This morning, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child called out the failure of the New Zealand Government to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Referring to the current minimum age of criminal responsibility, the Committee stated clearly that the NZ Government is "just not getting children’s rights right".

Joe speaks to Lisa Woods, Campaigns Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa on this matter.

Student Radio Network comrade Dave Borrie phones up for a chat from the departure lounge where he is about to board a Tāmaki bound flight to play a gig tonight with L.Hotel. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Our beloved Viewmaster is back for 2023, and today he chats about 'I Hate Suzie, Too'! Ilysm Billie Piper omg. 

Laura from Soft Plastics phones up for a kōrero about the band's brand new single 'Disembody'. Whakarongo mai nei! 

The Breakfast portal opens to Te Whanganui-a-Tara where Maggie chats about what's been happening at RadioActive! Whakarongo mai nei. 

Auckland Transport’s recommendation that people drive to Elton’s John tonight and tomorrow is leaving people bewildered. 

Also, Waiheke residents want to see a marine reserve created in the northern part of the island. However, they say DOC is dragging their feet on the issue.

David spoke to Councillor Mike Lee about the two topics.

This week on The Wire for Rāmere Friday!

David brings us City Counselling with Mike Lee as they talk about Auckland Transport problems, and trying to create a marine reserve on Waiheke Island. He also spoke to Alexander Gillespie about Western nations donating tanks to the Ukrainian war effort, as well as Richard Easther from the University of Auckland about light pollution.

Joe looks at the New Zealand Government failing to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. He speaks to Lisa Woods, the Campaigns Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa.

Daniel speaks to Shark Researcher Dr Samantha Sherman, a post-doctoral research fellow at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver about sharks that depend on coral reefs being driven to extinction. Daniel also chats with Chris Button about how we can improve water safety.

That's us for the Friday Wire!

New data from Stats NZ has recently shown the rate of annual inflation in Aotearoa has remained stagnant at 7.2 percent. 

Food, construction and airfare prices have gone up, however the dropping prices of fuel have led the mean to being balanced where it was.

The news came in conjunction with the swearing in of Chris Hipkins as the new prime minister, who has stated his biggest priority is the cost of living crisis for lower and middle income New Zealanders. 

To learn more about what the numbers mean, Liam spoke to UoA economist Robert MaCulloch.

Could our new PM Chippy shift Cannabis Policy forward towards Decrim?? Our m8 Chris Fowlie questions further: also, our entire audience remembers spotting as younger people.

Thanks to The Hemp Store!

E whai akei nei, on the Thursday Wire today:

Liam spoke to Robert MacCulloch from the University of Auckland about the recent reports on Aotearoa’s stagnant inflation. 

They also had a chat with Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Mona Jeffreys about long covid and reports on how the pandemic has been managed over the past few years. 

We also heard from Troy Merry from UoA about a possible new life extending drug.

And lastly Liam spoke with Nicola Roos from UoO and the DOC about a research project utilising citizen science to track Kekeno AKA NZ fur seals.