The Wire w/ Manny: 06 May, 2026

This week on the Wednesday Wire... For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, host Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the Green Party’s bill to protect people placing emergency calls for drug overdoses and the tensions between National and NZ First over our stance on the Iran war. Producer Toby spoke to Auckland University emeritus professor Dr. Ralph Cooney about the uptake of renewable energy in the United States. Producer Theo spoke to Lo Aleen, campaigner calling for New Zealand to officially recognise the Armenian Genocide.