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In 2022, the Supreme Court used the idea of damage to a person’s mana to overturn Peter Ellis’ historic convictions for child sexual abuse. 

In two more recent cases – Green v Police, and Sweeney v Prison Manager of Spring Hill Corrections Facility – the courts too engaged with the concept of mana. 

Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to lecturer at the University of Canterbury’s Faculty of Law, Rachael Evans (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Pamoana), about the significance of the precedents they set and how the courts have measured mana.

She began the interview asking her about these cases and how each of them engaged with the concept of mana.

An Official Information Act request reported on last week by Newsroom revealed Minister for Resources Shane Jones obscured the nature of an undeclared meeting with multiple mining companies about the Fast-Track Approvals process in February. 

Initially, Jones told Newsroom the dinner was a “last minute thing”, however he corrected the record the following day saying the dinner was arranged in advance with two other participants. 

In response, Communities Against the Fast-Track, a coalition of communities, groups and other individual community organisers, have called for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to remove Jones from his portfolio.

Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to spokesperson for Communities Against the Fast-Track, Augusta Macassey-Pickard, about this, starting the interview asking her how concerned she and the Communities Against the Fast-Track groups were about this behaviour. 

Last week, Associate Health Minister David Seymour released his letter to Pharmac setting out his expectations for the agency. 

Among the instructions, Seymour has received backlash over saying that it is inappropriate for Pharmac to keep considering Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its decisions.

As a result, on Friday a Pharmac director, Dr Anthony Jordan, resigned saying he “could not with good conscience” work for Pharmac following directions to stop considering Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its decisions. 

On Friday, Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to professor of health economics in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, Paula Lorgelly, about these instructions delivered by Seymour to Pharmac and Dr Anthony Jordan’s resignation.

She began the interview asking her for an outline of what the key points of the instructions were.

Vintage Reggae 45s

Are Ugg Boots Fashun?

This week's show featured new music from Primal Scream, The Linda Lindas, Sampha, and Gum.

Absolute chaos when the serato/turntable/laptop shits itself - but tons of great music.

Spoilt Creatures is the debut novel by British author Amy Twigg. Set in 2008, it follows the story of Iris, a newly single woman who joins a women’s commune after she meets the beguiling Hazel, intrigued by the possibility of a world away from men.

Author of The Mercies, Karen Millwood Hargrave, called it ‘a simmering debut, heady with the possibilities of language and the righteousness of female rage’.

Beth spoke to Amy about Spoilt Creatures and its themes. You can pick up a copy at Time Out Bookstore or another independent bookstore near you.

Listen back to the eclectic selects from both Jenn and the bFM listeners. Thank you to Martin, Belinda, Gary, Mark, Emily, Johnny, Dej, Peter, Keva, and all our anonymous requesters this week.

Dr Kirsten Zemke chats Japanese pop. The tracks included:

"Plastic Love" Mariya Takeuchi 1984

“Say Goodbye”  Hiroshi Sato 1982

“4:00 A.M.” Taeko Onuki 1978

Thanks to Drake St Studios!