Mary-Margaret speaks to Andrew Becroft about the extension of the role of Children’s Commissioner to monitor of treatment of children in secure detention centres
Emmy Rakete gives us the where and when of their rally demanding that the officers who hurt Nikau Andrews are brought to account
Ollie talks to Michael Burnett from The Brothers Green about hemp, and if they have upheld their responsibility to partner with Ngai Tahu
In Neighbourhood Watch, Zoe updates us on the situation at Melbourne Towers, and the border between Victoria and New South Wales being closed
And Andrew Little joins us to discuss several developments this week, such as the proposed rewriting of the Official Information Act
Nationwide demand for plasma donations now exceeds that for blood. Yesterday Sky Tower lit up gold to highlight the urgent need for plasma donors nationwide, with the New Zealand Blood Service urging Kiwis to give up an hour and a half of their time to give some of this life-saving "liquid gold" and save lives.
Emily spoke to the National Communications and Marketing Manager at New Zealand Blood Service, Asuka Burge, about the agency's new plasma campaign and how you can get involved.
For his first offering of 2023, Def Jim eggs on the Auckland Summer to finally come good with a potent and provoking stew of great Modern Jazz featuring among other gems brand new releases from the likes of Tyshawn Sorey and Jeff Parker.
The first Jazz Show of Autumn sees Def Jim sampling new releases from Geri Allen with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Angelica Sanchez Nonet and Mary Halvorson, re-visiting Electric Masada from 2004 and otherwise illuminating gems from early albums by artists such as Quest and Old & New Dreams and much more recent standout sets by the likes of James Brandon Lewis and Harriet Tubman.
Def Jim returns to the Jazz Show after a 2 month absence with tracks from new releases by the likes of the Tomeka Reid Quartet, Vijay Iyer and Julian Lage, plus a classic selection of album cuts recent and older including an item from UK Nu-jazzters Sons Of Kemet.
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