Today on Morning Glory, we have a sweet treat! Heidi Simpson comes in to chat about her new single best kept secret. It's no secret that we love this new track. We also hear a disco number from Donna Summer, some Wallice with the ever relatable track Manipulate. Rumour has it Elle drops her favourite song, tune in to find out!
Jonny chats to Green Party MP Steve Abel about the Toitu Te Tīriti Hīkoi that reached Pārameti yesterday and the constitutional changes posed by the Treaty Amendment Bill.
For their regular catch-up, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about the arrival of hīkoi mō te tiriti on parliament grounds, as well as the government’s plan to introduce visitors fees to conservation areas.
He spoke to Margaret Mutu, a professor of Māori studies at the University of Auckland, for a follow up conversation about the hīkoi with a focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
For this week’s Get Action! He spoke to Charlotte Melser representing the Concerned Communities of Taranaki and Manawatu, to discuss a petition of theirs opposing the granting of any seabed mining consents to Trans Tasman Resource Limited.
And he spoke to Emeritus Professor of Law - Jane Kelsey, to discuss the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariff proposal on the economy of New Zealand.
Producer Yesenia spoke to Director of Organising at E Tū - Savage, about the unions calls to the ministry of health to improve the Work and Safety Act of 2015 in wake of the 10-year annviersary of the Pike River mine disaster which killed 29 miners.
On November 19th, 2010 a coal mining accident in Pike River Mine resulted in a methane explosion claiming the lives of 29 miners on the site. Now as the ten year anniversary has come and gone, the minister of Workplace relations, ACT MP Brooke van Velden read a statement commenorating the miners who have passed.
This comes after the minsters' actions on health and safety failed to understand the lessons of Pike River, the reduction of serious injuries and death at work, the harsh realities of workers needing safety standards.
Producer Yesenia spoke to Savage, Director of Organusations at E Tū about the core messages workers have for the ministry of Health, the high number of deaths occuring in a singular day and where the Work and Safety Act of 2015 could be improved ro reflect workers vitality.
Yesterday was the 7th and final day of Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti, the week-long Hīkoi in opposition to the treaty principles bill introduced by ACT, and other government policies impacting Māori.
It is estimated that more than 50,000 people from across the mōtu gathered outside parliament in Wellington yesterday, after a week of marching from the northern and southernmost points of Aotearoa, making this one of the largest protests for Māori and indigenous rights in history.
For their weekly catchup, Oto spoke to Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss the conclusion of the hīkoi and the turnout at parliament yesterday.
They also discussed a new proposal by Conservation Minister - Tama Potaka, to introduce fees to access conservation land.
Oto spoke to Professor of Māori studies at the University of Auckland - Margaret Mutu of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Whātua descent, to discuss the treaty principles bill and why it generated such a strong reaction from those in attendance at the Hīkoi.
Margaret is an expert on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and says that ACT’s treaty principles bill would reinterpret Te Tiriti in a way that would undermine the rights of Māori and tangata whenua.
Trans Tasman Resource Limited is an Australian Mining company who have been looking to acquire consents for a seabed mining project in the Taranaki bight for more than a decade.
The Taranaki bight is home to a biodiverse ecosystem and a crucial spot for local fishers, and so fierce opposition from locals has been able to thwart attempts by Trans Transsman Resource to gain consents for the project.
However, with the introduction of fast-track legislation, there are concerns that the company may be able to bypass local opposition and environmental experts to gain consents and begin deep sea mining in the Taranaki Bight.
For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Charlotte Melser, a district councillor in Whanganui, about her petition to the local government to continue blocking attempts by Trans Tasman Resources to gain consents to mine in the Taranaki bight.
It’s been almost two weeks since republican candidate Donald J Trump was announced victor of the 2024 US presidential elections.
One of the promises of the president-elect was that he would introduce tariffs on all imported goods coming into the United States.
With the US being the third largest trading partner of Aotearoa New Zealand, Trump’s tariff policy poses serious implications for our economy and relationship with the United States.
Oto spoke to Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Auckland Jane Kelsey, to discuss Donald Trump’s Tariff proposal and it’s implications for Aotearoa, New Zealand
An Outlier Festival Special - including a live interview with big sweetie Big Fat Raro!
"Outlier Festival presents three days of dancefloors, dedicated listening, talks & experiments celebrating the diversity of antipodean electronic music; featuring 9 acts from Tāmaki Makaurau, 11 from around Aotearoa and two acts from across-the-ditch."
November 22, 23, 24 at Hollywood Avondale & Old Folks Ass. Timetable and tickets at UTR!
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