This week on the Monday Wire... 

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about proposals to reduce the number of government ministries and about what the ACT Party has for Auckland. 

They also spoke to Associate Professor of Law, Vernon Rive, about iwi leader and climate activist Mike Smith’s new case against the New Zealand government.

And Producer Jude spoke to distinguished scholar and scientist, Dr. Kevin Trenberth, about the heatwave in Europe and the eastern half of the United States.