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You know what time it is! It's time to wake up with Elle. Or, if you have a better sleep schedule than her, you can listen back to this whenever you wish. We started out with some instrumental heavy long tunes from Bowery Electric, Eiko Ishibashi, Phuture and Phuture. For your last hour, we have some guitar music from distraction4ever, Vista Kicks and the Marching Girls.

Last week the government announced a directive to create a public service that delivers based on ‘need not race’ - fulfilling a coalition agreement secured by Act and New Zealand First. 

The Government says it’s concerned that public servants have been using race as a proxy for need.

Despite this the coalition government has introduced things such as free bowel cancer screening for those over 60, but due to Māori and Pasifika’s increased risk of cancer, this applies for those over 50. Completely negating the incentive now being pushed. 

For their weekly catch up producer Evie spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about why what they are calling a ‘colourblind public service’  is being pushed forward. 

They also talked about the Treaty Principals bill which a draft of was tabled in cabinet for the first time last week.

This week on the Wire...

For our weekly catch up with Te Pāti Māori, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Mariameno Kapa-Kingi about updates regarding the Treaty Principles Bill, as well as Te Pāti Māori MP, Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke, being a recipient of the One Young World Politician of the year award.

For our weekly catch up, Producer Evie spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about a government directive to create a public service that delivers on ‘need not race’, and the draft treaty principals bill being tabled at cabinet for the first time.

Producer Evie also spoke to the Public Service Association’s Janice Panoho about what the government has labelled ‘a colourblind public service’, and some of the concerns that come with us.

Host Joel spoke to Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Caroline Shaw, regarding a new study showing that ‘decarbonising’ transport would have a signficant impact on health; mental and physical.

Producer Evie spoke to the University of Auckland’s Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law Treasa Dunworth about her request for an inquiry to be made into whether New Zealand is sharing intelligence to aid Israel in its war on Gaza.

And finally, Host Joel spoke to the National Secretary for Retail and Finance at First Union, Rudd Hughes, about the Woolworths strikes that took place last week, with extra walkouts being planned for the 17th of September.

Whakarongo mai!

Last week, the ACT Party announced its outline for the Treaty Principles Bill, which is set to go through a SIX month long committee process.

For our weekly catch up with Te Pāti Māori, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Mariameno Kapa-Kingi about the new developments of the bill, what the reception has been like, and the estimated price of how much the bill is set to cost taxpayers.

Suri from Time Out joins Jonny to chat about a brand new book - Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman. A workplace satire set in a dystopian alternate reality, it follows the underling employees of an Amazon-type workplace and the daily minutae that dictate the experience of the working class strata.

The Public Service Association says that the ‘needs not race’ based directive to government agencies is putting all that progress that has been made to improve the lives of Māori at risk. 

With the government directing all government agencies that public services must be delivered by need and not race disregards the systemic disadvantages experienced by Māori and Pasifika. 

The PSA’s Janice Panoho says that the move will set back Māori for generations at a time when they remain one of the most disadvantaged groups in Aotearoa. 

Producer Evie spoke to Panoho about these concerns and what impacts she believes this directive may have. 

Featuring Fashun with Penelope Noir and Loose Reads catch up with Time Out bookstore~ plus the announcement of our new album of the week, Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted by Dam Native. The legendary 1997 album has been re-released and pressed to vinyl!

Frances Chan features the ‘newskill’ of Louis Cole’s latest jazz-classical crossover album and the ‘old’scool’ wisdom of Mike Nock with an interview and a look back over his career. Mike Nock will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame on 8 October 2024.

Setlilst:

Finn filling in for Lee filling in for Finn! 

Thanks to the wonderful NZ Maritime Museum - Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa - for sponsoring the show!

This week's show featured new music from Fazerdaze, Michael Kiwanuka and more.