The Wire with Manny

Stella chats to Jennifer Curtin, expert on the history of women's rugby union about the Black Ferns' rapport with the public of Aotearoa.

Tuva'a has his weekly catch-up with Andrew Little from the Labour party, this week talking about the capacity of our mental health system.

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday: 

Our News and Editorial Director Jess speaks to Brooke van Velden in our weekly chat with the ACT Party, this week they’ll be talking about hate speech laws & the End of Life Choice Act one year on. 

Emilia will be chatting about this morning’s announcement to give $20,000,000 in funding to help address loss and damage caused by climate change in developing countries, she talks to Climate Change Minister James Shaw and Oxfam's Communications and Advocacy Director Jo Spratt.

And she will also be chatting to Jess Chambers, Head of Campaigns from SAFE about the non-ban on cage-farmed hens.

With the COP27 climate summit underway and the recent agricultural emissions reduction plan the government released, attention is being drawn to how New Zealand will meet its emissions reductions target of net-zero by 2050.

For their weekly catch-up Casper discussed emissions reductions policy with National party MP Dr Shane Reti, how the National party differs from the government and what alternative approaches they’re considering.

They also spoke about recent concerns that have been appearing in the media and in policitcal messaging around the impact monetary policy is having on mortgage holders, and whether this debate is showing the whole picture.