Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has revealed a proposal to build a second harbour bridge between Pt Chevalier and the North Shore as a cheaper alternative crossing option.
This would involve using the naturally existing lava flow at Meola Reef to support a new bridge across the Waitematā Harbour crossing to Kauri Point on the North Shore.
In response, critics have questioned the investment, whether the proposal would solve issues of traffic congestion, and have raised concerns regarding environmental implications, disrupting suburban areas, and iwi consultation.
Additionally, Auckland Council received criticism earlier this week over information revealed through an Official Information Act request by the Auckland Ratepayers Alliance that Council spent over $250k on repairing four sets of stairs on Milford Beach.
Sofia spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about both of these topics.
https://thebeerspot.co.nz/This week Milly is joined by Chris from the Hempstore for Marijuana Media, as well as Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell chatting about his new book Ngā Hapa Reo. Lots of great tunes and moments to be had.
Joel spoke to Marshall Lorenzo about his upcoming, award-winning solo sketch comedy show, Baby Gorgeous. This is the second run of the show, after its original run earlier this year in both Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui-a-tara. The show stars Lorenzo himself, who has written and also produced the piece. As well as this, Lorenzo has quite the CV; having written Canada’s Drag Race, and being the former head of the Canadian comedy award-winning troupe, The Sketchersons. They spoke to Lorenzo about Baby Gorgeous, and what people can expect.
New Zealand’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza, for many foreign policy experts has been anything but clear. Foreign minister Winston Peters has called for a humanitarian ceasefiirie in the UN General Assembly but has been reluctant to recognise a Palestinian state.
However, the government has had no qualms about deploying Naval personnel to the Red Sea to assist the United States in combatting the Houthis, whose illegal attacks on shipping vessels have been carried out in opposition to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza strip.
Oto spoke to Professor Robert G. Patman from the University of Otago to discuss New Zealand’s ambiguous stance on the war in Gaza, and the steps we should take to clarify our position.
Tuva'a has returned! Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, an interview with Sam V about the recent SUSO finals and puoro from artists playing at the Waiata Mai fundraiser for What's Cooking.
Nick Rattigan, aka Current Joys was kind enough to have a chat about his new single "Lullaby For The Lost", as well as their upcoming album "East My Love" (due out on October 11th via Secretly Canadian), an Americana-esque journey exploring love, trauma, heartbreak and spiritual renewal. Think a warm, comforting hug after a hard day.
(A message from Lou - although this interview was live, I did edit it as I may or may not have forgotten to turn my mic off at the end. Silly me!)
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