花溪 Flowerstream come up to chat Kiriata me Puoro - an animation and music festival at Double Whammy on the 16th of November. An exhibition of art and music and plenty of fun is to be had. Tickets from under the radar!
Cello from Womb comes up to chat thier new single 'Sometimes', as well as thier upcoming album One Is Always Heading Somewhere which comes out on March 14th, leaving us very exciting for this amazing music!
On the 11th of November, the Fonterra company announced that they will be selling customer-facing brands, which include Anchor, Mainland and others. Following this announcement, Greenpeace are calling for potential buyers to go palm-kernel free.
This comes after an expose of Fonterra’s dishonest marketing strategies, and claims that its milk is produced with ‘regenerative farming’, a blatant example of greenwashing.
Sasha spoke to Sinéad Deighton-O'Flynn, Agriculture Campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa about the new sale of companies associated with Fonterra, including potential implications for consumers and Greenpeace’s expectations for companies looking to purchase.
Just last week, on the Seventh of November the new Treaty Principles Bill was announced in parliament. The development of the bill excluded any consultation with Maori and does not reflect the texts or meaning of Te Tiriti, according to the Waitangi Tribunal. Principle 2 within the Bill, if enacted, would revoke the promises made by the queen to Maori in 1840.
Hikoi protesting the bill began three days ago and has moved from Cape Reinga to Northcote and Bastion Point today, with its eventual goal to protest at parliament on the 19th. The first reading occurs this week in parliament, afterwards being sent to the select committee for a six-month hearing process.
Sasha spoke to Lisa Woods, a Movement Building & Advocacy Director at Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, about the Treaty Principles Bill and its opposition.
Aotearoa stone cold legends join Jonny to share the news of their final ever tour. It's a bitter sweet moment, but an opportunity to celebrate their career, and have them reflect on some of their favourite moments together as a band.
For their regular catch-up, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti, the 9-day Hīkoi opposing the treaty principles bill, as well as the government apologies to victims of abuse in care and the election of former US president Donald Trump.
He spoke to John Minto from Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa about the ongoing siege of Northern Gaza, as well as media coverage of the clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters and locals in Amsterdam and the implication of Donald Trump’s election on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
He spoke to Ti Lamusse from Victoria University of Wellington about the governments cuts to mental health services for prisoners and the increase in the prison population of Aotearoa to 10,000 inmates.
And he spoke to Kevin Lamb from Age Concern Auckland to talk about a study examining loneliness amongst older New Zealanders.
Sasha spoke to Lisa Woods, A Movement Building & Advocacy Director at Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand about the treaty principles bill and calls for a codified constitution.
And he spoke to Sinéad O'Flynn, an Agriculture Campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, about the new sale of companies associated with Fonterra, including potential implications for consumers and Greenpeace’s expectations for companies.
This week marks the start of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the 9-day long Hīkoi to Parliament in opposition to the Treaty Principles bill, and other government policies impacting Māori.
The Hīkoi began at Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of Aotearoa, and will continue onwards until the Hīkoi reaches parliament in Wellington.
ACT party leader, David Seymour, says the bill aims the bill recognises the rights of Iwi and Hapu in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but will include additional clauses that he says will ensure that the rights of all New Zealanders are equally protected.
However, numerous critics, experts and Māori says that the bill aims to rewrite and reinterpret the principles of Te Tiriti to diminish the rights of tangata whenua.
Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss the Hīkoi, as well as the party’s view on the Treaty principles bill.
They also had a discussion about the government's apology to victims of abuse in State and faith-based care institutions, as well as the implications of Donald Trump’s election for New Zealand.
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