The Wire with Manny

On the Wire today Lachlan speaks with Tania Mead from Just Speak about prisoner voting rights. Our Wire Worry Week topic is Student life and we tackle renting with Robert Whitaker from Renters United and jemima gets the view from campus. Andrew Little joins us to discuss the Ngāpuhi settlement and bail information. The President of the National Council of Women Vanisa Dherutalks to Jemima about International WOmen's day. Finally, ben brings us this day in history on the officical deployment of U.S. combat troops to Vietnam in 1965.

There is currently a case in the Supreme Court to decide whether it goes against human rights for prisoners to not be allowed to vote. Lachlan spoke with Tania Sawicki Mead from Just Speak about prisoner voting rights, and what she thinks the outcome of the case will be.

On Dear Science with AUT’s Alan Blackman we talk about alcohol prolonging life, the birthday of the father of prebiotic chemistry Stanley Miller and a brand new state of matter...

Leah Garcia Purves talks us through the midwifery shortage with Alison Eady from the College of Midwives

Lisa Boudet talks with Kathryn King, Walking, Cycling and Road Safety Manager at Auckland Transport about the Bikes to Schools programmes.

Peter Lucas Jones talks us through Kōrero Māori, a Māori language voice recognition project.

We have Wire Worry Week, which is student life and Lillian has begun an investigation into the Student Emergency and Wellbeing Fund.

Peter Lucas Jones of Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rarawa, and Ngāti Kahu descent, is the General Manager of Te Hiku Media. Jones is part of the team who created Kōrero Māori, a programme designed to record and transcribe hours of Māori language in order to safeguard it, and create more opportunity in the digital age for Te Reo Māori to be present. Lillian Hanly spoke with Peter-Lucas and started by asking what Kōrero Māori is.