Recently, Stats NZ released their findings for August 2024s employment indicators.
The statistics show that younger New Zealanders, between the ages of 15 - 30, are struggling to get into the job market, as employers continuously choose those from older age demographics.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Chief Executive and Principal Economist at Infometrics, Brad Olsen, about these findings, and why it is so difficult for young people to enter the job market here in Aotearoa.
The data of New Zealand's rainbow community has, for the first time, been incorporated as a part of the country’s 2023 Census.
This is a huge win for the country’s LGBTQIA+ community, as queer people have been advocating for decades for their inclusion in Census data, which would in turn help aid in better resourcing for the country's rainbow community.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the Workplace Services Development Lead at InsideOUT Kōaro, a queer national charity group, Rosie Leadbitter, about the data, and what this means for New Zealand’s queer population moving forward.
Featuring That's The Spirit with Peter Lineham and a guest interview with mentor Rei and student Uta ahead of the Play It Strange award ceremony happening next week. Whakarongo mai nei!
Winner of the 2024 Play It StrangeWaiata Reo Māori songwriting competition Uta Te Whanga joins mentor Rei for a kōrero with Matthew Crawley about the competition process, the meaning behind the winning waiata Aku Karu Pohewa, and all the excitement in store for the awards ceremony on 23 October at the Auckland Town Hall.
Kicking off a very big week in jazz with a very special Milestones, before looking forward to Herbie Hancock’s Auckland gig on Tuesday with pieces from the members of his band.
Special guest this week is saxophonist and band leader Lox Ness from Auckland’s Filthy Junk Traders, gigging this week around their new album, and new single ‘Baklava.’ And we hear from APRA’s Anthony Healey ahead of the upcoming APRA Silver Scrolls Awards, and the induction to Aotearoa’s Music Hall of Fame of pianist Mike Nock — before playing tracks nominated for the Jazz Composition Award.
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