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Oto and Jaycee played a variety of shoegaze and dreampop tracks by artists from across Southeast-Asia and had a chat with Daystar, a Singaporean artist who recently dropped a track called 'washed up' in the lead up to his upcoming E.P.

Jonny speaks with Auckland Law School Masters student Meredith Herbert from the Rotorua District Community Law Centre about her research into the intersection of private law and social policy, specifically in the welfare and tenancy sectors. Thanks to the University of Auckland.

National MP Sam Uffindell lodged his private members bill last week, which the party claims is aimed at ensuring equal voting rights in local government. However, multiple Māori leaders say the bill ignores representation issues and the purpose of Māori wards. 

Māori representation positions on councils and committees aim to ensure and protect representation for Māori, rather than provide a specific privilege. 

Also in politics this past week, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters delivered his State of the Nation speech where he spoke about New Zealand First’s direction moving forward. Among his main new talking points were the party’s ‘War on Woke’ and his plans to ‘Make New Zealand First Again’. 

In our weekly catchup with National’s Tom Rutherford, Wire host Castor asked about Sam Uffindell’s new bill and how the national party would respond to Peters’ new policies, starting with the private members bill.

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For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about seal blood oxygen levels, phrases boosting citations, and an Australian man importing plutonium.

In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, I ask about Sam Uffindell’s new private members bill and Winston Peters’ war on woke. 

They also speak to Senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, Dr. Charlotte Oyston, about a proposal to increase the maternity hospital stay period. 

And producer Amani spoke with former NZ Herald editor Dr Gavin Ellis on why he believes a digital-only strategy could shatter the future of the NZ Herald, and how he feels about the recent board-overhaul