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The Wire w/ Jessica: 6 July, 2023

 The Wire w/ Jessica: 6 July, 2023 The Wire w/ Jessica: 6 July, 2023, 43.16 MB
Thu 6 Jul 2023

For our regular catch-up with Labour MP Andrew Little, he spoke about more than 6300 overseas workers joining Aotearoa’s health workforce in the past year and expansions to working visas for New Zealand and UK residents. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins talked to Professor of Medicine and Acting Dean of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Warwick Bagg, about the need for more medical students and why the University is against National's proposal to have a third medical school at the University of Waikato.

And for Get Action! Otago University Students’ Association President Quintin Jane and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association Te Aka Tau-ira President Jessica Ye discussed their petition to make tertiary education more accessible and introduce a universal study wage for all.

Producer Rawan Saadi spoke to screenwriter and Associate Professor Shuchi Kothari about the Pan-Asian Screen Collective and the initiative to have more Asian stories on screen. 

The Importance of Children’s Playtime w/ Dr. Felicia Low: 5 July, 2023

 The Importance of Children’s Playtime w/ Dr. Felicia Low: 5 July, 2023 Felicia Low: 5 July, 2023, 18.16 MB
Wed 5 Jul 2023

A new initiative by Koi Tū, The Centre for Informed Futures, highlights the importance of play in the cognitive, physical, and mental wellbeing of children. Koi Tū are calling for the government to ease the burden of raising children and to make it easier for children to have access to play.

Not only is play important in honing motor skills, it also helps expand the brain and prepare it for things such as numeracy and literacy. 

Arno spoke with Dr Felicia Low, a research fellow at Koi Tū, to find out more about the importance of children’s play. Arno started the interview by asking how the initiative came about.

 

AI Used in Songs Including New Beatles Song w/ Dr Fabio Morreale: 5 July, 2023

 AI Used in Songs Including New Beatles Song w/ Dr Fabio Morreale: 5 July, 2023 AI Used in Songs Including New Beatles Song w/ Dr Fabio Morreale: 5 July, 2023, 16.79 MB
Wed 5 Jul 2023

Artificial intelligence algorithms are being used to clean up an old recording of John Lennon of the Beatles and the music is slated for release, being dubbed “the last Beatles record” - with a release date more than fifty years after it was recorded. 

Dr Fabio Morreale is a senior lecturer and coordinator of music technology, School of Music at the University of Auckland. He has unique insight into the restoration process and also how AI will impact music production in the future. 

Arno started by asking him if the entire song would be using AI restoration or just the vocals.

 

The Wire w/ Emilia: July 5, 2023

 The Wire w/ Emilia: July 5, 2023 The Wire w/ Emilia: July 5, 2023, 114.67 MB
Wed 5 Jul 2023

The Wire is back with another stacked show for your Rāapa Wednesday! On today's show:

Emilia chats to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about his party’s housing policy announced last week.

Andre speaks to Donovan Gray, a Year 12 student at Rutherford College about a new toolkit that Netsafe has released designed to combat online bullying, harassment and sextortion. 

Arno speaks to Dr. Fabio Morreale about the new song from The Beatles that was restored using the help of AI.

And he also chats with Dr. Felicia Low, a research fellow at Koi Tu, The Centre for Informed Futures about the importance of playtime for kids growing up.

And finally, on the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Rachael James, a Professor of Geochemistry from the University of Southampton, about enhanced rock weathering as a form of carbon capture.

 

Netsafe's Youth Action Squad (YAS) Toolkit w/ High School Student Donovan Gray: July 5, 2023

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Wed 5 Jul 2023

Andre Fa'aoso speaks to Donovan Gray, a Year 12 student at Rutherford College, about a new online toolkit for teens developed by Netsafe's Youth Action Squad (YAS) to combat online bullying, harassment, and sextortion.

