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A pie delivery, political commentary with Bryce Edwards on the Royal Inquiry into abuse in state care, Porridge with Lucinda, and Natural Ange on dermatitis.

Host Caeden speaks to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni on the Abuse in Care Inquiry and the increase in benefit sanctions.

They speak to Justice for Palestine’s Kate Stone on the ICJ decision on Israeli Apartheid.

Timothy Fagden from the University of Auckland on why Biden pulled out of the United States presidential race.

And Greenpeace’s Sinead O’Flynn on Fonterra’s role in delaying international climate action.

Producer Sofia speaks to Councillor Shane Henderson about privatising pools and leisure centres and improving Auckland Transport.

Sofía's Tunes 4 Thursday:

The Brothers And Sisters - Lay Lady Lay 

Marcía Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping

Yung Lean, FKA Twigs - Bliss

The Whatnauts - Message from a Black Man

The Poets Of Rhythm - Path of Life

Manu Dibango - The Panther

Joe Bataan - What Good Is A Castle

Lava La Rue - Push N Shuv, Aerial Head, Friendship's Death, FLUORESCENT, Shell Of You

Liz Cooper - Motorcycle

Blood Orange - Jesus Freak Lighter

Deradoorian - Weed Jam

Niecy Blues - Bones Become the Trees

Greentea Peng - Bun Tough

The Cleaners From Venus - The Artichoke That Loved Me

Yesterday the Abuse in Care Inquiry was released to the public. It came with a set of formal recommendations, including a suggestion for a formal apology from the government, compensation, and new legislation to do with mandatory reporting. 

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins also acknowledged Labour’s role in beginning the inquiry and their response to the 2021 interim report, stating, “We didn't do enough and the ball now falls to you and your government.” He added that “this must be bigger than politics.”

And Data released last week showed the number of benefit sanctions being issued by the government is up 50% compared to this time last year. This has been met with criticism but the Minister for Social Development says the sanctions are because the government is serious about getting people into work.

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden asks about both of these topics, as well as a bill that was dumped yesterday because the Minister failed to turn up to its first reading. 

They started by asking about the number of benefit sanctions.

As Auckland Council plans to review its operating model for pool and leisure services, the Public Service Association has criticised moves to privatise management without public consultation. 

Additionally, Auckland Transport has introduced a $50 fare cap for buses, ferries, and trains. 

Producer Sofia spoke to counsellor Shane Henderson about both of these topics.

Wednesday with the Jesus & Mary Chain on the line.

This week the boys chat brittle... and the top 10. 

The United Nations' highest court, the International Court of Justice, recently issued an advisory opinion saying that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories was illegal, that Israel needed to dismantle its settlements and pay reparations to the Palestinians and that all ICJ member states should cooperate  to bring an end to Israel’s occupation. 

Oto spoke to John Minto, chairman of Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, to discuss the ICJ ruling, as well as New Zealand’s responsibilities as a member state.

A recent report detailing complaints to the health and disability commissioner about disability support services revealed that the sector suffered from inadequate care standards, poor management of resources and the abuse of those in care. 

One of the suggestions made in the report was that better funding and staffing was needed to improve standards in disability care, based on complaints from workers in the sector that understaffing was impacting their ability to provide adequate care.

Oto spoke to Peter Reynolds, CEO of the New Zealand Disability Support Network to discuss staffing shortages in disability care, and the solutions needed to address it. 

Following last week’s major IT outage which caused major disruptions for flights, banking and trading, questions were raised about whether cybersecurity should be concentrated in a few companies’ hands. The power outage highlighted governments’ overreliance on tech companies and concerns surrounding personal online information.

Sasha spoke with Gehan Gunasekara, an associate professor of commercial law from the University of Auckland, to discuss the legal and liability implications that come from last week’s power outage.