Liam from Various Artists joins Lou on The Wire, as Rosetta hangs out in Pōneke. E whai ake nei:

Liam 

 spoke to Te Pati Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the parties hikoi last week, their swearing in to parliament, and the government's response to Israel's war on Gaza. 

They also had a chat with University of Auckland professor Nicola Gaston about their joint call with other UoA academics to address safety concerns in the university. 

 As well as professor Micheal Baker, to chat about the recent covid wave that’s been hitting Aotearoa. 

In our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, Lou spoke to ACT MP Simon Court about ACT’s response to Te Pāti Māori’s hikoi last Tuesday, ACT renewing their call to abolish the Human Rights Commission, and the outcomes of COP28.

She also spoke to Kathryn Bradbury, Senior Researcher at the University of Auckland in the School of Population Health about the recent study released surrounding the percentage of vegetarians in New Zealand