The Wire with Manny

The alleged leaker of National Party leader Simon Bridges’ expenses has apparently come forward, sending a mysterious text message from a disposable phone to Bridges himself, as well as speaker of the house Trevor Mallard, and a member of the media. This morning, Bridges fronted the media to talk about what happened, so Stewart Sowman-Lund had a chat with former National Party president Michelle Boag about how serious this news was, and started by asking what she made of this morning’s press conference:

First up on the Wire, Oscar speaks with Lena Henry, a lecturer at the University of Auckland,  about the difference between colonial and indigenous land management . Andrew Little joins Lachlan for our regular chat, this week discussing the criminal justice summit held this week. Lachlan speaks with National Secretary of the Public Service Association Glenn Barclay about the government’s decision to scrap performance pay for public sector CEOs. Finally, This Day in History looks at the storming of Gaddafi's compound in 2011.

Reporter Oscar Perress talked to Lena Henry, a lecturer at University of Auckland, about whenua and its place in the context of urban planning, development and design and how it differs significantly from the colonial view of land as property. They also then discussed the implications of these differences on Aotearoa.

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about why people are left-handed, the potential waste that contact lenses represent, and using oxygen to kill infections.

For our weekly segment with the New Zealand First Party, Lillian talks to list MP Jenny Marcroft about the longest standing Māori radio station, Te Ūpoko o Te Ika and its fight to survive.

For Wire Worry Week, Lillian offers an overview of Te Ture Whenua Maori bill with Toni Love of the Māori Law Review.

And finally Darashpreet shines a light on Gambling Harm Awareness Week, and speaks with Andree Froude from Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand.