The government has announced their plan to repeal the Holidays Act in an effort to make the application of leave entitlements for workers easier to calculate — an issue which has been estimated to have resulted in more than $2 billion in remediation payments to workers for miscalculated entitlements.
But critics including from Labour and the Greens say the changes will see some workers lose protections, especially when their hours defer from the traditional employment arrangement.
Submissions on the Electoral Amendment Bill reveal that many New Zealanders believe the changes will disenfranchise voters and negatively impact democratic participation.
The proposed changes in the bill include removing the ability to enrol on voting day, banning prisoners from voting, and disallowing the provision of food and drink at election booths.
Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ announced that New Zealand does not officially recognise Palestinian statehood, going against the decisions of countries like Australia, the UK and Canada.
Peters said that, at this stage, such a decision might legitimise Hamas, but that the government will take a ‘when, not if’ approach to the issue.
Wire Host Sara spoke with National MP Carl Bates about all of these topics, starting with the Holidays Act
The government has announced their plan to repeal the Holidays Act in an effort to make the application of leave entitlements for workers easier to calculate — an issue which has been estimated to have resulted in more than $2 billion in remediation payments to workers for miscalculated entitlements.
But critics including from Labour and the Greens say the changes will see some workers lose protections, especially when their hours defer from the traditional employment arrangement.
Submissions on the Electoral Amendment Bill reveal that many New Zealanders believe the changes will disenfranchise voters and negatively impact democratic participation.
The proposed changes in the bill include removing the ability to enrol on voting day, banning prisoners from voting, and disallowing the provision of food and drink at election booths.
Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ announced that New Zealand does not officially recognise Palestinian statehood, going against the decisions of countries like Australia, the UK and Canada.
Peters said that, at this stage, such a decision might legitimise Hamas, but that the government will take a ‘when, not if’ approach to the issue.
Wire Host Sara spoke with National MP Carl Bates about all of these topics, starting with the Holidays Act
Listen along as Josh Aoraki discusses all things Space news!
Gina Dellabarca joins the show to talk all things Show Me Shorts Film Festival.
And, Composer Keith Morris joins the show to talk about the upcoming collaboration between Stardome and Auckland Philharmonia, 'Strings Under the Stars'.
And, Andrew Gifford joins the show to discuss his article on the Māori Community Centre on Audioculture.
As per usual we played faves old and new on this episode, incl. Modniy, Heavy Chest, Charlie Chimi, Persian and The Vision to name just a few. Some students are on holiday this week so we had Rukiya from Lynfield College as a studio guest and she selected some classics from Sonic Youth, Cibo Matto, Childish Gambino and Portishead. The force is strong in this one.
Playlist
Sven Wunder - Scenic Byway
Jimi Tenor, Cold Diamond & Mink - Sky Train Baby
Modniy - Summer In The City
Heavy Chest - Heartbreak (demo)
Feed LA - Even Higher
Charlie Chimi - Echale Candela
Homer Jackson - Sea Trip
Persian - Space Within Art (Dubplate Mix)
Rajan James - Impossible Dreams
The Vision - Heaven feat. Andreya Triana
Saint Etienne - Carbon Fibre
AW - Thief of Joy
The Bats - Fear Of God
Belladonna - St Davids
Yumi Zouma - Drag
O & THE MO - demo8
BiggaBush - Just To Get A Pan
MĀ - Colonised Bro featuring WYNONA
Ermehn - Walls of Steel (Radio)
Mysticwood MEZCAL - Deep Love
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Cibo Matto - Working For Vacation
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Teddyyy - Black Kite (deepState Remix)
Jamie XX - All You Children (ft. The Avalanches)
Saya Gray - SHELL ( OF A MAN )
Memory Foam - Hangry (Sushi Train)
Our Beloved Ditch - Backgammon
Preacher - Day Dreamer
Violet Hirst - My Body
Half/Angel - Boat Ramp
Elizabeth Sanctuary Welding School for Girls - Pike
For Dear Science today, Sara and Jasmine speak to Cushla McGoverin about using hot glue guns to mend bones, tooth-in-eye surgery, and a large penguin species went extinct in Aotearoa 3 million years ago.
Yesterday, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk announced changes to the earthquake-prone building regulations that will remove nearly 3000 buildings from the classification register.
Previously, buildings would have to meet a 34%NBS (new building standard) threshold to predict likelihoods of withstanding seismic action. The new system instead prioritises identifying structures that pose a higher risk to human life. Alterations seek to measure risk in a manner that balances safety with more affordable and realistic remediation action for existing properties.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Dr. Megan Boston, Senior Lecturer for Civil Engineering, at the University of Waikato about what the new quake-prone building regulations mean for Aotearoa’s community safety and heritage.
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