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The Wire w/ Caeden: 26 June, 2025

The Wire w/ Caeden: 26 June, 2025 The Wire w/ Caeden: 26 June, 2025, 85.38 MB
Thu 26 Jun 2025

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about the Regulatory Standards Bill, last weekend's Destiny Church protest, and the Taxpayers Union-Curia Poll on Cook Islands Citizenship.

For International Desk, they spoke to 95bFM reporter Sanat Singh about Zohran Mamdani’s all-but-confirmed primary win that has made him the Democratic nominee for the New York City mayoral race.

For this week’s City Counselling, Producer Sara spoke with Councillor Shane Henderson about the council’s emergency preparedness plans for the disabled community, and the proposals for flood mitigation at the Takapuna Golf Course

She also spoke with far-right extremism expert Byron Clark about last weekend’s Destiny Church protest

Finally, she spoke with University of Auckland doctoral student Tom Wilkinson about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, in light of tensions between Israel and Iran.

New Groundwater Figures Reveal A Growing Drinking Crisis W/ Will Appelbe: June 25, 2025

New Groundwater Figures Reveal A Growing Drinking Crisis W/ Will Appelbe: June 25, 2025 New Groundwater Figures Reveal A Growing Drinking Crisis W/ Will Appelbe: June 25, 2025, 16.86 MB
Wed 25 Jun 2025

Newly released data from StatsNZ, taken between 2019 and 2024, has revealed a growing crisis. Almost half of New Zealand’s monitored groundwater sites have shown contamination levels that exceed national health standards. The findings raise several concerns about the safety of New Zealand’s drinking water, particularly in rural communities.

StatsNZ's data shows particularly high levels of both, E. coli and Nitrate, both have been linked to serious health risks, with Nitrate contamination being linked to certain cancers and preterm births.

This comes just weeks after the government proposed changes that would further roll back freshwater protections.

To talk about the latest StatsNZ report, Producer Max spoke to Will Appelbe, a freshwater campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, to discuss what these figures mean and why he believes the government is putting public health at risk.

The Wire w/ Oto: 25 June, 2025

The Wire w/ Oto: 25 June, 2025 The Wire w/ Oto: 25 June, 2025, 81.14 MB
Wed 25 Jun 2025

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Oto spoke with MP Hūhana Lyndon about how the government's $200 million dollar gas exploration investment fund breaches the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability, Shane Jones drafting a member's bill forcing Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement and The Greens call to the government to condemn the recent US strikes on Iran.

He spoke to retired Politics and International Relations professor at the University of Auckland Stephen Hoadley for a follow up conversation about the Iranian strikes and their potential impacts on oil prices

And he spoke to Professor of Maori Studies at the University of Auckland Margaret Mutu for another follow up conversation about Shane Jones’s Ngāpuhi settlement bill.

Max spoke with Anna Elders, a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, to discuss how GP’s and nurse practitioners will be able to start medical treatment for adults with ADHD.

And he spoke to Will Appelbe, a Freshwater Campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, to discuss the latest groundwater data published by StatsNZ.

Oil prices likely to soar if Iran closes Hormuz channel w/ Former UOA Professor Stephen Hoadley: 25 June, 2025

Oil prices likely to soar if Iran closes Hormuz channel w/ Former UOA Professor Stephen Hoadley: 25 June, 2025 Oil prices likely to soar if Iran closes Hormuz channel w/ Former UOA Professor Stephen Hoadley: 25 June, 2025, 26.07 MB
Wed 25 Jun 2025

Earlier this week, the United States struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites, marking the first time that the United States had directly struck Iranian soil. Although a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was recently achieved, the monumental change in the US's approach to the fighting between Iran and Israel, leading to speculations about regional tensions that almost instantaneously affected fuel prices and the stock market.

Oto spoke with Stephen Hoadley, a retired associate professor from the University of Auckland about the US strikes on Iran and their potential impacts on fuel prices and the global economy.

GP’s to Diagnose and Treat ADHD w/ the Psychology Group's Anna Elders: 25 June, 2025

GP’s to Diagnose and Treat ADHD w/ the Psychology Group's Anna Elders: 25 June, 2025 GP’s to Diagnose and Treat ADHD w/ the Psychology Group's Anna Elders: 25 June, 2025, 11.29 MB
Wed 25 Jun 2025

From February 2026, GP’s and nurse practitioners in Aotearoa will be able to start medical treatments, for adults with ADHD.

It’s a move that could drastically reduce long wait times, while improving access to care. Mental health experts, say the change is a big step forward for adults in New Zealand, who are particularly vulnerable to falling through administration gaps.

