The Wire with Manny

A recent report on Covid-19 has shown the high rates of vaccination required for Aotearoa to gain herd immunity against Covid-19. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to one of the authors of the report, Professor Shaun Hendy from the University of Auckland, about how New Zealand is currently faring against Covid and how vaccinations will change that.

They also discussed how other countries such as the UK were doing in their attempt to live with Covid, and whether there are any similarities between the Flu and Covid.

Justin spoke to Dunedin-based software developer and environmental activist James Cockle, who is challenging James Shaw for the Green Party co-leadership.

He also spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little on ACC coverage on Christchurch attack victims, nurses strikes, and rebranding the Like Minds mental health programme.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on former Liberal MP Julia Banks' memoir and NSW Health wrongly vaccinated 160 high school students.

Producer Louis talked to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation's Glenda Alexander about the nurses strikes, and reports on New Zealand's position on a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan has recently exerienced an increase in hostilities after the Taliban launched attacks in the country's northern provinces. These attacks contradict the US-led peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government, which began earlier this year. 

Producer Louis spoke to National Party's Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Defence Gerry Brownlee and the University of Auckland's Suzanne Loughlin about the conflict and what New Zealand's future role could look like. 

Justin spoke to Health Minister and the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Christchurch Attack Royal Commission about the new nurses strike, ACC not covering those who are not physically injured in the March 15 attack, and rebranding the Like Minds mental health program.