The Wire w/ Caeden: 8 May, 2026

For City Counselling this week, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about Council’s transport policy statement and the Waitākere Ranges being left out of the Resource Management Act reforms. 

They spoke to Associate Professor at Victoria University and trustee at Better Public Media, Dr Peter Thompson, about the Government announcing that the Broadcasting Standards Authority will be scrapped. 

And they spoke to Migrant Rights Network President Sher Singh on the Government announcing a new test for people applying for New Zealand Citizenship. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Producer Pranuja spoke with Shanan Halbert about New Zealand’s new trade deal with Singapore, Act’s proposed immigration policy, and the Government’s leaked emails on Iran.

She also spoke with Doctoral Researcher Claire Reid from the University of Auckland about new findings in her research on how children screen use affects brain function.