The Wire with Castor

On the show today:

For our weekly catch up with the ACT party, Rawan spoke to ACT MP Karen Chhour about some of the party’s policies around landlord and tenant laws as well as their policy to allow secondary schools to opt out of NCEA.

Rosetta spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor of free radical biochemistry Steven Gieseg about his research in vascular health.

For our biweekly segment of Tomorrow's World where we discuss issues around the environment, science and technology, Rawan spoke to the CEO of World Wildlife Foundation New Zealand about National’s plan to cut the Department of Conservation budget.

Rosetta spoke to Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta about her recent trip to the United States, her speech to the United Nations General Assembly, and the US Pacific Leaders Summit.

And Rosetta spoke to University of Auckland Professor of Economics Sholeh Maani about her research in overqualified workers and on-the-job training.

This week 95bFM is focused on foreign affairs and human rights for our election coverage.

Caeden spoke to Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Chair John Minto about a key international human rights issue in 2023, the occupation of Palestine. 

They asked about our political parties views on Palestine, the Palestine Solidarity Network’s recent campaign to abolish the Israeli embassy in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington, and the evolving solutions needed for a resolution for the conflict and occuption.

They started by asking what the different political parties stances on Palestine were.

Greenpeace Aotearoa and other environmental organisations have been calling for bans on deep sea mining internationally.

Caeden spoke to Greenpeace Deep Sea Mining campaign lead James Hita about these international campaigns, how they’re connected, and why they’re so important.

They also asked about these actions in the context of Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s commitment to the Global Oceans Treaty.

They started by asking them to explain the anti-deep sea mining action that took place in Mexico this morning.

Cybersecurity threats appear in different forms, such as phishing scams for personal information and financial loss. Experts note the importance of protecting your personal information online, and knowing what to do if faced with a cybersecurity incident. 

Olivia spoke to Senior Analyst, Threat and Incident Response of CERT NZ, Sam Leggett, about the consequences of cybersecurity threats and proactive means people can take to protect themselves.