This week on the Thursday Wire...

For City Counselling this week, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey on Mayor Wayne Brown’s controversial comment towards an RNZ staff member, the latest statistics on illegal dumping in Auckland, and alternative names for the City Rail Link.

News Director Castor spoke to Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Sarah Helm, about a new bill that would remove the possibility of prosecution for those looking for medical support after an overdose. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Producer Pranuja spoke with Shanan Halbert about proposed changes to Te Tiriti, the NZ–India Free Trade Agreement, and rising anti-Indian sentiment in New Zealand.

She also spoke with World Vision New Zealand National Director TJ Grant about the first reading of the Modern Slavery Bill.

And she spoke with Dr Peter Wills about punctuated equilibrium, the origins of genetic code, and why this research is gaining international attention.