The Wire with Alex

We continue with our election-focused coverage today on The Wire - this week we look at the environment, and today we specifically focus on water, getting a range of perspectives on this issue throughout the show. Tracey Martin joins us to talk about what environmentally-focused policies NZ First has on offer, and AUT’s Allan Blackman comes up to the studio to talk about overhyping research, ‘killer’ avocados & watery whisky.
 

This week on The Wire we're talking to politicians about the environment.

The Opportunities Party's Deputy Leader Geoff Simmons joins us to discuss the party's approach to environmental policy, including waterways, climate change and conservation.

Lucy Austin reports on a new documentary who explores the actions of New Zealand Defence forces in Afghanistan. She firstly spoke with writer and journalist of The Valley documentary Paula Penfold. She then spoke with co-author of the book Hit and Run and documentary producer Jon Stephenson to get his wider perspective on New Zealand’s military role overseas.

On the lead up to the election we will be having a weekly topic where we explore various issues in New Zealand and find out what needs to be done in politics to address them. This week's issue is the environment.
Producer Sam Smith did a report where he dissected Labour’s campaign launch from yesterday in which climate change was a key issue. Host Joel had a chat with Green Party leader James Shaw about environmental policy, and the necessity of the Green Party to pull Labour to the left. We had Southern Cross with AUT Pacific Media Centre's Kendall Hutt, who talked to us about human rights abuses and the New Zealand Government’s refusal to take a stance. Producer Jack also spoke with Gary Taylor, CEO of the Environmental Defence Society about the state of New Zealand’s land, air and sea.