The government recently announced increases to visa application fees across several groups, in some cases more than doubling the cost to applicants. These changes are due to increase revenue for Immigration NZ, and are said to make the organisation 100% self-sufficient.
On the 12th of August, the New Zealand Police Association released an open letter to the government calling out their exclusion from discussions around firearms legislation reform. The letter spoke to the necessity of existing legislation, and criticised the involvement of former and present gun lobbyists in the process, including the minister in charge Nicole McKee. According to the ACT party website, McKee was formerly the spokesperson for The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners, a gun lobbyist group.
In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Katie Nimon, Wire host Castor asked about the changes to visa application fees and the involvement of police and gun lobbyists in firearms legislation reform.
Oto and Jaycee started their second session of WALAO! with a grungy start, before heading into an interview with Singaporean climate activist Phoebe Rae Tan.
While Oto had to leave halfway through the show, Jaycee entertained listeners with interesting topics such as video game consoles and the Southeast-Asian word of the day "Gising".
Tracklist:
Kim Deal - Coast
Mercury Rev - Holes
Thagomizer - Tyrant Titan
Japes - Boys
Fontaines D.C. - Here's The Thing
We Will Ride Fast - Surfing the Meme Machine
Revulva - Beep Beep
WhyFi & Affsid Kidjhagiffy - Two Days, No Sleep - Interlude (Fast Version)
Chase Woods - Maiden Speech
Moor Mother - EVENING (feat. Wolf Weston)
Hasji - hasji meets samara alofa harbourside
Samara Alofa - Kokako [Live at Ellen Melville 26/03/21]
Rackets - Kids On TV
Sherpa - Turtles
Mint Chicks - Red White Or Blue
S I L I C O N - I Can See Paradise
Caru & DylanBiscuit - Boys a Liar
Open - Hazards On
God Bows To Math - Crack + Tool Tshirt = RockFM Listener
Street Chant - Speed Again (Stoned Again version)
Mokotron - DAWN OF BASS (DJ Oboe Remix)
SKILAA - Scratch Me Out [Live at the Wine Cellar 28/05/20]
She's So Rad - Circles
花溪 Flowerstream - Air Talk
AMAMELIA - LUV
Fray Mysterio - BIG THREAT 2
DJ OBOE - NOPE
Cleophus & Gudgemin - Growza
SUPERSTARZ - Untitled (Live at The Wine Cellar 01/06/19)
Islands Of Nuvonesia - Smack Dublicious
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