The Wire w/ Thomas: 11 May, 2026

This week on the Monday Wire...

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about the ACT Party’s new health policy focused on increasing the responsibilities of pharmacists, and about the government’s decision to scrap the BSA.

They also spoke to President of Te Aka Tauira the Victoria University of Wellington Student’s Association, Aidan Donoghue, and National Secretary of the Tertiary Education Union, Amy Ross, about the fees free programme in light of proposals to cut it from the next budget.

Host Thomas talked to University of Auckland Professor of nursing Andrew Jull about understaffing in nursing and how it is leading to burnout.

He also spoke to Chief Executive of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand, Letitia Harding, about new global care for children with asthma, based on New Zealand research.