A new report has come out talking about how current company law is hampering the development of New Zealand’s social enterprise sector. Olivia Holdsworth spoke to co-author of the report Steven Moe, about this legal framework and started by asking him to tell her a bit about current company law.
The full show podcast for the beautiful mess that is the Tuesday Wire. Today we cover oil exploration, optics in politics, Julian Assange and Rāhina Hauora. A big thank you to every one who made this show happen.
June 19th, 2012: Julian Assange enters the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, UK, to escape potential extradition to Sweden after allegations of sexual assault and rape.
April 11th, 2019: Assange is arrested by the British police, and could face extradition to the United States.
Midwives employed by District Health Boards have settled with the government over pay and conditions. Negotiations have been long winded, beginning in 2013 and going through a number of mediations, strikes action, and discussions. Salaries will go up by 17.5% next year, meaning newly trained midwives will make almost $60,000 a year. Lachlan spoke with Jill Ovens, Co Leader Industrial for MERAS, the midwives union in Aotearoa about the agreement.
Residents of Point Chevalier recently received a pamphlet titled "One Treaty, One Nation". The pamphlet promotes a one law for all agenda and historical revisionism. Lillian Hanly speaks to Sophie Barclay, a Point Chevalier resident, who found the pamphlet in her letterbox.
This week on the Monday Wire Lillian speaks to Sophie Barkley, a Point Chevalier resident, who recevied a racist, one law for all pamphlet in her letterbox. Southern Cross is back with all the news on the Pacific. Lachlan speaks to Jill Ovens, Co-Leader Industrial for MERAS about the midwive's acceptance of a pay agreement with the government. Finally, Chlöe Swarbrick is in studio for the Green Party to discuss everything from clamping legislation to the End of Life Choice Bill.