For city counselling this week Simon spoke with Waitākere councillor Shane Henderson about the recently announced extra harbour crossing project as well as light rail in Auckland. Shane also spoke about the bus driver shortage and how communities in the west are still in recovery mode post cyclone. Simon started by asking Shane to discuss the varying states of recovery in these communities.
Morgan Donoghue is the spokesperson for Ours Not Mines, an organisation that is standing up against the mining company OceanaGold and the New Zealand government over a proposed gold mine on conservation land in the Coromandel. In 2017 the Labour government promised no more mines on conservation land, yet OceanaGold is in the process of acquiring resource consent for a gold mine under conservation land. Simon began by getting Morgan to explain what OceanaGold is doing in the Coromandel and the implications of the proposed mine.
Spike speaks to Auckland University Associate Professor of Law Scott Optican about Trump's arrest in Manhattan this week, and the potential implications of the cases against him.
Following the deaths of two infants, doctors and scientists worry that this winter could see a whooping cough epidemic unlike those seen in recent years. Helen Petousis-Harris is an associate professor of primary health at the University of Auckland, and she spoke to Simon about the low vaccination rates and those that are at the most risk in the community. Simon started by asking Helen what whooping cough is.
The cops have been using their resources to sniff out for weed with their choppers - even when relief efforts were still ongoing after Cyclone Gabrielle... C'mon bruv
Jonny's back from conquering the gastro bug moving its way through Tāmaki Makaurau, Corey is back to reading the news (heads up - surf is great on Saturday, shit on Sunday tho), Cannabis headlines, and we've got a nice espresso martini for Cocktail Corner!
Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.'
Playlist
Bombay BicycleClub - Always Like This
Eaves Wilder - Connect The Rooms
The Bang - Benny Butler
Art Of Noise - Donna
Eden Burns, Christopher Tubbs - Made Of Brass (Original Mix)
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses
Hosh - Woohoo
Jordana & Inner Wave - Baby
Georgia Fair - Remember Me
Proteins of Magic - Divine Physics
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
Jesper Kyd - Home In Florence
Gnoomes - Ax Ox
Hassan Abou Alam - Fasla
Al Nather - Abu Bakr
Race Banyon - What Are We Doing (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
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