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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Land Dispute: February 12, 2021

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Land Dispute: February 12, 2021 Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Land Dispute: February 12, 2021, 16.38 MB

Jade and Lyric wrote a report on the history of the current Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei land dispute trial and the value of tikanga Maaori. 

Abortion Law Reform Safe Areas Amendment Bill w/ Terry Bellamak: February 24, 2021

Abortion Law Reform Safe Areas Amendment Bill w/ Terry Bellamak: February 24, 2021 Abortion Law Reform Safe Areas Amendment Bill w/ Terry Bellamak: February 24, 2021, 5.52 MB

Jade talks to President of the Abortion Law Reform Association of Nz (ALRANZ) who are supporting the new Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Safe Areas Amendment bill by MP Louisa Wall. 

Inhumane Treatment at Auckland Women's Prison w/ Emilie Rākete: February 24, 2021

Inhumane Treatment at Auckland Women's Prison w/ Emilie Raakete: February 24, 2021 Inhumane Treatment at Auckland Women's Prison w/ Emilie Raakete: February 24, 2021 , 7.08 MB

Jade talked to Emilie Rākete of People Against Prisons Aotearoa about the recent Mihi Bassett case that has been brought to the district court. Bassett faces more potential prison time to her current sentence following a protest in which she and other inmates set property on fire following inhumane and degrading treatment at the Auckland Women's Prison. 

Soilsafe Aotearoa w/ Dr Melanie Kah and Dr Emma Sharp

Soilsafe Aotearoa w/ Dr Melanie Kah and Dr Emma Sharp Soilsafe Aotearoa w/ Dr Melanie Kah and Dr Emma Sharp , 16.42 MB

Soilsafe Aotearoa is an intersectional research programme run by social and environmental scientists at the University of Auckland in partnership with researchers at Geological and Nuclear Sciences and Macquarie University.

The research seeks to understand community social values and highlight the importance of healthy soils through free soil testing, a soil values questionnaire and community projects. 

I talked first to Dr Melanie Kah and then to Dr Emma Sharp about their research.

Karangahape Road, The Hauraki Gulf and Matariki w/ Pippa Coom: June 25, 2021

Karangahape Road, The Hauraki Gulf and Matariki w/ Pippa Coom: June 25, 2021 Karangahape Road, The Hauraki Gulf and Matariki w/ Pippa Coom: June 25, 2021, 21.03 MB

Jemima Huston spoke to council representative for the Waitematā and Gulf ward, Pippa Coom, about the central govrnemnt's revitalisation project for the Hauraki Gulf, the completion of the enhancements to Karangahapa Road and Matariki celebrations throughout Auckland.

Pūtiki Bay and Climate Change w/ Pippa Coom: July 9, 2021

Pūtiki Bay and Climate Change w/ Pippa Coom: July 9, 2021 Pūtiki Bay and Climate Change w/ Pippa Coom: July 9, 2021, 54.93 MB

Noah Ferguson-Dudding sat down with Auckland Councillor Pippa Coom to discuss the recent protests around the Waiheke Island Marina. They also chatted about Auckland Transport's plans to improve climate sustainability.

The Wire with Noah: July 9, 2021

The Wire with Noah: July 9, 2021 The Wire with Noah: July 9, 2021, 104.76 MB

Today: Christopher Luxon on local government and EV's; Shaun Hendy on Covid-19 Herd Immunity; Dr Kiera Cremin and Dr Debashis Bondapadhi on the four day week; Pippa Coom on Pūtiki protests and climate change.

 

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The Wire with Noah: July 16, 2021

The Wire with Noah: July 16, 2021 The Wire with Noah: July 16, 2021, 104.43 MB

Meth, Covid and old people: a busy show today.

We had: Christopher Luxon on gangs and government; Taciano Milfont on old people and climate change; Kennedy Point Marina's Kitt Littlejohn, Forest & Bird, and Protect Pūtiki on protests in Waiheke; Professor Michael Baker on Covid alert levels; Shane Henderson on buses, trains and water.

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The Wire with Jemima: July 20, 2021

The Wire with Jemima: July 20, 2021 The Wire with Jemima: July 20, 2021, 105.4 MB

Today on the Wire, Joe Wickins produces his first show and Erin from GATEWAY joined us for the day.

Jemima Huston speaks to Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for their regular catch up. This week they discuss the National Party’s Demand the Debate Campaign and the 2.75 million dollars in funding the government has put into a drug rehabilitation programme with links to the Mongrel Mob. 

On Tomorrow’s World Stella and Isla talk about the future of farming with Hawkes Bay Hawke's Bay Regional Council regulator Molly Alton. 

Joe asks Debra Ashton, the CEO of Safe about the legal action they are taking against the government for their failure to ban rodeos.

Joe wraps it up with an interview with Professor Asaad Shamseldin, from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland, on the extreme weather occurring in the South Island and its connection to climate change.  

Asylum Seekers in Aotearoa w/ Amnesty International: July 23, 2021

Asylum Seekers in Aotearoa w/ Amnesty International: July 23, 2021 Asylum Seekers in Aotearoa w/ Amnesty International: July 23, 2021, 17.7 MB

The government has just announced a review into Immigration New Zealand's treatment of asylum seekers. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Amnesty International Aotearoa director, Meg de Ronde, about the review, and why Amnesty has pushed for it for so long.