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News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston interviews Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to hear about how the party is responding to the delta outbreak. They discuss the Super Saturday vaccination drive, vaccination rates for Māori and politicising the Covid-19 vaccine. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston interviews Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to hear about how the party is responding to the delta outbreak. They discuss the Super Saturday vaccination drive, vaccination rates for Māori and politicising the Covid-19 vaccine. 

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima Huston speaks to Associate Professor Lynn McBain about the potential impact of widespread delta in the community on the primary care sector now that New Zealand’s Covid strategy is suppression.

Jemima catches up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer about Super Saturday and Aotearoa’s vaccination rate status. . 

Joe Wickins speaks to the Director of CERT New Zealand Rob Pope about Cyber Smart Week.

Jemima talks to Brooke Pao Stanley from Auckland Action Against Poverty about the impact of the latest lockdown on beneficiaries. 

Finally, Joe wraps it up with a conversation with Professor Rachael Taylor from the University of Otago about the benefits of fasting. 

Stephanie Ferris phones up to chat about her work and research as an organiser for Campus Connections Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai! 

Alice phones up for part 2 of her 'How To Put On a Show' spesh! Whakarongo mai! 

The Mayor phones up to talk about Auckland staying at our current COVID-19 restrictions for another two week, vaccination rates, and parking fees in the CBD. Whakarongo mai! 

I tēnei ata there's a speedy round of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line for Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; Richard Larsen phones up to chat about Crush and their new E.P; Alice has some advice for how to put on a theatre show on Stage Direction; there's a Short Player courtesy of Jess Fu and her chat to Young Gho$t of Bad Taste; and we learn stuff on Ready Steady Learn. Whakarongo mai!

Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand has recently expressed concerns about the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on breast cancer diagnoses.

Jessica Hopkins spoke to chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner, who says that there are at least 133 women who don’t know they have breast cancer right now because lockdowns prevented them from getting the mammogram that would have diagnosed them.

Here is that interview...

Monday with Peter Lineham on changing christian faiths.