Last week, the Fast Track Amendment bill left the select committee process after just 10 days. The report on the amendment, by the Environment Select Committee, recommended no changes to the amendment on account of time constraints and other planned amendments.
However, this goes against the fact that this amendment, and the earlier fast track bill, have proven to be exceptionally unpopular. The original bill saw a massive amount of protest, and submissions to the select committee, expressing concern over the bill and its effects on the environment and Iwi.
This time, the amendment was only given these 10 days, and still saw over 2,500 individuals and groups making submissions, but the committee still saw fit to ignore these concerns.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Chief Advisor at Forest & Bird, Richard Capie, about this select committee report, and what it says about the government avoiding accountability and public opinion to push through changes like the bill.
A 64-page San Francisco lawsuit has been filed against 10 companies producing highly processed food.
The lawsuit targets Kraft Heinz Company, Post Holdings, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, General Mills, Nestle USA, Kellogg, Mars Incorporated, and others, accusing these companies of using harmful practices, such as making these products addictive in nature.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Boyd Swinburn, a Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland and Co-Chair of Health Coalition Aotearoa about San Francisco's lawsuit, and what we could see as a result here in New Zealand.
For the final show of the year, Oto and Jaycee invited Nima Astria,Sincere Sapling and Grapehouse to share their highlights, favourite releases by Asian artists as well as some of their own unreleased demos 😲
Playlist
WRAPPED UP FOR 2025!! Thx to all the artists and creatives we have interviewed, played and collaborated thru out 2025!
thank you :
Grapehouse (@_grapehouse)
Marc Conaco (@marcconaco)
Alex L. Brown (@wroughtmaterial)
Club Ruby (@clubrubysucks)
Daniel Kerr (@golden_lights_ltd)
Deathro (@deathro_com)
Russell + EDEN EYES (@edeneyesband)
DAYSTAR (@whoisdaystar)
Backshotz (@backshotz.mp3)
IYLRECORDS
Iris G (@irisg_rilla)
Sincere Sapling (@sinceresapling)
Nima Astria (@nimaastria)
Alisa Xayalith
Reia Guess
MUCH MORE!!
More to come in the big 26'
here is the setlist from tonight's show and we shall see you in the next year!
Subsonic Eye - Aku Cemas
Speed - PEACE
Crystal Chen - Top Down
Sincere Sapling - DDF
yeule - VV
tee. - dream, if you please
Nima Astria - deny
Anjali - Lazy Lagoon
underscores - Do It
Club Ruby - Komorebi
Goodspace - Easier Said Than Done
Grapehouse - Thinking Way Too Much
Grapehouse - Thinking Way Too Much
Basely - Zombies Used To Be Humans
Grapehouse - Try To Hate It
The Chairs - 做一半的夢
SE SO NEON - New Romantic
Jen - Another Universe
Nima Astria - sexybeatog v2.1 (UNRELEASED DEMO)
jaycee!! - platonic
jaycee!! - leave it be (demo)
Fazerdaze - Motorway
Alice Longyu Gao, Omega Sapien, Mega Mongoliad, Lee Suho - <3 Korean Girls (feat. Mega Mongoliad)
E whai ake nei, coming up on your Monday drive with Mathew Crawley: a kōrero with Hoani Hotene, That's The Spirit with Peter, and a catch up with the Big Fan's Ignite participants about their forthcoming shows this week! Whakarongo mai nei!
Finn returns from his trip! We give away a crazy 10 PASSES to Sounds Fun with Suzy Cato, and catch up one last time before Finn's final show next week.
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