Chris discusses the recent law change that allows drug-testing devices to be used on roadside screenings, the Australian Greens plan to legalise cannabis and how this will help reduce the cost of living crisis, changing guidelines for the use of medicinal cannabis in the workplace and more!
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Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
The government recently announced a new fund of $30 million dollars towards biodiversity and tourism infrastructure projects.
The $19 million in this fund going towards biodiversity funding would be invested in: Stopping the spread of wallabies and managing pest populations in National Parks, targeted predator control to protect native bird species and wilding pine removal.
Just before this announcement, members of Destiny Church held disruptions at multiple pride events over the weekend, including one at Te Atatū library in West Auckland which resulted in a number of library staff and bystanders getting injured in the confrontation.
Additionally, a deportation notice was given to Daman Kumar - an 18 year old of Indian origin who was born and raised in Aotearoa, telling him to leave the country and migrate to India by Monday this week.
For his weekly catchup with the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto discussed all of these recent events with him for the Green Party’s take on the issue
As of last week, New Zealand First has introduced a member’s bill aimed at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses based on the ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance Framework.
This bill amends the Financial Markets Act 2022, New Zealand First claims this will mean that new decisions will be based on lawful or commercial grounds, rather than on “unelected, globalist, climate radicals.”
I spoke to Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in Business at the University of Auckland, about the introduction of a new bill that will aim at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses.
For their weekly catch up with the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez March about the government’s recent tourism and biodiversity fund, as well as Destiny Church’s protests at recent pride events and the deportation notice given to 18-year-old Daman Kumar.
For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Vanessa Cole from public housing futures to discuss a campaign of hers calling for the government to construct more public housing for people on the “true waitlist”.
And he spoke to Carrie Leonetti - an associate professor in Law at the University of Auckland at the University of Auckland, to discuss the government’s new anti-stalking legislation, and why it falls short of protecting stalking victims.
Sasha spoke to Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in Business at the University of Auckland, about the introduction of a new bill that will aim at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses.
Amani spoke to University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa, Dr. Kelly Garton, on why we should give kids a break from junk food ads.
She also spoke to Professor at Lincoln University’s Department of Soil & Physical Sciences and Co-Director of Bioprotection Aotearoa, Amanda Black, on how the use of pesticides is worsening the “biodiversity crisis.”
Earlier this month, the government announced a turnaround plan for Kainga Ora - Aotearoa’s state and emergency housing agency.
Housing minister Chris Bishop said that the plan would refocus the agency on its core mission of building and managing social housing in a financially sustainable way, however the plan involves the sale of 900 state homes annually, resulting in a net increase of only 400 homes annually to house the waitlist of about 20,000 New Zealanders waiting for social housing.
For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Vanessa Cole from Public Housing Futures to discuss a campaign calling on the government to build and purchase enough public housing to house people on the “True Waitlist” for public housing, which includes houseless people and those relying on accommodation supplements for rent who don’t qualify for public housing.
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