This week on the Tuesday Wire, Trishil Dahya had his first go at producing!
Jemima Huston has her regular catch up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. They discuss the progress of the party’s call for anti-Māori violence taskforce, the Dawn Raids apology and petition, as well as the number of prisoners no longer having access to alcohol and drug programmes.
Trishil chats with Victoria McArthur from MATES in Construction to discuss how the organisation has set out to open up the mental health conversation in the construction industry, with the goal of preventing suicide through a support network.
Jemima speaks to Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero about the Ministry of Justice’s latest statistics on violence against disabled people.
Finally, Jemima talks to University of Otago Faculty of Law Professor, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about her call for New Zealand’s legal system to move to a more comprehensive online system.
Each week News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston's interviewsTe Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
This week Debbie updates Jemima on the progress of the party’s call for anti-Māori violence taskforce following the Police Commissioners 'no-show' to their meeting on the issue a few weeks ago. Then they discuss the significance of the Māori Party MPs accepting the Dawn Raids petition from Benji Timu and Josiah Tualamali'i. Finally, Jemima and Debbie touch on the Te Pāti Māori's concern over the huge drop in the number of prisoners able to access alcohol and drug programmes.
A couple of weeks ago, the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey Cycle 3 was published by the Ministry of Justice. The data showed that disabled people are more likely to experience interpersonal violence and sexual assault than non-disabled people.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston talks to Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero about the significance of the data and how it might be acted upon by the central government.
A group of academics at the University of Otago Faculty of Law are advocating for New Zealand to build a successful online court system. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to the lead author of the report, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about what an online court system would look like in New Zealand. They discuss how online courts could make a difference to case back-up, how online courts pose problems for those without access to the internet and whether Bridgette could ever see New Zealand's court system being completely online.
Felix talks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the recently postponed Dawn Raids apology, last week's Wellington COVID-19 case, and criticism of police detaining children within adult cells.
Roger Brooking is a drug counsellor and activist with a focus on providing avenues for rehabilitation for people charged with drug-related offenses. I spoke with him about his feelings on the prison system’s current handling of drug users, and what he believes the future should be.
Felix turns a journalistic eye to the world's most mysterious stories. This week, he enters the world of fantasy to discover the truth behind modern sightings of Elves and Trolls.
We catch up with James Shaw to talk about the Dawn Raids apology, last week's Wellington COVID-19 case, and issues with police detaining children in adult cells.
Jess Hopkins interviews Theresa Gattung about her new role as Chair of Women's Empowerment at the University of Auckland.
On Stranger Than Fact, Felix looks into claims about Elves and Trolls.
Jess then spoke to Dr Alys Clark about a virtual placenta that will help with early detection of at-risk pregnancies.
Felix then spoke to Roger Brooking about drug courts and issues with addiction treatment in prisons.
Lastly, Jess spoke to Lynley Hargreaves from Forest and Bird about a new petition to stop new coal mines in NZ.