The Wire with Manny

This week on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Associate Professor Kerry Gibson from the University of Auckland about changing our approach to youth mental health, Professor Andrew Shelling about genetic discrimination in healthcare insurance, and Jacqui Knight from Moths and Butterflies New Zealand Trust about declining numbers of species worldwide. 

Louis Macalister talks to Belinda Storey about insurance issues for houses in erosion zones, and the Green Party’s Teanau Tuiono about rocket launches potentially breaching New Zealand’s nuclear-free laws.

Lastly, Christina Huang talks to Adriana Christie about her role overseeing parks and recreation, in a new regular segment with the Waitematā Local Board. 

The government has approved a pilot test for rapid antigen testing, a faster but less reliable way of testing for Covid-19. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Associate Profesor and Immunologist James Ussher about why antigen testing has not been used before, but why it may be useful in a world where we have to live with Covid.

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about the roadmap out of Alert Level 3.

International Desk reports on the German federal election.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on Gladys Berejiklian replaced by Dominic Perottett as the New South Wales Premier.

Justin spoke to Dr Lara Greaves from the University of Auckland on the Government's electoral law review.

Justin talked to Victoria University's Dr Mona Krewel about the German federal election.  The Social Democrats under Olaf Scholz has won the election and are in coalition talks with the Greens and the liberal FDP party.