Earlier this week, Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle (Ngāpuhi) resigned from Parliament.
They cited concerns for their safety following receiving ‘hate, vitriol and threats of real-world violence.”
Earlier this year, research found online threats of physical and sexual violence have caused Members of Parliament to feel ‘fearful, anxious and distressed.’
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury, Cassandra Mudgway, about this issue and potential solutions.
E.U.G., what does it stand for? Whakarongo mai nei to find out and also catch a blistering set by the Pōneke post-punk quartet before they head up Karangahape Road to support Goya on the Auckland leg of the tour across the motu.
Taking advantage of recent tours by Te-Whanganui-a-Tara bands, we're stoked to host Goya in the bFM studio to hear a couple tracks from their wicked LP Home Turf before they head up to Whammy Bar.
Your prayers have been answered, Tuva'a is back in town and back on Rāmere Drive! Featuring a double bill of two bands both by way of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara on Friday Live. First up is Goya who are in town for the release tour of their LP Home Turf. Luckily, E.U.G. are also in town for the same tour and bring you another in-studio set of heavy hitting Welly punk, brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
HALFQUEEN talks with Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Nadine Mortaja about the upcoming March For Humanity across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, as well as the group's demand that the New Zealand government sanction Israel. The march follows recent actions in Australia in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as rallies held by Aotearoa for Palestine each Saturday in central Auckland since October 2023.
This week on International Desk, an unfolding story from the United States.
Conservative political organiser Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
Kirk was a controversial figure, known for his pro-gun and Christian Nationalist views, as well as his close allyship with United States President Donald Trump.
Kirk’s death comes shortly after other stories of political violence in the United States.
In June, Democratic legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were assassinated in a shooting in their home. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were also injured the same day.
Following the news about Kirk’s death, Wire Host Caeden reached out to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News to find out how people were reacting in the United States.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden asked Shanan Halbert about the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election result, this weekend's march across the Harbour Bridge for Palestine, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
For International Desk, they spoke to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso about the death of Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and the prominence of political violence in the United States.
They also spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury, Cassandra Mudgway, about the online abuse faced by politicians, especially those who are women and/or minorities.
For City Counselling, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey on the major ‘shakeup’ of Auckland Transport.
And Joel spoke to John Fraser, the former Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences and current research professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland, on US health secretary RFK Jr’s cancellation of $500 million US dollar worth of funding for mRNA vaccine research.
Producer Jasmine spoke to Dr. Nona Taute about the tool he’s developed through his PhD research to centre mātauranga Māori and empower iwi decision-making in geothermal engineering in Aotearoa.
Mātauranga Māori is empowered as a central focus of a new decision-making framework for geothermal engineering projects developed by recent PhD graduate, Dr. Nona Taute.
The tool bridges the technical considerations of engineers with iwi perspectives and priorities.
Taute’s framework mediates perspectives by combining cultural, social, environmental, and economic sustainability indicators to measure and communicate the mauri (the life force and viability) of geothermal engineering initiatives in Aotearoa.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Dr. Nona Taute of Te Ārawa and Tainui, about his work.
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