Anna Elders, is a mental health nurse practitioner and a specialist in ADHD. Producer Max spoke with Anna to talk about what the change means, and why it could change the way primary care supports mental health, in Aotearoa.

Scrapping the census and subsequent concerns w/ the National Party’s Tom Rutherford: 24th June, 2025

Scrapping the census and subsequent concerns w/ the National Party’s Tom Rutherford: 24th June, 2025 Scrapping the census and subsequent concerns w/ the National Party’s Tom Rutherford: 24th June, 2025, 13.24 MB
Tue 24 Jun 2025

Last week, Statistics Minister Shane Reti announced plans to scrap the nationwide census moving forward. The census is the largest statistical survey done in Aotearoa, and provides the bulk of population data used in research and decision-making. Reti says the census is “no longer financially viable” and will be replaced with a combination of smaller annual surveys and administrative data. 

While the change looks good on paper, there are concerns around how the change in data collection could affect representation of marginalised and minority groups. Census data tends to be more protected from bias than administrative data and smaller surveys, meaning there are more opportunities for misrepresentation. Some statisticians are particularly concerned about the potential exclusion of marginalised rural communities. 

In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, Wire host Castor asked him about the census decision and its implications on marginalised and minority groups.

How the census changes could impact Māori, data sovereignty, and raise concerns around surveillance w/ Associate Professor of Politics at Victoria University, Dr. Lara Greaves: 24th June, 2025

How the census changes could impact Māori, data sovereignty, and raise concerns around surveillance w/ Associate Professor of Politics at Victoria University, Dr. Lara Greaves: 24th June, 2025 Lara Greaves: 24th June, 2025, 13.82 MB
Tue 24 Jun 2025

Last week, Statistics Minister Shane Reti announced plans to scrap the census moving forward. The changes have raised concerns around gathering data on marginalised groups and communities. Lower sample sizes and differences in the method of data collection can expose the data to biases and could lead to poor representation of marginalised and minority groups. The collection and use of administrative data also raises concerns around data sovereignty and increased state surveillance.

To discuss these concerns, Wire host Castor spoke to Associate Professor of Politics at Victoria University and Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Statistics at the University of Auckland, Dr. Lara Greaves. You can find more information about Te Mana Rauranga here

The Wire w/ Castor: 24th June, 2025

The Wire w/ Castor: 24th June, 2025 The Wire w/ Castor: 24th June, 2025, 76.29 MB
Tue 24 Jun 2025

This week on the Tuesday Wire...

For Dear Science, our expert, Dr. Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about early human subspecies Denisovan, plants having a second set of roots, and sea spiders farming bacteria. 

In our weekly catch-up with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, Wire host Castor asked about plans to scrap the nationwide census and concerns from statisticians around the decision. 

They also spoke to Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Victoria, Dr. Lara Greaves, about how the census changes could impact Māori and issues around data sovereignty and surveillance.

Producer Faith spoke to researcher Nusch Herman from the Co-Created Ageing Research Centre about normalising having older adults in the workplace.

Breaking the Stigma Around Older Adults in the Workplace w/ Co-Created Ageing Research's Nusch Herman: June 24, 2025

Breaking the Stigma Around Older Adults in the Workplace w/ Co-Created Ageing Research's Nusch Herman: June 24, 2025 Breaking the Stigma Around Older Adults in the Workplace w/ Co-Created Ageing Research's Nusch Herman: June 24, 2025, 12.98 MB
Tue 24 Jun 2025

Although sixty-five is still New Zealand’s retirement age, there has recently been an increase in over sixty-fives in the workforce, for a number of reasons.

Researchers such as Nusch Herman from the Co-Created Ageing Research Centre believe that having older adults in the workplace should be normalised.

Producer Faith spoke to Nusch about ageism, and breaking the stigma around over sixty-fives still working.

Concerns regarding moving away from Census to collect national data w/ the University of Auckland’s Liza Bolton: 23 June, 2025

Concerns regarding moving away from Census to collect national data w/ the University of Auckland’s Liza Bolton: 23 June, 2025 Concerns regarding moving away from Census to collect national data w/ the University of Auckland’s Liza Bolton: 23 June, 2025, 10.13 MB
Mon 23 Jun 2025

Recently, Statistics Minister, Shane Reti, has announced that Stats NZ will be moving away from the Census to collect data, cancelling the next scheduled Census in 2028.

The move will result in data already collected by government agencies to be used as the primary source of population data.

To ensure minority communities are accurately portrayed in national data, Stats NZ say they will be working with these communities, with plans to implement smaller surveys and targeted data collection.

However, concerns have been raised about whether this is enough.

News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Liza Bolton, a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland, about this move, and her concerns regarding moving away from the Census to collect data.