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The Friday Wire: March 25, 2022

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

Today on the Friday Wire Liam spoke to Green Party MP Golriz Gharahman about Australia agreeing to New Zealand's offer to take in refugees. Liam also had a chat with Michael Plank from the University of Canterbury about changes in the Covid-19 Protection framework, as well as Christine Rose from Greenpeace about their new 'Halve the Herd' petition.

Casper had his regular chat with Auckland city councillor Pippa Coom and this week they discussed a motion that passed in the council to back a community alcohol harm reduction bill proposed by Chloe Swarbrick.

Emma Carrol from the University of Auckland talked to Jess about the discovery and naming of a new whale species as well as New Zealand vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris also from the University of Auckland about the current state and future of vaccinations.

Ramari's Whale w/ Dr Emma Carroll: March 25, 2022

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

It's not everyday that you find a beaked whale on New Zealand shores but for Tohunga Tohorā, Ramari Stewart, it turned out to be a new species as well.

Dr Emma Carroll from the University of Auckland who worked on the new classification talked about this exciting discovery.

Greenpeace's "Halve the Herd" Petition w/ Christine Rose: Friday, March 25th.

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

Greenpeace has recently launched their ‘Halve the Herd’ petition, calling for the minimization of New Zealand's cow population.

As agriculture continues to be the largest emitter of carbon emissions in the country, our dairy herd has doubled in the past thirty years. 

To learn more about the petition, Liam spoke to lead agricultural campaigner of Greenpeace NZ Christine Rose.

 

The Future of Vaccines w/ Helen Petousis-Harris: March 25, 2022

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

With more Covid restrictions such as vaccine passes lifting in April, vaccinologist Professor Helen Petousis-Harris from the Univerity of Auckland's Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care talked about the future of vaccines in Aotearoa.

Reimagining Tāmaki Makaurau w/ Dr. Anne Bardsley: March 24, 2022.

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures released its report yesterday, titled "Reimagining Tāmaki Makaurau", which intends to provoke discussion about the potential for Auckland by the year 2070 and explains why Auckland's structures for governance, management, planning, and funding need to be rethought.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Dr. Anne Bardsley, Deputy Director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures and co-author of the report.

The Wire w/ Joe and Emilia: March 24, 2022

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

Today on The Wire, our regular interview with Labour’s Andrew Little is back. Tuva’a speaks to Little about the latest report from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

A 2020 report from UNICEF revealed that over a third of fifteen year olds in New Zealand struggle with basic reading and writing. Emilia spoke to Dr. Nina Hood, founder of the Education Hub and co-author of this report, and started by asking what were the biggest concerns her report highlighted?

The Indonesian Government plans to develop a gold mine in a conflicted region of Papua. Joe speaks to Veronica Koman, the Strategic Advocacy Campaigner for Amnesty International, speaking about the situation in Papua.

Emilia also looks at the Reimagining Tamaki Makaurau report with co-author Dr. Anne Bardsley. And Joe speaks to NZEI Te Riu Roa about the vaccine mandate lifts and how collaborative health and safety processes are essential for schools.

That's us from this Thursday's Wire!

 

New Zealand Literacy Rates w/ Dr. Nina Hood: March 24, 2022.

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

A 2020 report from UNICEF revealed that over a third of fifteen year olds in New Zealand struggle with basic reading and writing.

Not-for-profit think-tank The Education Hub has compiled research from multiple studies to paint the picture of how dire the situation is in New Zealand schools right now in a report titled "Now I Don't Know My ABC: The Perilous State of Literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand".

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Dr. Nina Hood, founder of The Education Hub and co-author of the report.

Vaccine Mandate Changes and Schools w/ Liam Rutherford: March 24, 2022

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

Yesterday the government announced a change with vaccine mandates, passes and tracking. NZEI Te Riu Roa has said they’re supporting members with adapting to the changes to ensure the health and wellbeing of tamariki and staff within school and ECE environments. 

Joe spoke to Liam Rutherford, the President of NZEI on the matter.

 

Papua's Proposed Gold Mine w/ Veronica Koman: March 24: 2022

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

The Indonesian Government plans to develop a gold mine in a region of Papua.The Sugapa district of the Intan Jaya regency is one of the biggest gold ore reserves in Indonesia, known as Wabu Block. The area is also a conflict hotspot. Between 2020 and 2021, 12 Indigenous Papuans were killed by Indonesians security forces occupying the area. 

Joe spoke to Veronica Koman, the Strategic Advocacy Campaigner for Amnesty International, speaking about the situation in Papua.

EuroVision w/ Cameron Mulgan: March 23, 2022

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Wed 23 Mar 2022

This week on EuroVision European Correspondent Cameron Mulgan joins us to tell us what’s going on in Europe. This week Cameron and Frances spoke about the developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has just returned to the UK after being detained in Iran for nearly six years and a little about what’s happening with the music scene in the wake of Brexit over there.