Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rāpare Thursday!

On today's show:

A special report covering yesterday's Auckland University staff strike and march through campus.

Spike speaks to Dr. Tim Welch about the downsides of the Auckland Light Rail plan, and Dr. Richard Arnold about the 2023 census.

Simon speaks to Shane Henderson for City Counselling about how communities out west are dealing with the aftermath of extreme weather and the upcoming Council budget, and Professor Nathan Consedine about using compassion as a KPI in the healthcare industry.