This week Jemima spoke with psychology PhD candidate, Keren Segal, about her "fusion" study that aimed to measure the psychological effects of the Christchurch earthquake. Lachlan then asked Jemima about whether she felt "fused" to the city after going through the quakes herself.
First up, Jemima speaks with Keiran Segal about her fusion study of people in the Christchurch earthquake. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their regular chat where they discuss public attitudes to criminal justice. Our Wire Worry week topic is the monarchy and News Director Lillian speaks with Huirama Matatahi about the Kingitanga movement. Finally, this day in history returns looking at Tony Blair’s 2001 election victory in the United Kingdom.
Yesterday, Minister Iain Lees-Galloway made two announcements in his two different roles as Minister for Immigration and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
The announcements regarded changes to international students post study work rights and Fair Pay Agreements. Lillian Hanly spoke with Iain and started by asking him to lay out the changes to the work rights for international students.
Todays Wire is jam packed, starting off with Dear Science with Allan Blackman, and NZ first party member Jenny Marcroft talking to Lillian about Maori media strategy. Later on in the show we dive into the recent discussion around plastic bags, talking to Green party MP Eugenie Sage about her announcement to ban all plastic bags, aswell as Emily Hunter from Greenpeace about how our society could do more in terms of disposable plastics. Finally we finish off by talking to Iain Lees-Galloway about international students work rights following graduation. Big show. Lots of good content. Listen.
Tuesday Wire for the 5th of May.
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult about Housing issues in the district
Conor Knell does an International Piece on the Mexican Elections
Jack Marshalls Green Desk investigates Monarch Butterflies with Jim Early
Camden Howitt from Sustainable Coastlines discusses World Environment Day
Everyday People chats with an young American Bloke in Albert Park
On July 1st, 88 million Mexicans go to the polls in their first election since Donald Trump entered the White House on a wave of Anti-Mexican sentiment. Conor Knell explores the issues Mexico faces and how the leading candidate could cause a historic political upset
Leonard chats to Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult about Air Bnb laws, new appartments being built in the city, and how Queenstown is looking to cope with the growing masses who live and holiday there.
On World Environment Day, Leonard speaks to Camden Howitt from Sustainable Coastlines. Camden discusses what Sustainable Coastlines is all about, and what the organisation plans to do with the $2.7 Million Dollars that they were awarded in funding by the Government this morning.
Tina Ngata of Ngati Porou is calling for a hui to discuss the appropriation of moko by Pākehā and how Māori should respond to that. Guest reporter Hinehua Rapira-Kiel spoke with Tina around what that hui would look like, and what it would achieve.