The Wire with Sara

E whai akei nei, on the show today…

Rosetta spoke to Chair of Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa John Minto about recently announced aid for Palestinians in Gaza from the New Zealand Government, and media coverage of the situation in Gaza.

News and Editorial Director Jessica spoke to Far North Mayor Moko Tepania about the Far North Council’s Māori name change.

Rosetta also spoke to Forest and Bird General Manager of Conservation Advocacy Richard Capie about the government's plans for fast-tracking consent as part of reforms to the resource management process.

Finally, Rosetta spoke to Georgie Dansey, director at Etū union, about the rights of migrant workers in Aotearoa and what impact the reintroduction of 90-day trials for employers will have on this.

Caeden speaks to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni about renewed calls to review how dating impacts benefits, and Tāmaki Makaurau a year on from the flooding.

They also speak to Tuhi-Ao Bailey (Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Ngati Mutunga) about Climate Justice Taranaki’s case at the Waitangi Tribunal.

And they speak to Executive Director of Greenpeace Russel Norman about the government’s environmental protection policies.

Beth speaks to Counsellor for Manukau, Lotu Fuli, about Wayne Brown’s ruling that all work on projects funded by the Regional Fuel Tax are to be stopped, following the scrapping of the tax by the National Party.

She also speaks to Head of Campaigns for Greenpeace Aotearoa, Amanda Larssen, about the Supreme Court’s ruling that Northland iwi leader Mike Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) has the right to sue seven big polluters in Aotearoa New Zealand, including Fonterra.

Castor speaks to Lecturer of Emergency Management at Massey University’s Joint Center for Disaster Research, Doctor Lauren Vinnell about the term “one in one hundred year event.”

This week on the Wednesday Wire;

Oto speaks to Eru Kapa-Kingi from the University of Auckland, to talk about the next national hui in Heretaunga.

Nicholas speaks to Professor Lisa Te Moregna, co-hair of theHealth Coalition about the potential defunding of Ka Ora Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme.

Sofia speaks to Nicki Wakefield Ngā Mahinga o Ngāti Kahu o Torongare about their current petition to protect sacred Onoke Pā

Oto also spoke Craig Renney, from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, to talk about public service cuts and their impacts on the growing population. 

This week the coalition government unveiled their new 36 point action plan.

The Green Party have been active critics of the new plan, with Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick calling the 36 point plan vague, immeasurable and untethered from reality and evidence.

Nicholas spoke to Greens MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the Government’s action plan.