Countdown is cutting down the cost of more than a dozen women’s sanitary items, in order to reduce period poverty.
In 2016, Countdown, the Salvation Army and Manurewa MP Louisa Wall launched an initiative via the Foodbank project to help stock the charity’s food banks with sanitary products. Since the launch of this campaign, more than $190,000 worth of tampons and pads have been donated.
To find out more about this initiative I spoke to Labour MP for Manurewa, Louisa Wall.
I also spoke to Corporate Affairs General Manager Kiri Hannifin, to know a little more about what Countdown has done to help reduce prices on sanitary items.
Dr Wells made her presence in the studio through the phone lines this morning, but her unfortunate flu didn't stop her from reviewing Rick and Morty Season 3. Pickle Rick, a smarter Morty and animated farting, Season 3 has it all from the wacky Grandad - Grandson duo.
Maria's bringing in dark tales of the silk road... You know, the online version. Deep Web is a documentary about the tales of online encrypted trading; the darkest secrets of the deepest web. Ooo, spooky.
Maria has actually used the word _exceptional_ this week, what a glorious occasion. McQueen is about to hit cinemas and you don't want to miss out on this intimate and professional depiction of one profound influence in the world of fashion.
Daylight savings got to the Dr. this morning so Mike catches up with Maria over the phone to recommend Hibiscus & Ruthless, the wholesome kiwi tale of obedience and sticking to the straight and narrow. Definitely something to check out if you're in the mood for a chuckle.
Dr. Maria kicks off 2019 with a bang. Her first selection is one that received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, so it has to be good, right?Summer 1993, the film worthy of such high appraisals, follows the story of a six-year-old fresh who is fresh to the country side, living with her new legal guardians. Safe to say, Maria's pretty impressed.
Featuring Political Commentary with Bryce Edwards, a chat to Bob Mould ahead of his show this Saturday, and Lucia catches up with Mark Bowen of IDLES ahead of their show in TÄmaki Makaurau next January.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another sunny morning in the bFM studios, with a couple of tunes to wake you up; Rob's diving into the Wim Hof Method, does it really make you invincible? Watch this space; the Prime Minister dials in to talk heaps of legislation; and we get a snippet of Long Player from Totally Wired, in our Short Player with Sports Dreams, this week. Happy hump day.
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