The Wire with Manny

Our election coverage is over but we’ll still have some post-election analysis for you as well as other news. We speak with Labour Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis on NZ First negotiations and Labour’s Maori Caucus, and dissect Winston Peters’  latest speech to the media. Moving on from the election we’re also discussing the Railway and Maritime Transport Union’s protest yesterday with organiser John Kerr. We’re then talking to  Dr James Maclaurin from the University of Otago about ACC’s use of artificial intelligence. Finally State of the States is back where we discuss what’s going on in America this week.

New Zealand's flightless icon is also turning into a blind one.

An article in New Scientist has found three kiwi in a South Island forest are completely blind and several others have severe sight problems.

95bFM reporter Mark Casson spoke to Te Papa's curator of vertebrates, Alan Tennyson who is downplaying concerns the blindness could affect their survival rates. Mark then spoke to Forest and Bird's Kevin hague who said the noctural native birds appear to be doing just fine, despite the lack of sight.

On The Wire with India, Lucy and Mack, hear about the state of emergency in Vanuatu where a volcano is causing thousands of people to evacuate. Marama Fox from the Māori Party and Geoff Simmons from TOP dicuss how each party fared in the election.

We also hear from a Three-Minute Thesis winner interested in fast/slow fashion, the founder of inclusive music collective Moments, and about a new street newspaper for K’Road’s fringe community.

After ten months of campaigning, The Opportunities Party gained 2.2 percent of the vote, meaning they are fell well below the 5 percent threshold needed to gain a seat in Parliament.

India spoke to the party’s deputy leader Geoff Simmons about what’s next for the party, whether he’ll be taking over the leadership from Gareth Morgan, and why he believes the Greens should consider a coalition with National.