

New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Nurses Organisation, 10.07 MB
Tue 10 Apr 2018

Wire host Conor speaks with the NZNO about their rallies for public support, and their goal to send a message to the government that NZ wants a better supported health industry, 

Promising New Findings For Polycistic Ovary Syndrome Research

 Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell of the University of Otago, and new developments for PCOS research. , 16.31 MB
Tue 10 Apr 2018

Wire host Conor speaks with Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell, of the Uiversity of Otago. Rebecca is at the forefront of very exciting findings related to Polycystic Ovary Research. Her team has found promising results in a pre-clinical setting, which could bolster research in new directions. Her team is now coordinated with Sweedish clinicians to further reseach in a clinical environment.