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Over our break, in moves that spread alarm aongst the international community, US President Donald Trump sent their special forces into Venezuela to take president Nicolas Maduro into US captivity and has since refused to rule out using the military again to take Greenland.
At the same time, protests have once again surged across Iran as the economy buckles and tensions over morality laws continue to brew following the large scale women's rights protests over the last few years. The violent response from the state and continued support for the protests has sparked speculation on what would happen if the Islamic Republic were to fall.
Closer to home, thousands of Kiwis' health information was taken when the online platform Manage My Health was hacked, leading to potentially sensitive health data ending up in the hands of unknown persons with unknown motives.
For our weekly catch up with the Green Party, Wednesday Wire host Manny spoke MP Recardo Menendez March about agressive US foreign policy towards Venezuela and Greenland, and the Manage My Health data breach, aswell as his intentions going into the election year. |