The Green Party's Pledge to Renters w/ Bill McKay: 4 July, 2023

 The Green Party's Pledge to Renters w/ Bill McKay: 4 July, 2023 The Green Party's Pledge to Renters w/ Bill McKay: 4 July, 2023, 11.64 MB
Tue 4 Jul 2023

Wire producer Rosetta spoke to Bill McKay, senior lecturer at the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning, regarding the Green Party's recently announced Pledge to Renters. They discussed what the pledge involves, gaps the policy is missing, and where the pledge leaves young voters in the upcoming election.

Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Rangatahi Politicians and Reforming Corrections: 3 July, 2023

 Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Rangatahi Politicians and Reforming Corrections: 3 July, 2023 Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Rangatahi Politicians and Reforming Corrections: 3 July, 2023, 25.92 MB
Mon 3 Jul 2023

For their weekly catchup, Hanna spoke to Takutai Kemp about the party's 20-year old candidate for Hauraki-Waikato, Hana Maipi-Clarke. They discussed whether youth may bring insight rather than hindrance, rangatahi representing rangatahi on issues which affect them, and how future generations can bring tradition forward. 

They then discussed the Chief Ombudsman's scathing review of Corrections, which showed no change since the 2020 Waikeria riot despite repeated recommendations. They covered resistance to change within Corrections, Māori mass incarceration, and changes Te Pāti Māori would make - both inside and outside the prison. 

Problems with the potential privatisation of Auckland’s Ports w/ Craig Harrison; Monday, 3 July

 Problems with the potential privatisation of Auckland’s Ports w/ Craig Harrison; Monday, 3 July Problems with the potential privatisation of Auckland’s Ports w/ Craig Harrison; Monday, 3 July, 7.81 MB
Mon 3 Jul 2023

Auckland city council’s decision to sell a percentage of their shares in the Auckland Airport has placed a fresh spotlight on other Council owned assets.

No plans have been announced yet, but a review into Auckland’s ports could lead to the potential sale and privatisation of the currently council owned ports..

Nicholas spoke to Craig Harrison, The National Secretary of The Maritime Union of New Zealand, about the potential pitfalls of selling the ports of Auckland.

 

The Wire w/ Spike: 3 July, 2023

 The Wire w/ Spike: 3 July, 2023 The Wire w/ Spike: 3 July, 2023, 104.3 MB
Mon 3 Jul 2023

On The Wire for Rāhina Monday this week:

- Spike speaks to ACT MP Simon Court about ACT's opposition to the Let's Get Wellington Moving project

- Hanna speaks to Te Pati Maori candidate Takutai Kemp about the party's new 20 year old candidate for Hauraki-Waikato, and the new Ombudsman report on Aotearoa prisons 

- Nicholas talks to Maritime Union national organiser Craig Harrison about the potential repercussions of a privatised Port of Auckland  

- Jessica Hopkins speaks to sarcoma cancer survivor and member of a sarcoma advisory group Sara Chung for Sarcoma Awareness Month, about the group's recomendations for improving sarcoma patient outcomes

Entrust dividend payment w/ Denise Lee: 28 June, 2023

 Entrust dividend payment w/ Denise Lee: 28 June, 2023 Entrust dividend payment w/ Denise Lee: 28 June, 2023, 19.51 MB
Sun 2 Jul 2023

The Entrust dividend payment is a payout of Entrust’s dividends in Vector Limited, and is paid out to beneficiaries throughout Tamaki Makaurau who reside within the Entrust district. During the current cost of living crisis, the dividend payment is expected to be a welcome relief for Aucklanders eligible to receive it. 

Last year Entrust paid out more than three-hundred dollars each to more than three-hundred-and-fifty-thousand Entrust beneficiaries throughout Auckland. To learn more about the Entrust Dividend payment, where the money comes from, and how many Aucklanders can expect to receive the payment this year, Andre Fa’aoso spoke to Denise Lee, Entrust’s Dividend Sub-Committee spokesperson and started off by asking her how much the 2023 dividend payment will be. 

To learn more about Entrust’s operations, Andre asked Denise how Entrust operates, and also asked about a tax-reform campaign Entrust is fronting that aims to secure fourteen million dollars extra in dividends for Aucklanders.