The Wire with Castor

New Zealand recognises the threat of climate change to Pacific nations but this is not reflected in our immigration policies.

As environmental disasters increasingly impact the pacific, many are calling for these laws to be reviewed to make migration more accessible.

Wire Host Caeden spoke about this issue with World Vision’s Dr Olivia Yates. They started by asking why there is a need to introduce new immigration policy relating to climate change in the Pacific.

The rising cost of living in Aotearoa is pushing many families out of cities and bringing them to smaller rural communities and towns. 

The influx of new residents and housing developments in these areas is having a massive impact on the schools and teachers within those communities, reshaping the identity of the schools and the way they structure themselves. 

Oto spoke to Dr Jennifer Tatebe, a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland, to discuss the impacts of urbanisation on rural schools.

For our regular catch-up, temporary Wire host Caeden speaks to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about scrutiny week and the high number of people leaving Aotearoa.

They also speak to SAFE’s Emma Brodie about the Government’s delay on banning Greyhound racing.

Producer Rawan spoke with Dr Laura Revell from the University of Canterbury about a new international study showing the harmful impacts of old satellites on the ozone layer.

She also spoke with Senior human rights advisor Oliver Christeller from the Human rights commission about the importance of including the ethnicity pay gap in the conversation.

For this Week’s Get Action! Producer Oto spoke to Alex Johnston from Common Grace Aotearoa, to talk about a petition of his calling for the government to end carbon offset subsidies to polluting industries.

A new international study has recently been published showing the potential harmful impacts of old satellites on the ozone layer. 

The study concluded that the increase of old satellites orbiting the earth might seriously harm the recovery of the ozone layer.

This morning Rawan spoke with Dr Laura Revell from the school of physics and chemical science at the University of Canterbury about this new research. 

They discuss what the state of the ozone currently is and how exactly these old satellites will impact its recovery. 

They then talk about what we can expect in the short and long term and what precautions need to be taken to address these issues.