Brad Walkington from The Situations dials in to talk about the band’s new single, No Plan No Pack and upcoming shows across the country, including one in Auckland. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rod Oram speaks to Rachel about Michael Wood's resignation, National’s emissions policy (which he has written about in depth here), proposals for shifting the ETS to make it an incentive to reduce emissions rather than offsetting in forests and contrasts our climate policies from major parties with the major party plans of the UK. Whakarongo mai nei!
Welcome back to Thursday Morning Glory! My photo's up on the website, so it's official...
I'm joined by Liam Watters again this week, for our new fortnightly series! He hops on the mixer with some Eartheater, Jean-Michel Jarre, Ross From Friends and more.
This week, Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about his new appointment as Minister of Immigration following Michael Wood's resignation from Cabinet, and his thoughts and focuses going into the role.
Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about his new position as Minister for Immigration, Taylor MacGregor from Save Our Venues about making sure venues survive the shift to higher density living in our urban centres, and Dr. Sapna Samant from the Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians about the growth of and dangers posed by Hindutva ideology in India and abroad.
Rawan speaks to Refugees as Survivors CEO Sharon Ward about World Refugee Day, Aotearoa meeting its quota of refugees for the first time, and the issues still present within the resettlement process.
This week on Tuesday 20th June, Aotearoa celebrated World Refugee Day, a world wide commemoration of the forced immigrant journey.
On the same day the government anounced that for the fist time Aotearoa has met its refugee quota of 1500 people that was originally set in 2020 but was not reached due to covid.
This also comes at a time when NGOs and volunteers have raised concerns about the efficiency and resourcing of the ressetlement process.
Rawan Spoke with Sharon Ward, the CEO of Refugees as Survivors about both the celeberation and the recent issues in the sector.
Live music venues in Aotearoa have increasingly come under threat from growing densification in urban centres, with many now contesting noise complaints from new residential neighbors. Spike speaks to Taylor MacGregor, a representative from Save Our Venues, about how to make sure venues can survive this shift, along with how councils and the government can plan for and support a thriving music scene.
Spike speaks to Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians and Greens candidate Dr. Sapna Samant about the recent growth of Hindutva inside India and abroad, what the ideology pushes for, and the risks that could come from its growth.