The Wire with Manny

On The Wire this Friday...

First up, The National Party’s, Denise Lee joins Laura Kvigstad for their weekly catch up. They chat about the Serious Fraud Office filing charges in relation to National donations, infrastructure spending and why she is campaigning for an East-West link and whether The National Party will sign up for Facebook's political ad transparency tool in their election campaign.

Next, Rachel Simpson speaks with AUSA president George Barton about the vice-chancellor being bought a five million dollar home by the university as a part of her payment package. 

Then, Rachel speaks on dolphin conservation on the Great Barrier Reef with Dr. Daniele Cagnazzi

And Finally, Ben Goldson is going back to America in Neutral Corner, he looks at the Iowa primary elections with a particular interest in the coverage around Bernie Sanders.  

Rachel Simpson talks to Southern Cross University marine ecologist Dr Daniele Cagnazzi about rare snubfin and humpback dolphins in the Queensland coastal region being affected by chemicals such as DDT, PCB and HCB that have been banned since the 1970s.

Due to the University of Auckland being currently under construction, drilling in the background left much of the interview inaudible. Dr Cagnazzi was very patient and as much of his interview has been salvaged as possible. Rachel summarises his other points. 

For those interested, here is Dr. Cagnazzi's wider marine ecology research project: https://www.capricorncetaceansproject.com/

Sam speaks with David Robertson from Generation Zero about their disappointment with the governments lack of funding allocated to green transport infrastructure.

UPDATE: A representative from Renovo denies allegations of harassment and has clarified that they are not pursuing a legal case in the Philippines but rather YWA has issued a complaint with the POEA for breach of contract.

Over the past couple of weeks, a number of cases involving the mistreatment of migrant workers have come to light. Felix Walton reports on the influence of manpower agencies over migrant workers and the issues they face in New Zealand.