Kiran talks to Mikey about The New Animals, Pip Adam’s new novel that walks the streets of Auckland City present, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinching eye.
Jenna talks to Mikey about Sour Heart, the debut collection of stories from American writer and poet Jenny Zhang. A favourite of the omnipresent Lena Dunham, Zhang's stories speak to the experiences of Chinese American female adolescence in New York City. But do Lena and Jenna agree?
With reports coming out from from the Auckland City Council that areas of the Waitakere Ranges could be closed down due to Kauri dieback. To find out more, we sit down with Dr. Cate Macinnis, a plant ecologist from the University of Auckland to talk about the Kauri dieback happening in the Waitakere ranges.
On the day of closing registrations we chat to HP48HRS Auckland City Manager, Morgan Leigh Stewart. In the famous speed-filmaking competition, how many team members are too many? What's this WIFT award then? What the hell is 'Ultra'? And who slammed what door in which face?
With your normal host off making some actual telly, Mikey and Sarah talk about David Simon's new drama, The Deuce. The new HBO series features double your usual dose of James Franco (playing twins) and Maggie Gyllenhall as a hooker-with-a-(business)-heart-of-gold in a dive into the fledgling porn industry of 1970s New York City. Inspired by real life events, can Simon bring his gritty realism to the flares, flash and flange of such salacious material? And, perhaps more importantly, will this fill the Monday night hole left by Game of Thrones?
Professor Basil Sharp joins Mikey to talk about the Climathon and research from the Energy Centre showing that Auckland should be embracing the opportunity to improve our infrastructure and harness renewable energy sources now.
The University of Auckland's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Vector, is hosting Auckland's first ever Climathon on October 27–28. A 24-hour global ideas hack, the event will take place simultaneously in over 233 cities worldwide.
Full to the absolute brim. We talk to Jacinda Ardern; Announce the 2018 Auckland City Limits lineup & speak to Campbell Smith; Discuss the best superheros on TV; Explore the ethics of invasive species eradication; and wrap things up with a little chat about Kea, the 'bird of the year'.
Yesterday the Labour-NZ First coalition announced they will be increasing the minimum wage to 20$ per hour by 2021. Currently, the minimum wage sits at $15.75. Unite Union represents more than 7000 workers from the fast food industry to Sky City, most of whom are on minimum wage. They responded positively to this change and Lillian Hanly speaks with Gerard Hair from Unite about what this means.
This week on Neighbourhood Watch with Nicole Wedding from Radio Adelaide:
Seven federal politicians including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, will be handed down a decision today regarding their suitability for politics whilst holding dual citizenship.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash is in Labor's crosshairs after she admitted one of her staffers gave advance notice to journalists about a police raid on the Australian Workers' Union.
Canberra beats out Sydney, Melbourne to be named third-best city in the world for tourists by Lonely Planet.
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