Suri's been reading more non-fiction this week, and brings us Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present by Yanis Varoufakis. A book about what a fair and equal society might look like in a post-capitalist universe.
Need help with your employment? Not sure about your rights? Justine joins us on Red Dead Redemption for some union advice on annual leave payouts, formal warnings, and becoming a union rep yourself.
I tēnei ata Nigel Borell (Pirirākau, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whakatōhe), Curator of Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, popped in for a kōrero about the new exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, which opens at the gallery this weekend. It will be the largest exhibition the gallery has ever hosted, and will survey contemporary Māori art dating from 1950 until today. Whakarongo mai nei to hear more!
This week Zoë Larsen Cumming speaks to James Shaw about the Climate Emergency declaration set to be announced by the government this week, along with the Green's stance on the Five Eyes Intelligence Network regarding recent statements by the Chinese government.
This week Zoë Larsen Cumming speaks to James Shaw about the Climate Emergency declaration set to be announced by the government this week, along with the Green's stance on the Five Eyes Intelligence Network regarding recent statements by the Chinese government.
The Child Poverty Action Group has released a report regarding the Labour Government's unjustifiably slow progress on welfare reform in relation to the Welfare Expert Advisory Group's recommendations that were given to the government in February 2019. Aneeka speaks to Caitlin Neuwelk-Kearns who co-authored the report from the Child Poverty Action Group about the government's lack of action and changes we need to start seeing.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, national governments have shown distinctly different approaches with different levels of success. But it appears that nations lead by women have a better record than their male counterparts. Doug Becker speaks with four experts about the popular media narrative that countries led by women are performing better with COVID.
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Zoë speaks to the Green party co-leader about the Climate Emergency declaration and the Five Eyes Intelligence Network.
Jess Hopkins speaks to Dr Julie MacArthur, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and Public Policy at the University of Auckland about environmental governance and policy in New Zealand.
Zoë speaks to the CEO and founder of KidsCan, Julie Chapman, on child poverty in Aotearoa.
Aneeka Moheed speaks to Caitlin Neuwelt-Kearns from the Child Poverty Action Group about the government’s inadequately slow progress on welfare reform.
Finally, Zoë speaks to PhD Candidate Briar Meads, Ngāi Tahu on te Tiriti o Waitangi as opposed to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Easing you into this grey Monday morning with some quality tunes; Pennie pops in to talk us through the Fashun of 90's club kids; Nigel Borell joins us in the studio to talk about Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art; Suri's back into the non-fictions with Yanis Varoufakis' new book; and Justine helps you navigate employment on Red Dead Redemption.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Easing you into this grey Monday morning with some quality tunes; Pennie pops in to talk us through the Fashun of 90's club kids; Nigel Borell joins us in the studio to talk about Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art; Suri's back into the non-fictions with Yanis Varoufakis' new book; and Justine helps you navigate employment on Red Dead Redemption.
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