Newshub Nation: October 2, 2021

After a tense week of bouncing numbers, Auckland’s future remains uncertain. With Cabinet's crucial decision looming, epidemiologist Rod Jackson tells us whether leaving lockdown is too risky. Despite repeated calls for it to be dumped, controversial child safety agency Oranga Tamariki is instead to be transformed. The man behind the decision and chair of the ministerial advisory board, Matthew Tukaki joins us live. New Zealand’s video game sector is on track to be worth a billion dollars by 2025 but will a tantalizing tax rebate across the Tasman stop that growth in its tracks? Finn Hogan reports. It’s a form of sexual assault experienced by up to 10% of people, but we only had our first and only conviction this year. Anna Bracewell-Worrall investigates why the law is just catching up. And parliament has rapidly passed new anti-terror laws. Green MP Teanu Tuiono tells us why he opposes them and relates his first hand experience of anti-terror raids. Finally to dissect the news of the week: Stuff Sundays Editor Tracy Watkins and economist at Sense Partners, Shamubeel Eaqub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices