We dip into some Fashun with Rogue Fashion Show NZ; Kat Aucamp and Billy Blamires are in the studio to talk about the runway show on August 25th. Whakarongo mai nei!
Monoga.my is in the studio selecting some tracks and chatting about bRave this Friday night where they'll play alongside Hasji, Kieran Tahir, Caru, Left Hand Loz and Birkenthot. Whakarongo mai nei!
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This week marks the beginning of 95bFM's election coverage, where we cover important themes leading up to the 2023 Election in conversation with politicians, academics, activists, experts, and more. This week's focus is on local economy.
Producer Hanna had our weekly catch up with Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about raising incomes and removeing GST off kai.
For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, producer Rawan spoke to Karen Chhour about the party's alternative budget including their 2-income tax rate, and abolishing the bright-line test and the fees free scheme.
Rosetta spoke to Dr Timothy Welch, senior lecturer at the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning, about the Government's proposed 12 cent per litre fuel tax increase.
Rosetta also spoke to Darsel Keane, director of the University of Auckland's Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, about the New Zealand Entrepreneurship Manifesto calling on the Government to provide better support for Aotearoa's innovation sector.
Finally, Rawan spoke to Dr Francis Collins, professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland, about his study in exploring the emotional journey of migrants experiencing exploitation in Aotearoa.
For the weekly catch up with the ACT party, Rawan spoke with ACT’s Karen Chhour about the party’s alternative budget titled Time for Truth.
Rawan discussed some of their proposed policies such as their proposal to go from a 5 rate income tax to a 2 rate income tax. In addition to this ACT has also pledged to abolish the bright line test andruled out any capital gains tax. They also plan to remove the fees free scheme as well
They have also recently anounced that they are in support of National's policy to give parents more flexible leave without adding any extra tax.
The Ministry of Immigration has launched an investigation into the exploitation of migrant workers. This comes after weeks of protests and concerns being raised by migrant employees who are coming to Aotearoa under the accredited workers visa but are not having their rights met.
Rawan spoke with Francis Collins, a professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland who has recently helped release a study looking at the exploitation of migrants, primarily from an emotional angle.
Collins discussed the outcome of the study as well as the importance of considering the emotional journey of migrants and not just viewing them as economic benefits. He also talked about the changes that need to be made to current policies.
Last week, the Government announced it's 20 billion dollar transport plan for the next three years, investing in road maintenance, public transport, and cycleway improvements. Among this, a 12 cent per litre fuel tax increase over 3 years, the first fuel tax increase since they were frozen in 2020.
Rosetta spoke to Dr Timothy Welch, senior lecturer from the Unviersity of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning, about the fuel tax increase and what more needs to be done within transport policy.
The Global Entrepreneurship Network of Aotearoa New Zealand has released its Entrepreneurship Manifesto, calling on the Government to make entrepreneurship pathways more accessible and better support the innovation sector in Aotearoa.
Wire host Rosetta spoke to Darsel Keane, director of the University of Auckland Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, about the manifesto and why it's important to support the entrepreneurship sector.
As part of 95bfm's election coverage on the local economy this week, Hanna spoke to Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about the party's economic policies.
Te Pāti Māori is campaigning on raising incomes, focusing on the lower end of the income spectrum. They plan to do this by raising the minimum wage, legislating for yearly increases to the minimum wage, universalising student allowance, supporting pay equity for Māori nurses and teachers, and supporting trade unions. Hanna spoke to Takutai about these policies, including whether they would push up costs and addressing Aotearoa's low-wage economy.
The party is also seeking to remove GST from kai. While the party has long campaigned on this policy, Labour introduced a similar policy two weeks ago to remove GST from fruit and vegetables. Hanna and Takutai discussed the differences between these two policies, namely administrative simplicity and paternalism, and responded to economists' critiques of such policies.
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