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The Wire with Jemima: November 3, 2020

 The Wire with Jemima: November 3, 2020 The Wire with Jemima: November 3, 2020, 51.6 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

Today on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima speaks to Tania Sawicki Mead from Just Speak about the preliminary cannabis referendum results and what the next government must do to reform our drug laws. 

Jemima chats live to new Green MP, Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, who talks about what she will bring to parliament. 

Rainbow Youth Executive Director, Frances Arns talks about the announcement yesterday that the 2023 Census will include sex at birth, gender identity and sexual orientation questions. 

Elizabeth Hague from the Department of Conservation speaks to Jemima about a new citizen scientist app that helps with the tracking of blockages in freshwater fish passageways. 

Finally, Aska Burge from the New Zealand Blood Service explains the change in criteria for plasma donation and how people can get involved. 

Dr Elizabeth Kerekere on being a Green Party MP: November 3, 2020

 Dr Elizabeth Kerekere on being a Green Party MP: November 3, 2020 Dr Elizabeth Kerekere on being a Green Party MP: November 3, 2020, 28.35 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

This election Dr Elizabeth Kerekere has entered parliament as one of the Green Party’s 10 MP’s. Dr Kerekere is a Maori, LGBTQ+ activist and scholar and she speaks to Jemima Huston about what she will bring to parliament, the goals she has this term and her thoughts on the Labour / Greens Cooperation Agreement. 

 

Preliminary Cannabis Referendum Results and the Future of NZ Drug Reform w/ JustSpeak: October 3, 2020

 Preliminary Cannabis Referendum Results and the Future of NZ Drug Reform w/ JustSpeak: October 3, 2020 Preliminary Cannabis Referendum Results and the Future of NZ Drug Reform w/ JustSpeak: October 3, 2020, 26.5 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

Following the preliminary cannabis referendum results announced last Friday, Jemima Huston speaks to Tania Sawicki Mead, the Director of JustSpeak about the future of drug reform in Aotearoa. They discuss what the next steps need to be to decriminalise cannabis in New Zealand if the results do not flip at the end of the week and why it is important for the new government to continue to focus on drug reform.

JustSpeak is a youth-powered movement for transformational change of criminal justice towards a fair, just and flourishing Aotearoa. 

 

Citizen Science App for Freshwater Fish Passageways w/ DOC: November 3, 2020

 Citizen Science App for Freshwater Fish Passageways w/ DOC: November 3, 2020 Citizen Science App for Freshwater Fish Passageways w/ DOC: November 3, 2020, 6.48 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

A new app helps to track the blockages in Aotearoa's waterways that prevent native fish from completing their life cycles. Jemima Huston speaks to Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai Fresh Water Manager Elizabeth Heeg about the issues surrounding the assessment of passageways of freshwater fish and how the public can get involved by using the app.

Including Sex and Gender in the 2023 Census w/ RainbowYOUTH: November 3, 2020

 Including Sex and Gender in the 2023 Census w/ RainbowYOUTH: November 3, 2020 Including Sex and Gender in the 2023 Census w/ RainbowYOUTH: November 3, 2020, 4.54 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

The 2023 Census will include questions regarding sex at birth, gender identity and sexual orientation. Jemima Huston spoke to Frances Arns, who is the Executive Director of RainbowYOUTH, about this announcement and what the change will mean for rainbow communities. 

Donating Plasma with the NZ Blood Service: November 3, 2020

 Donating Plasma with the NZ Blood Service: November 5, 2020 Donating Plasma with the NZ Blood Service: November 5, 2020, 5.08 MB
Tue 3 Nov 2020

There has been a signifiant increase in the need for plasma donations in New Zealand. Jemima Huston talks to the National Manager of Marketing and Communications for NZ Blood Service Asuka Burge about the recent  changes that have been made to the criteria for plasma donation, which opens the opportunity up to many more New Zealanders. 

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, November 2, 2020.

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, November 2, 2020. , 107.04 MB
Mon 2 Nov 2020

Today on the Wire, Zoë is joined by producer Karanama Ruru for a great hour. 

First up, Zoë interviews director of Auckland Action Against Poverty Brooke Stanley Pao regarding poverty in Aotearoa and what the new Labour government should do now they can govern more or less how they see fit. 

Then, Karanama interviews the managing director for the volunteer-based drug testing organisation Know Your Stuff, Wendy Allison, about pill testing. 

Finally, Zoë brings a piece on mental health for returning New Zealands in isolation and also the workers at the facilities. She interviews returning New Zealander Lana Petrovic and project manager at mental health organisation Changing Minds, Fiona Clapham Howard. 

Reducing poverty under new Labour government w/ Auckland Action Against Poverty Director Brooke Stanley Pao: Monday, November 20, 2020

 Reducing poverty under new Labour government w/ Auckland Action Against Poverty Director Brooke Stanley Pao: Monday, November 20, 2020 Reducing poverty under new Labour government w/ Auckland Action Against Poverty Director Brooke Stanley Pao: Monday, November 20, 2020, 6.62 MB
Mon 2 Nov 2020

Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews Auckland Action Against Poverty director Brooke Stanley Pao on what AAAP would like to see from the new Labour government in their response to poverty in New Zealand now they can govern with a majority. 

Water, Water Everywhere, But A Very Limited Supply To Drink? with Watercare: 30th October, 2020

 Water, Water Everywhere, But A Very Limited Supply To Drink? with Watercare: 30th October, 2020 Water, Water Everywhere, But A Very Limited Supply To Drink? with Watercare: 30th October, 2020, 16.22 MB
Fri 30 Oct 2020

Ollie chats with Watercare's acting CEO Marlon Bridges on Tamaki Makaurau's water levels and how well placed the city is moving forward.

The Week That Was: 30th October, 2020

 The Week That Was: 30th October, 2020 The Week That Was: 30th October, 2020, 17.49 MB
Fri 30 Oct 2020

Ollie and James get way to ahead of themselves and talk about things they have no clue about in the time filler of a segment - The Week That Was