Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rāpare!

This week, Spike speaks to:

- Andrew Little about the new defence deal with Fiji

- Lisa Woods from Amnesty NZ about a new report into Corrections' use of prisoner separation and solitary confinement

- and a report on City Impact's "Christian Summit" event held this week, serving as a meeting point for far-right and evangelical groups going into October's election, featuring activists Byron C Clark and Hannah Blake

Simon speaks to:

- Councillor Shane Henderson for City Counselling about the budget agreement reached last week, and the sale of airport shares and rates rises

- Alice Lake-Hammond about the AF8 roadshow in the South Island raising awareness about a potential Alpine Fault earthquake

- and Senior Lecturer Bill McKay about the ongoing revitalisation of Queen St