Listen back to features and interviews from 95bFM's daily news and current affairs show. Joel Armstrong, Castor Chacko, Oto Sequeira, and Caeden Tipler focus on the issues of Tāmaki Makaurau and elsewhere in independent-thinking bFM style. Monday-Thursday 12-1pm on 95bFM.
For their weekly catchup, Caeden spoke to the Labour Party's Andrew Little about the Labour Party and New Zealand's response to the increasing escalation of conflict in Palestine-Israel and the upcoming election.
Caeden also spoke to Etuini Ma’u, a Tongan psychiatrist based in Waikato who is part of a research team looking into Tongan mental health.
Nicholas spoke to Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation project about a new report into a rise in anti-Māori sentiment.
Beth spoke to E tū organiser Ann Galloway about the Allied Press journalists’ strike.
Beth also spoke to Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and Minister of Women, about the free school lunches programme and why it is important.
The Labour Party promises to continue their free school lunches programme if they are re-elected. Act has committed to scrapping the programme if they are elected, which may not be refuted by National in the event of their coalition.
Beth spoke with Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and Minister of Women, about the free school lunches programme and why it is important.
Co-Governance has been a buzzword used by political parties in the lead-up to this year's election, and cinfusion around the term has allowed the spread of disinformation about Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Disinformation Project has recently published a report, Race and Rage: Examining rising anti-Māori racism and white supremacist ideologies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Nicholas spoke to Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation project about the report findings and a rise in anti-Māori sentiment.
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation recently picketed to bring awareness to the staffing shortages currently being experienced in the New Zealand healthcare industry. Nurses, midwives, health care assistants, and kaimahi hauora came together last Thursday to make their voices heard.
The group congregated at Manurewa holding signs and engaging with the public. In addition, the Nurses Organisation compiled some political scorecards that rank the different parties based on their healthcare policies.
To find out more, Arno spoke to the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Paul Goulter.
Firstly, Arno asked them what the nurses were picketing for.
On Saturday, a climate strike took place in the Auckland CBD. The aim of the rally was to highlight the importance of being informed and voting consciously this election.
Arno spoke to organiser Sophora Grace to find out more.
For their weekly catch-up, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw about New Zealand’s response to recent Israel and Hamas attacks and the importance of voting.
She also spoke to Amnesty International Community Manager, Margie Taylor, and award participant Katja Neef about the The Gary Ware Legacy Award for human rights.
Arno speaks to New Zealand Nurses Organisation Chief Executive Paul Goulter about recent healthcare worker strikes.
And they speak to the organiser of the Climate Strike Rally which happened over the weekend in Tamaki Makaurau Sephora Grace.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Amnesty International Aotearoa Community Manager Margie Taylor and recipient Katja Neef about the Gary Ware Legacy Award for Human Rights, a funding programme from Amnesty International Aotearoa.
The award gives chosen individuals and groups based in Aotearoa under the age of 25 $4500 to execute their human rights vision.
This week marks our final weekly catchup with the National Party before the election. Former Wire host, Milly, took this opportunity to cover National's 100-day plan and the party's Foreign Buyer's Tax plan.
Milly also took the opportunity to discuss the Bowel Cancer screening age.
The Healthcare exec Brian Thompson was shot dead by a masked assailant last week.
The crime has gained significant controversy and attention online, with many using it to restart the debate on the inequities of the United States healthcare system.
And this week Yale University was the latest college to commit to divesting from weapons manufacturing after a student vote.
For State of the States this week Wire Host Caeden speak to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about both of these topics.
The government as announced their plan for the Cook Strait ferry a year after they scrapped Labour’s plan, including cancelling the ferries the Labour government had ordered.
And a new report from the Ministry of Social Development has revealed nearly a quarter of beneficiaries are not receiving their correct entitlements.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about both of these topics.
For City Counselling this week, producer Sofia caught up with Councillor Shane Henderson about proposed time-of-use charging to solve congestion problems in Tāmaki and Council selling their remaining Auckland Airport shares last week.
The Green party recently released He Ara Anamata - the Green party’s emissions reduction plan.
The document covers more than 10 areas of the economy and energy Sector that a Greens-led government would be looking to adapt to minimise carbon emissions and protect the natural landscapes of Aotearoa.
It also comes 5 months after the government released their own draft emissions plan. Numerous experts pointed out that the government is behind on their own plan’s targets to meet the crucial emissions budget for 2031-2035.
For their weekly catchup, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss the party’s new emissions reduction plan and how they would address climate and the economy in a greens-led government.
Last election, one of the National Party’s main campaign promises was to be ‘tough on crime’, promising to increase police coverage and penalties for crimes. A target was set to increase the number of police officers by 500 by November 2025, however some police leaders today say this goal is unrealistic.
The government also announced this week some shakeups to insulation standards, which they say should make houses more affordable.
In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, Wire host Castor spoke to him about police staffing targets and new insulation standards.
This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about what latrines teach us about people, climate variation affecting Chinese dynasties, and invasive species becoming threatened.
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Last week it was revealed that two of the ten participants in the government's pilot bootcamp programme were on the run.
The youth were two months into the community rehabilitation phase of the programme, following the three month youth justice residence phase. Both teens were found in the weekend, but had allegedly reoffended, and are now set to come before the court.
For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, who have been heavily advocating for this programme, Producer Evie spoke to Simon Court about this incident.
She also talks to him about proposed changes to employment law which would give employers the power to dismiss workers earning over $180,000 without the employee refuting the decision.
And finally, she talks to him about David Seymour’s incumbent run as Deputy Prime Minister, which is set to begin in May of next year.
For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about changes to Auckland Transport’s responsibilities, nationwide bus and train fare hikes, and concerns over the opening of the City Rail Link.
For State of the States this week, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News about President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, who was due to be sentenced next week for three felony charges.
They also discuss Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, who is the latest in a long list of unorthodox picks for government positions from Trump
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