The Deputy Leader of the National Party discuss the party's policy announcement that people under 30 will be able to pay rental bonds with their Kiwisaver funds, their commitment to dual language government departments and recent party conferences. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rob Bollix gives us two gifts on The Mind Trench- the first, a bit of 8am existential dread, the second, a banging new tune from the mind of The Bard himself. Whakarongo mai nei!
Salene is in for A Room Of One's own, chatting fridges, lounges that are unintentionally the temperature of fridges, and flatmate agreements. Whakarongo mai nei!
PUMA has been sponsoring FIFA soccer teams, while the FIFA organisation continues to operate in an opaque way about the atrocities endured by Palestinians under Israeli rule.
Called sportswashing, PUMA’s endorsement of FIFA teams undermines Israeli racism in Palestine, a country where many of its citizens are unable to vote.
Arno spoke to National Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa John Minto to find out more. He believes the treatment of Palestinians echoes both apartheid South Africa and the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.
Arno started the interview by asking for background on the 75-year Israeli occupation of Palestine
Loneliness is an epidemic that is affecting more and more people every day. Some demographics are more affected than others. Loneliness can have physical health effects, as well as mental.
Professor in Psychological Medicine from the University of Auckland Elizabeth Broadbent is researching how robots and other AI tools such as ChatGPT can aid people in reducing their social isolation and improving their wellbeing.
Arno spoke to her to find out more about her research into companion robots and for a background on the health impacts of loneliness.
Arno started the interview by asking Elizabeth how loneliness affects people’s wellbeing.
Homeowners in the North Island displaced by this year’s severe weather events have been thrown a lifeline by the government.
A new interim payment will be available from the start of September to help bridge the gap once insurance payments for temporary accommodation run out.
Caeden interviewed deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on this expansion of the temporary solution and what this will mean in the long term.
They started by asking the minister to outline of what this support will look like.
Producer Caeden is excited to share that Barbie (2023) hits cinemas across Aotearoa this evening.
In honour of what is an exciting event for many, including Caeden, they spoke to several feminists to analyse what the Barbie film means for the feminist movement and why so many people are excited about it.
First they spoke to Campus Feminist Collective chairwoman Lily Chen.
They then spoke to University of Auckland Communications Professor Bridget Conor for her perspective.
Emilia speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the Prime Minister’s decision to rule out implementing a capital gains and wealth tax, as well as a ruling from the High Court last week which found that the Government needs to reconsider their decisions on the settings of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Andre speaks to Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland Dylan Asafo about an independent review into Immigration New Zealand’s continued practice of dawn raids.
Caeden speaks to Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni about a government announcement for homeowners impacted by severe weather events.
They also speak to Campus Feminist Collective’s Lily Chen and University of Auckland Professor Bridget Conor on the Barbie Film from a feminist perspective.
Arno speaks to Professor Elizabeth Broadbent from The University of Auckland about whether robots can help lonely people decrease their social isolation and improve their wellbeing.
And John Minto of Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa about PUMA’s complicity with Israeli racism in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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