The Wire with Manny

This day in history goes back to 2006 for the start of a conflict between Hezbollah and Israel inside Lebanon.

The full show podcast for the substitute Friday Wire. Oscar attempts to fill the role of the glorious Laura, and is joined by the usual suspects. 

In a subtley janky show;

We are joined by National's Chris Penk to have a discussion on the Zero Carbon Bill and the Car Tax. 

Chris Fowlie joins us to talk on accessibility and affordability of Medicinal Marijuana. 

And at the International Desk, we learn about the 2006 War in Lebanon. 

Apologies to Pippa Coom, who we ran out of time to include, but tune in next week to hear that piece. 

A big thanks to everyone who made this show happen. 

In this report, Trixie Miranda investigated why it was important not to “forget your roots” and to maintain cultural identity. Trixie spoke to Migrant Zine Collective’s Helen Yeung and Jasmin Singh who aim to inspire and encourage migrant-identifying youths to express themselves and their experiences in New Zealand through the arts and media.

On July the first, a group of protestors against Hong Kong’s now on-hold extradition Bill stormed the parliamentary building. This follows a series of protests, of more than a million people, against the controversial Bill which would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial. Sherry Zhang talks to a Hong Kong protester who assisted in the storming of the parliamentary building. The protester asked to remain anonymous for safety and to be able to talk freely. Sherry begins by asking for an update on the situation so far.