The Wire with Manny

Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Happy Sāmoan Language Week.

To understand deeper what Sāmoan Language Week is about, and how University of Auckland students are celebrating, Wire producer Rosetta Stone spoke to the University of Auckland Sāmoan Students Association (UASSA) public relations officer Rina.

Jacoba Matapo is the first ever appointed Pro Vice Chancellor Pacific at AUT, and has specialised in Pacific early childhood and education. Rosetta spoke to Jacoba about preserving Sāmoan culture amongst younger generations and challenges facing Sāmoan language today.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT MP Karen Chhour about the National Party joining ACT in opposing government policy to increase housing density in major cities and calls to protect mining by big overseas companies on Aotearoa’s conservation land. 

Nicholas talked to Anu Kaloti from Migrant Workers Association New Zealand about their petition to grant amnesty to all migrant workers who have overstayed their visa regardless of their country of origin.

And Leilani is the new host of Tomorrow's World — the segment that explores how science affects people and our future on planet Earth. For her first piece, she spoke to Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau, a Doctoral Candidate Population Health at the University of Auckland and Lisa Te Morenga, an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Māori Health about how 7 out of 10 Type 2 diabetes cases globally are related to poor diet, and how Aotearoa fits into that statistic.                                 

In the USA, gas cooking has entered the culture wars with the way you cook becoming a part of your political identity. Professor John Tookey is a professor at AUT in the school of Future Environments and he discusses the issues around gas cooking, as well as whether we could see a political battle over the way you cook here in Aotearoa. Simon began by asking Professor Tookey what alternatives there are to gas cooking.

Spike speaks to Professor of Conservation Biology James Russell about the kiwi Paora in Miami Zoo, and the right and wrong conditions for kiwi in captivity.