It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
The biannual Scrutiny Week took place in Parliament last week, with meetings across select committees and government departments focussed on scrutinising the outcomes of government work.
These include hearings on ministries like Health, Housing, Environment and Justice.
Wire Host Sara spoke to National MP Carl Bates about Scrutiny Week, firstly by asking him to talk about the meetings he was involved in
Nurses have been at the forefront of most crises, yet they work in under-resourced environments and have been prevented from speaking about their working conditions.
Even though this year saw over 36,000 nurses take strike action, the profession has been riddled with challenges such as being understaffed.
Producer Vihan spoke to the University of Auckland’s Professor of Nursing, Andrew Jull, about the issues around a lack of representation of nurses.
In the midst of some scorcher days I thought I'd bring some laid back beach vibes to the studio, before we stepped it up as per. Mori Ra, Drifting Clouds, DJ Spinna and Roland Clark, NoTenshun feat. Sandy Mill and Alphabethead all featured, and we dipped into the bFM faves archive playing Fuemana (RIP), James Pants and Gang Starr to name just a few.
Playlist
Marengo - Puente De Esperanza
Mori Ra - No Bikini Girls Edit
Drifting Clouds - Bawuypawuy
Amamelia - Summerlong
Bobby Oblivion - Pawn Stars
NoTenshun - Rhythm of the Sun feat. Sandy Mill
Rick Clarke - Gonna Make You Happy (feat. Jill Francis)
DJ Spinna and Roland Clark - When We Dance (Move My Feet) (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Vocal Mix)
While My Sequencer Gently Bleeps - Title Track
funlifebreakupsuite - Shedding
Earth Tongue - Dungeon Vision
ngaru - Uphill Battle
Dera Meelan & DeadForest - No ID (ft. AP)
Gang Starr - Skills
AF13 & Mitchell Yoshida - I Wanna See You Dance
James Pants - We're Through
Hemi Hemingway - Oh, My Albertine (feat. Vera Ellen)
Roman Polaczuk - Doctor Boom (Lightning Rod Peddler)
Dick Move - Karanga-a-Hape
Proud Scum - Suicide 2
Eagulls - Council Flat Blues
Georgia Knight - Not Bad At All
Violet Hirst - My Body
ONYON - The Figurine
Serebii - Goji
trickpony - Angel
James Dansey - Haerenga
Echomatica - Something
Modniy - Summer In The City
AKL MADZ - 7pm in west auckland (ft. Church, MELODOWNZ, The Shogun, Habibi Double G, Hunnarr & Kaio)
Fuemana - Dangerous Love (94 remix)
Obscure Desire - Obscure Desire (Extended Mix)
Elias Rønnenfelt - Blunt Force Trauma feat. Erika de Casier
Afghan Whigs - 66
Alphabethead - No Control
Simone - Mabsouta (Flex Webster Remix)
FAUZIA - The Way
Nightmares On Wax - Holding On feat. Ladi6
Tribilin Sound - Tu Ya Me Conoces (feat. Real Cumbia Activa RCA)
Happy Rātu e hoa mā! E whai ake nei, coming up on your 95bFM Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly: Political Commentary with Lara Greaves, Rosetta chats with Julia Jacklin from Phantastic Ferniture, and Ready Steady Learn with Dr Katherine Moolin. Plus a whole bunch of epic tunes! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Bit Crush, Porcelain and Prose are joined by their good mate and long time collaborator JB Clare.
They kick things off with some forward-thinking house and techno, before moving into contemporary jungle and breaks, with JB bringing plenty of fresh flavours along the way.
Enjoy <3
Playlist
Deadbeat - Origin in the Attic That Singsthe Blues
Last week, the government announced that they would not be making changes to the way we calculate our emissions targets according to the advice of the Climate Change Commission.
One change that was rejected was the inclusion of international shipping and aviation emissions; the flying and shipping that is so key to New Zealand’s economy, through tourism and elsewhere, is excluded from our emissions targets, despite being a significant chunk of our emissions.
This means, however, that in the face of our Paris Agreement commitments, the Government has opted to keep working with an incomplete picture of our economies emissions.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Lisa Ellis, about these emissions, and what this rejection means for how we present ourselves and neighbours and a member of the international community.
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