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A Little bit of Andrew with Lachlan

 A Little bit of Andrew with Lachlan A Little bit of Andrew with Lachlan, 5.29 MB
Thu 22 Feb 2018

Labour Minister Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their weekly chat. This week they discuss Labour's recent surge in the polls as well as the state of legal aid in Aotearoa.

How proud are the Police?

How proud are the Police? How proud are the Police? , 24.32 MB
Thu 22 Feb 2018

This Worry Week the Wire is looking at Pride issues. Jemima talked to academic and transwoman Lexie Matheson about Pride and the Police, the rainbow Police car in the Auckland Pride Parade and about the changing attitudes towards the queer community in New Zealand. 

This Day in History: 1986

 This Day in History: 1986 This Day in History: 1986, 35.38 MB
Thu 22 Feb 2018

This Day in History looks at the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Phillipines, which led to the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos, who had for around a decade ruled the country as an effective dictator.

Sleep: An overnight performance with Max Richter

 Sleeping sound-ly Sleeping sound-ly, 10.46 MB
Wed 21 Feb 2018

Max Richter is a well known German born British composer. He composes and records his own music, and writes for stage, opera, ballet and screen. In the upcoming Auckland Arts Festival, Richter is performing an eight-hour long concert designed to be heard overnight, with the audience lying down. Richter has created a mix of classical and electronic musi, made up of 31 uninterrupted pieces, to be experienced while in and out of consciousness and lucid dream states.

Richter has two shows at the Festival, both in March. Lillian Hanly spoke with him about his work.

Driver Safety with Russell White

 Check It! Check It!, 6.72 MB
Wed 21 Feb 2018

Driver Safety is a company that offer driver training programmes across Australia and New Zealand and has partnered with Super Cheap Auto to launch a campaign called Check It, a campaign to get people more engaged with car safety checks. This is particularly focused on young drivers under the age of 25 who, research shows, lack this information. Russell White from Driver Safety speaks with Lillian Hanly.

The Wire with Lillian: Wednesday 21st February 2018

 Wednesday Wire Wednesday Wire, 106.42 MB
Wed 21 Feb 2018

On The Wire today we have Dear Science where Allan tells us about damaging dietary supplements, the paintings underneath Picasso's paintings uncovered by X-Rays and a brilliant award winning photo of an atom from a regular camera.

We then hear from Russell White who is part of the Check It campaign designed to get young drivers more aware of the safety checks they need to make on their cars.

Max Richter tells us about his eight-hour long concert Sleep (where you can sleep while you listen), which is part of the Auckland Arts Festival.

And Lisa Boudet investigates the restrictions on men who have sex with men for blood donations as part of Wire Worry Week. 

Wire Worry Week: Blood donation for gay and bisexual men

 Wire Worry Week: Blood donation for gay and bisexual men Wire Worry Week: Blood donation for gay and bisexual men, 8.89 MB
Wed 21 Feb 2018

This week's Wire Worry topic is LGBT issues/Pride. Today, we focus on a particularly sensitive issue: blood donations from gay and bisexual men. 

Although the situation of MSM ("men who have sex with men") donations has improved in the last 10 years, there is stil a one year deferral period. This means: if you are a sexually active gay or bisexual man, you have to go through a year of total abstinence if you want to give your blood. 

The Wednesday Wire team discusses the deferral, the science behind it, and whether it can be perceived as discriminatory. Facts and figures provided by our producer Lisa Boudet. 

We had contacted NZ Blood Service for comment but no one was available at the time to speak on the matter, so bear in mind this discussion is only a fragment of a longer report, which will be broadcasted and uploaded soon.

25B, Auckland's newest music venue

25B, Auckland's newest music venue 25B, Auckland's newest music venue, 18.61 MB
Tue 20 Feb 2018

In late January, 25B was opened on Auckland's Cross Street as a venue for live music. Producer Leonard Powell caught up with Jeremy Gallagher, one of the brains behind the operation, to discuss the ins and outs of live music, particularly in Auckland. 

Wire Worry Week: The Pride Parade

 Wire Worry Week: The Pride Parade Wire Worry Week: The Pride Parade, 12.8 MB
Tue 20 Feb 2018

The Pride Festival concluded on Saturday, when Ponsonby Road was closed to host the Pride Parade. Producer Leonard Powell spoke to Shaughan Woodcock, the producer of the Parade, to discuss how the event ran, as well as life in the LBGT+ community. 

The Wire with Reuben: Tuesday 20th February

 The Wire with Reuben: Tuesday 20th February The Wire with Reuben: Tuesday 20th February, 102.69 MB
Tue 20 Feb 2018

Firstly Reuben speaks to the President of the Council of Trade Unions, Richard Wagstaff, about Nosh successor, ‘The Grocer’s Market’, going into receivership and what that will mean for its staff.

On the Green Desk, Conor talks killer whales with Dr Regina Eisert from the University of Canterbury

Leonard speaks to Jeremy Gallagher, one of the people behind new Auckland Music venue 25b. They discuss what it's like to open up a club in the city, and discuss the ins and outs of Auckland's live music scene.

I also have a chat to Antoinette and Jordan, they travelled around Aotearoa producing a documentary that looks for ways to make individual lives better, as well as the world.

We also have Wire Worry Week: Following the Pride Festival, that culminated with the Pride Parade at Ponsonby Road on Saturday, Leonard speaks to Shaughan Woodcock, the producer of the parade about how it all went.