Southern Cross is continuing this week, and Sherry talks to Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi. They talk about the latest happenings in the Asia Pacific region, particularly with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss questions around ‘essential workers’ in the media, levels of anxiety, stress and panic buying, an update on COVID-19 in the pacific and levels of support, and the flow of information around the virus in Papua New Guinea.
Zoë Larsen Cumming has a report on Amnesty International’s call for the release of prisoners of conscience.
Sherry Zhang has her weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw following up on budget announcements, 1.1 billion investment into nature based jobs, climate change, unemployment support and the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act.
Finally, Southern Cross with Pacific Media Centre contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi on West Papua, media restrictions in the Phillipines and Hong Kong, and the state of NZ media.
Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi on the latest happenings in the Asia Pacific region, particularly with ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
This week we spoke about a new book by John Martinkus regarding a major highway built through West Papua, the closure of local tv stations in Phillipines, and the state of NZ media following the recent budget announcements.
Green party co-leader James Shaw responds to criticims from the climate change commission regarding the budget in adequetly adressing climate change concerns.
Southern Cross segment continues with Pacific Media Centre contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi on the arrest of Papua New Guinea president, New Caledonia pro-independence movement, sale of stuff and NZ media.
James Tapp speaks to Cornwall Park director Michael Ayrton on road restrictions in the park.
James provides a report on the relaxing of building resource consents and Resource Management Act.
Weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw on the 'waka jumping' bill, RMA and gauranteed minimum income.
Southern Cross: Pacific Media Centre director David Robie, on rainbow warrior, we follow up on domestic violence in PNG, and journalism in west papua.
Zoë interviews the National Council of Women in New Zealand president Lisa Lawrence on unequal pay in New Zealand.
Producer James Tapp talks to Liam Rutherford from the New Zealand Education institute about a recent cash injection for wellbeing as well as systemic change.
On today's Southern Cross, Pacific Media Centre director David Robie, reflecting on his experience as a journalist on Rainbow Warrior, we follow up on domestic violence in PNG, and journalism in West Papua.
This week on The Monday Wire, we have our weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw on The Clean Energy Plan.
Pacific Media Centre Contributing Editor Sri Krishnamurthi, with the latest in pacific news, from The Phillippines to West Papua.
95bFM reporter James Tapp brings us a piece on Privacy Law with THe University of Auckland's Gehan Gunasekara.
And finally, 95bFM Producer Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews the Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the New Zealand Drug Foundation Ben Birks-Ang regarding a recent boost in funding to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
A huge thank you to everyone who spoke to us today.
The weekly segment with Green Party co-leader James Shaw on the Homes For All plan, rent reforms, and low emission heavy vehicles.
Southern Cross with Pacific Media Watch's Professor David Robie on Covid 19 in Papua New Guinea, the independence referendum in New Caledonia, and authoritarian government crack downs on media in the Pacific region.
Producer Justin Wong brings a report on the Labour Party's campaign launch.
Finally, a piece on the possible privatisation of New Zealand's border quaratine facilities.
Today Zoë Larsen Cumming and Justin Wong spoke with Professor David Robie about authoritarian governments in the Pacific and their crackdowns on media organisations,New Caledonia's independence referendum, Covid-19's affect on elections in the Pacific and new cases of Covid in Papua New Guinea.
Today on the Tuesday Wire, Emily Bell brings us her first piece where she speaks to Police Minister Poto Williams about the government's new firearms unit.
Jemima Huston interviews Deborah Hart, the Chair of Holocaust Centre NZ, about some of the comparisons that have been made by anti-vaccination protestors between the Holocaust and the government’s Covid restrictions here in New Zealand.
Jemima catches up with Auckland Women’s Refuge Chairperson Tauafu Havili to see how the refuge has been coping in lockdown.
Finally, Jemima speaks to Oxfam Aotearoa about the Covid support New Zealand has provided to Papua New Guinea.
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