The Wire with Max

This week on the Monday Wire Jemima spoke with co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, about the government's plastic bag ban and Statistics New Zealand's development of new statistical indicators to measure the nation's success. Southern Cross was in studio for our regular segment to discuss the detention of a Bangladeshi journalist, the controversial film Confucius, ABC cut backs of Radio Australia frequencies, and Vanuatu seeking support from West Papua. Damian spoke with Clive Matthew Wilson about bus safety and seatbelts for buses. To wrap it up Lillian spoke with the co-founder of the Paper Rain Project, Indigo Greenlaw, about how the company raises awareness for social causes.  

As we’ve been speaking about on the show, free speech is basically the topic de jour for New Zealanders at the moment. In the last month we’ve had a visit from controversial canadians Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern, and just this week Massey University cancelled an event with former National Party leader Don Brash. However, last night ,Brash had his chance to speak in a debate at the University of Auckland about whether PC culture has limited free speech in this country. Herald senior writer Simon Wilson was in the debate, and spoke with Stewart Sowman-Lund about what happened.

Plus: Kelly, Stewart and Laura discuss the results of the Twitter poll, which asked listeners whether they had ever protested.  

Jenn Tamati spoke to professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland, Aimee Matiu, about Māori epsitemologies of land and the context this gives land as legal entity as well as discourse on the matter today. She began by showing Aimee a gif which can be viewed here.

Stay tuned til' the end to hear some clips from around the station of places people find special and me spilling water all over Amelia (eek!).

Producer Laura Kvigstad spoke with the Spokesperson for Central Auckland’s State Housing Action Network, Gael Baldock,  about what has been dubbed the ‘meth testing fiasco’. Residents of state housing were evicted on the basis of meth tests that were formerly used as a safety measurement. The organization is now calling for a formal apology and compensation for the evicted.