The Wire with Manny

Today on the Tuesday Wire it's just Jemima and Hanna again!

School Strike for Climate New Zealand will rally outside Parliament today and call on the country's leaders to take meaningful climate action in the first 100 days of government. Jemima speaks to SS4C media representative Ethan Reille about the rally and the organisation's six demands. 

Hanna talks to Bernie Smith, CEO of the Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, about the Labour Party's recently announced plan to build public housing, and about the situation on the ground.

Jemima chats to to Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago Faculty of Law, about her report on how we can use online self help tools to combat the gap in access to justice in Aotearoa. 

Hanna speaks to the Disarmament and Security Centre Coordinator Lucy Stewart about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which became international law today.

Finally, Jemima goes over some of the issues regarding the new Northland Covid-19 case. Due to technical issues, the team reads an interview Jemima did with Lesley Gray Public Health Specialist and Senior Lecturer at the Univerity of Otago based in Wellington on transmissability of the South African Variant, infection via ventilation systems and how likely it is New Zealand will enter another lockdown this year. 

School Strike For Climate New Zealand held a rally today outside Parliament to call for meaningful climate action to be taken by the country's leaders in the first 100 days of government. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Ethan Reille, the media representative for SS4C, about what the group's demands are.

Today, Lifewise workers are striking outside their offices in Mt Eden regarding poor working conditions. Workers are struggling with insufficient hours as well as having issues with sick/bereavement leave and rates of their pay. Lifewise is one of the three interdependent trusts under the methodist church who relies on their homecare workers to provide support to people in need. Aneeka spoke to Kirsty McCully from E tū, a democratic union supporting workers rights to fair pay and decent working conditions. 

The Government has approved a border exception for 1000 offshore students who studied in Aotearoa in 2019 or 2020 to return from April 2021. 

However many students who are waiting to complete their degree will miss out, even with priority given to students the closest to graduating. 

Jess spoke to the Chief Executive of Universities NZ, Chris Whelan about what will need to happen for these students to return safely.

The interview started by discussing what this move will mean for the Tertiary sector and international students.