The Wire with Manny

This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima spoke with Green Party co-leader James Shaw in studio about the Zero Carbon Bill and the Pacific Climate Summit in Fiji. Southern Cross returned with AUT Pacific Media Centre's Rahul Bhattarai and Professor David Robie who discussed the Freedom Flotilla, an Air Vanuatu flight making an emergency landing, Papua New Guinea land owners threating to close Komo airfield, New Caledonian independence from France and the Pacific Journalism Review. Damian spoke with Dr John Chaplin, a head and neck surgeon, about head and neck cancer and it's correlation with HPV. Bailley wrapped up with an interview with Jennifer Frost from Don't be Silent, faculty restructuring at the University of Auckland. 

Debra Granik is an Oscar™ nominated director and screenwriter, best known for discovering and introducing the world to acclaimed actors, such as Vera Farmiga and Jennifer Lawrence, in films like Winter’s Bone. She’s in the country to promote her latest film, the critically adored and haunting drama Leave No Trace, screening as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. It stars New Zealand's own Thomasin McKenzie, alongside Ben Foster. Stewart Sowman-Lund sat down with Debra Granik to chat about the new film and her work.

Leave No Trace is showing as part of NZIFF - with one more Auckland showing at the Civic tomorrow evening. Check it out HERE.

Kelly talks to AUT Professor of Public Health Grant Schofield about the popular keto diet: What is it? And is it sustianble, or another unhealthy weight loss fad? 

A recent project at the University of Auckland is hoping to  bridge the gap between New Zealand and Chinese exchange students. The project launched yesterday and has received a huge amount of support online already. I Producer, Laura, spoke with the marketing manager, Eloise Sims, to hear more about how the organization will try to build relationships and be more inclusive.