The Wire with Nicholas

For our weekly catchup with the National Party's Dr Shane Reti, Nicholas asked about the new Government's plans to repeal Fair pay agreement legislation.

The previous Government had passed the legislation that would allow a negotion to be triggered if 10% of a workforce ageed to beginning the fair pay process.

The interview begins with a question about why the Government chose repealling fair Pay Agreement legislation as a priority.

A waste solution proposal by the Auckland Council is in the works for public consultation next year.

The proposal sees weekly rubbish collection change to fortnightly, ultimately aiming to reduce rubbish waste produced in Auckland. 

Producer Sofia Kent to Parul Sood, the general manager of Auckland Council Waste Solutions and the driving force behind the proposal.

Sood explains what the plan entails, pushback, and what it hopes to achieve.

According to research published on the 6th of December, the accurate percentage of vegetarians in New Zealand is more likely to be two percent than the almost 20 percent previously cited in market research. 

According to this study:

93 percent of New Zealand eat red meat;

2.89 percent do not eat red meat, but eat seafood and poultry;

1.4 percent are pescatarians,

and 2 percent are true vegetarians. 

In this interview, Lou speaks to Dr Kathryn Bradbury from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Population Health about the conclusions of this research.

Liam from Various Artists joins Lou on The Wire, as Rosetta hangs out in Pōneke. E whai ake nei:

Liam 

 spoke to Te Pati Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the parties hikoi last week, their swearing in to parliament, and the government's response to Israel's war on Gaza. 

They also had a chat with University of Auckland professor Nicola Gaston about their joint call with other UoA academics to address safety concerns in the university. 

 As well as professor Micheal Baker, to chat about the recent covid wave that’s been hitting Aotearoa. 

In our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, Lou spoke to ACT MP Simon Court about ACT’s response to Te Pāti Māori’s hikoi last Tuesday, ACT renewing their call to abolish the Human Rights Commission, and the outcomes of COP28.

She also spoke to Kathryn Bradbury, Senior Researcher at the University of Auckland in the School of Population Health about the recent study released surrounding the percentage of vegetarians in New Zealand