Caitlin spoke to Nicole Wedding about Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton saying some racist shit about Lebanese immigrants, the Grattan Institute releasing economic modelling regarding a sugar tax, and the theory that koalas could be saved if Queensland were to implement daylight savings.
The ongoing issue of rape culture in New Zealand has been brought to light following misogynistic comments made online by two male students of Wellington College. Big Buddy, an organisation that mentors fatherless boys, believes that for boys to understand consent, they must be taught by male role models in their lives. Producer Jess Smith speaks to the organisation's CEO Richard Aston to learn more about this issue.
A movement is arising, one which plans on abolishing current political and economic systems. The Zeitgeist Movement, which aims to remove the need for a monetary economy, and establish an economic model based upon the communal sharing of global resources. bFm Reporter Adam Jacobson spoke in studio with Coordinators of The New Zealand Zeitgeist Movement, Sam Mentink and Wiri Te-Moni about how the group plans on achieving this, and touched upon upcoming Z-Day events.
The Green Party said yesterday that the Government’s weak strategy for cleaning up fresh water won’t undo years of abuse, unless we change our farming model and take a hard long look at how we develop land in this country. bFM reporter Ambrose O’Meagher spoke to Green MP Catherine Delahunty about this issue, earlier yesterday morning.
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