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Record fuel profits w/ Greenpeace Spokesperson Amanda Larsen: February 08, 2023

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Wed 8 Feb 2023

Recent reports show that 2022 saw record profits from five major fuel companies globally, totalling over one trillion dollars in sales.

This announcement amidst the cost of living crisis and the repercussions of climate change has confused many, with demands for wind and fuel taxes to be implemented.

Tory Matich spoke to Greenpeace Spokesperson about this. 

Auckland Pride Solidarity w/ Intersex Aotearoa’s Jelly O’Shea: 8 February, 2023

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Wed 8 Feb 2023

On Saturday 18 February, Auckland Pride will be marching in solidarity with our intersex community. 

This year, the festival is encouraging the rainbow community and its allies to elevate important issues for Intersex or ira tāngata people.

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Jelly O’Shea from Intersex Aotearoa, an organisation that looks to affirm and advocate on behalf of people born with variations of sex characteristics, otherwise known as intersex, about this kaupapa. 

We started off our interview discussing why it is important to hold space for the Intersex community during pride.

Auckland’s flood response w/ ACT’s Karen Chhour: 8 February, 2023

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Wed 8 Feb 2023

 

In the lead up to the 2023 General Election, The Wire will be speaking to ACT Party MP Karen Chhour about the political hot potatoes of today and tomorrow. 

For their first interview, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins asked Chhour about why she got into politics and ACT’s thoughts on the inquiry into the Auckland floods.

The Wire with Jessica: 8 February, 2023

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Wed 8 Feb 2023

Our weekly catch up with the ACT Party returns for 2023. This year, we’ll be hearing from ACT Party MP Karen Chhour. 

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speak to Jelly O’Shea from Intersex Aotearoa about their collaboration with Auckland Pride this year. 

And Liam Hansen interviews Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi about The Ōyster in Ōtara, a newly revamped art exhibition space in the town centre. 

The Tuesday Wire w/ Casper: 7 February, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Joel Rindelaub joins Casper and Milly in the studio for Dear Science, Casper has his weekly catch up with Shane Reti on National's five-point plan to tackle the cost of living crisis. Elizabeth Kerekere from the Green party talks to Milly about perpetual land leases, with the greens taking action to halt the outdated law at some point this year. Casper gains insight on the Liberal and Realist approaches to the war in Ukraine, speaking with Robert Patman from the University of Otago. Jan Eldridge and Milly speak about a rare binary star system, the topic of a recently published paper.  

National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

With the election coming up this year we’re starting to see the formation of concrete policy platforms with one major topic this election being the cost of living.

Prime Minister Hipkins calls their approach a focus on ‘bread and butter issues’ whereas National has come out with a 5-point plan to ‘get inflation under control’.

Casper discussed this plan with National's Shane Reti, beginning by asking him to explain the first point, a proposal to end the reserve bank’s dual mandate.

Perpetual Land Leases w/ Elizabeth Kerekere: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Elizabeth Kerekere from the Green Party about perpetual land leases, an outdated law that has some big consequences for Maori land owners. 

Rare Binary Star System w/ Dr Jan Eldridge: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Dr Jan Eldridge from the University of Auckland about a unique binary star system created by a weak supernova. She talks with Jan about what this binary star system means and what makes it so special. 

Liberal and Realist Approaches to Ukraine War w/ Robert Patman: February 7, 2023

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

With Germany and the US agreeing to send main battle tanks to Ukraine, attention is being brought to the major foreign policy approaches that ideologicaly inform such decisions.

To get a sense of two dominant international relations theories in play in these decisions I spoke to Robert Patman, professor of international relations at the University of Otago.

Acute mental health care units left in the shadows w/ Ruth Cunningham: February 3, 2023

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Fri 3 Feb 2023

Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated into general hospitals nor part of the community, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, say. Joe spoke to the lead researcher of this study, Associate Professor Ruth Cunningham on this matter.