The Wire w/ Caeden: 11 June, 2026

For Politics with Māni Dunlop from Te Ao Māori News, Wire Host Caeden asked about a new investment from the Government in Māori businesses and funding for Māori organisations in Budget 2026. 

And they spoke to Professor Gehan Gunasekara, a privacy law expert at the University of Auckland Business School, about a new Green Party policy that would fine individuals and businesses for privacy breaches. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, News Director Castor spoke with Shanan Halbert about the party’s newly announced $20 fare cap and its broader policy plan for this year’s election. 

And Castor spoke to Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago about influenza management and improving New Zealand’s public health response.