Alon Roth-Snir: Ambassador of Israel to New Zealand voices disapproval with sanctioning of Israeli ministers
An Israeli diplomat is criticising New Zealand's sanctioning two of his country's ministers. Our Foreign Minister's barred the two high-ranking politicians from travelling here, following the lead of Australia, the UK, Canada, and Norway. Winston Peters says they are extremists who've advocated for violating international law. Ambassador to New Zealand, Alon Roth-Snir, says he wishes international allies would instead help work on a ceasefire. "We are for talks, we are for dialogues, we are not for putting blame or putting whatever was done yesterday to our ministers." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Rick Shera: privacy lawyer on the US states suing 23andMe over plans to auction off genetic information
Biotechnology company 23andMe is being taken to court by over 27 US states over plans to auction off customers' personal genetic information without their consent. The company has collected biological samples and genetic information from over 15 million customers - including many here in New Zealand. Privacy lawyer Rick Shera says 23andMe's built a tempting service - but you never know where this stuff will end up. "We don't know what they're going to do with it, and that's the problem. Terms of service and privacy policies can be changed almost willy-nilly these days." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Arran Jones: Independent Children's Monitor Chief Executive on the new report revealing outcomes for Māori in state care
New research paints a stark picture of the consequences of Oranga Tamariki's system not helping young Māori enough. An Independent Children's Monitor report shows tamariki and rangatahi Māori are over-represented - and being let down. They make up two-thirds of those in care and more than three-quarters in youth justice custody. Monitor Chief Executive Arran Jones says young Māori adults involved in the system as children are nine times more likely to have lived in emergency housing. "This report makes the case for that investment approach - putting the right people in place at the earliest time." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Michael Reddell: former Reserve Bank economist on the new reports revealing why Adrian Orr left the RBNZ
A former Reserve Bank economist is calling out his former employers' lack of transparency. The bank today revealed Adrian Orr quit as Governor in March, when the five-year funding for the RBNZ was much less than anticipated. Michael Reddell says the bank waited far too long to say why Orr left so abruptly. "It's just extraordinary - maybe they couldn't tell us the full story on the day, but the new Reserve Bank funding agreement was published on the 16th of April. There's absolutely no excuse at this point for lack of clarity." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the new documents revealing why Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor
Revelation of long-awaited details of Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr's March resignation. In February, Orr emailed his board - saying there were significant differences in the funding needed and how much the Government would provide. The bank confirmed its board agreed to a lesser amount of funding and that caused Orr's resignation. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says it's unclear why the central bank was so secretive about this matter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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