The Wire with Manny

This week on the Tuesday Wire,  Milly spoke to Joel Rindelaub over the phone for Dear Science.

Casper had a chat with Macroeconomist Robert MacCulloch from UoA about last week’s Official Cash Rate Hike.

Milly spoke to Bindi Norwell from procare about pay parity in the healthcare sector.

Casper spoke to Greg Harford about retail crime, how it’s being addressed and taking a critical look at its causes.

And Milly had a chat with Daniel Folton from Swimsafe about reducing rates of drowning and increasing safety in water.

Yesterday, there was a big protest organised by the dairy owners association regarding the scale of and response to retail crime in the country.

With so many New Zealanders concerned about retail crime, which is quickly becoming a flashpoint political issue, Casper spoke to Greg Harford from Retail NZ - discussing the government’s response, the issue of retail workers feeling unsafe, and what different causes might be at play.

Milly spoke to Bindi Norwell from Procare regarding the recent goverment announcement which gives a pay increase to some healthcare workers but not general practisioners or nurses, who have requested the change. 

This week on The Wire for Rāhina Monday:

Spike speaks to Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick about the St. James Theatre and the campaign for its restoration.

Arno speaks to Haden McRobbie from Te Whatu Ora about New Zealand's smoking rates and nicotine consumption trends, and criminologist Dr Ronald Kramer about National's bootcamp plan for youth offenders.