A family-friendly Auckland Pride Event was stormed by about 50 protestors in Te Atutū on Saturday.
The event, involving a Drag King talking to children about the science of Rainbows, was invaded by members of Destiny’s Church. Later the same day Destiny’s Church intimidated attendees at Auckland’s Rainbow Parade.
And the government has launched a new tourism ad campaign with the tagline “Everyone Must Go!”
The tagline has had a mixed reception, however, it aims to boost Australian tourism numbers, which haven’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
For our weekly catch-up with Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni, Wire host Caeden asks about both of these topics.
A family-friendly Auckland Pride Event was stormed by about 50 protestors in Te Atutū on Saturday.
The event, involving a Drag King talking to children about the science of Rainbows, was invaded by members of Destiny’s Church. Later the same day Destiny’s Church intimidated attendees at Auckland’s Rainbow Parade.
And the government has launched a new tourism ad campaign with the tagline “Everyone Must Go!”
The tagline has had a mixed reception, however, it aims to boost Australian tourism numbers, which haven’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
For our weekly catch-up with Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni, Wire host Caeden asks about both of these topics.
Chris discusses the recent law change that allows drug-testing devices to be used on roadside screenings, the Australian Greens plan to legalise cannabis and how this will help reduce the cost of living crisis, changing guidelines for the use of medicinal cannabis in the workplace and more!
Featuring Marijuana Media with Chris thanks to The Hempstore, Cocktail Corner with Bassment Theatre, and celebrating the debut show of our new Thursday Drive show host HALFQUEEN!
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Sharon Van Etten - Jupiter 4
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
The government recently announced a new fund of $30 million dollars towards biodiversity and tourism infrastructure projects.
The $19 million in this fund going towards biodiversity funding would be invested in: Stopping the spread of wallabies and managing pest populations in National Parks, targeted predator control to protect native bird species and wilding pine removal.
Just before this announcement, members of Destiny Church held disruptions at multiple pride events over the weekend, including one at Te Atatū library in West Auckland which resulted in a number of library staff and bystanders getting injured in the confrontation.
Additionally, a deportation notice was given to Daman Kumar - an 18 year old of Indian origin who was born and raised in Aotearoa, telling him to leave the country and migrate to India by Monday this week.
For his weekly catchup with the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto discussed all of these recent events with him for the Green Party’s take on the issue
As of last week, New Zealand First has introduced a member’s bill aimed at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses based on the ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance Framework.
This bill amends the Financial Markets Act 2022, New Zealand First claims this will mean that new decisions will be based on lawful or commercial grounds, rather than on “unelected, globalist, climate radicals.”
I spoke to Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in Business at the University of Auckland, about the introduction of a new bill that will aim at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses.
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