This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima spoke with co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, about a Warrant of Fitness for housing and the future of electric cars. Southern Cross was back to discuss press freedom in Nepal, protests against President Duterte in the Philippines and the pre-election mood in Fiji. Damian spoke with the Secretary for the Equality Network, Peter Malcom, about the tax interim report. Damian also talked tothe Director of the Office for Disability Issues, Brian Coffey, about NZ Sign Language strategy. Finally, Jemima spoke to High Court barrister and solicitor, Khylee Quince, about Sentencing Act s 27 cultural reports and why they are making a difference for Māori.
This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima speaks with co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, about the party's campaign to overhaul the welfare system. We have our regular segment with the Southern Cross where we discuss President Rodrigo Duterte killing people in the Philippines, an Air Nuigini plane crash and the assault and arrest of Papuan students. Damian speaks to James Ireland from Auckland Transport and Dr Nikki Jackson from Alcohol Healthwatch about AT removing all alcohol advertising from their services and facilities. Jemima talks to Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about his call to phase out youth justice residences and replace them with community group homes in line with kaupapa Māori. Finally, we have a follow up report from Oscar about the opening of Samoa House Library.
Today on the Monday Wire we play our best bits from the year. Jemima gives an update on what Green Party co-leader James Shaw has been up to at COP24 and plays a clip from an interview with him on housing warrant of fitnesses. We play a clip of activist Mike Treen talking about his detainment in Isreal for the best of Southern Cross. Damian plays his favourite peice with Jeff Crabtree from the Zebra Collective about sexual harassment in the music industry. Ella is back to finally wrap up the year's crazy weather with Under the Weather. Justin plays two of his best pieces, one with Justice Minister, Andrew Little, on abortion reform and another with Nigel Hampton from the Howard League for Penal Reform on prisoner voting rights. Finally, Jemima plays two short clips from two of her favourite interviews. One with the Chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Ruth Dreifuss, about drug regulation and another with High Court barrister and solicitor, Khylee Quince, about s 27 Sentencing Act 2002 cultural reports.
To start the show off, we have a quick recap on Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s speech to the business community this morning at Eden Park
Then we discuss poor housing conditions through the lense of the government's recent announcement of a plan and a schedule for healthier homes, and the coincidental release of a report on the cost of unhealthy dwellings.
Lillian Hanly talks to our correspondent in Europe, Mary-Margaret Slack about the latest Brexit developments.
We keep it international and we head to Cuba for a report on this weekend’s vote on a new Constitution for the island.
On the Green Desk this week: Mitchell talks to Puna Wano-Bryant about the recently formed role of Kaitiaki Whenua Ranger under Te Kahui o Taranaki
This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima speaks to Green Party MP, Gareth Hughes, about commercial whaling and microplastics. Southern Cross is back with the latest in Pacific news. Lachlan talks to Chief Executive of the New Zealand Disability Support Network, Garth Bennie, about funding for disability services. GG wraps it up with an interview with Megin Wilton, a mortgage broker from Loan Market Auckland about a drop in housing prices.
We talk Claudia Palmer of 350 Aotearoa about their current campaigns and the role of banks in endorsing the fossil fuel industry behind closed doors.
Next up, we talk to Housing First Programme Manager Fiona Hamilton and Public Service Association national secretary Glenn Barclay about the government’s new measures being introduced to prevent homelessness.
After that, for Green Desk, Oscar talks to ecologist Dr Mike Joy about fossil fuels, his upcoming talk at AUT uni and the biophysical limits to Aotearoa's food and environmental future.
And finally for Board Games we talk to Kerrin Leoni and Glenda Fryer about their upcoming Waitematā local board campaigns.
For Green Desk Mitchel Fuller and Sherry Zhang talk to Hexacycle’s founder Neil Birrell about how maggots can close the loop on our existing and linear waste cycles.
Next, Olivia Holdsworth talk to Forest & Bird’s Annabeth Cohen about the new freshwater legislation and its impact on the environment and agriculture industry alike.
After that, Jack Marshall talks to Gisborne Councillor Amber Dunn about housing on our beaches and coastal erosion.
Then, Felix Walton talks to University of Auckland history lecturer Dr Aroha Harris about Labour’s announcement to make the teaching of New Zealand history compulsory in schools.
And finally Rachel Simpson talks to Victoria University’s biology lecturer Stephen Hartley about The Great Kererū Count, and the impact citizen science projects can have on our environment.
First up on the show we have a little mention of the announcement this morning that the government may loan money to the Auckland Council to help buy back Ihumātao from Fletcher.
We have Tuwhenuaroa speaking to Tupuna Maunga Authority Chair Paul Majurey about the removal of exotic trees on Owairaka maunga.
We have Oscar speaking to Chris Glaudel, Deputy Chief Executive for Community Housing Aotearoa.
We have Green Desk as usual and Mitchell speaks to Sam Hunter about the Tomato Pill - a male fertility pill.
And finally Dhannun speaks with Cathy from the Māori Mindfulness group about wellbeing through Māori values.
On the Monday Wire, we have our weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw, on the emissions trading scheme and housing crisis. Senior researcher at the Institute for Governance and Public Policy at Victoria University Dr Mike Joy critiques the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme Bill and environmental policies. We talk to genderqueer clown and theatre performer Ania Upstill on the performance of gender identities, and have Citizen's Commission on Human Rights New Zealand director Mike Feriss, speaking about a recent report released by the UN urging investigation into torture at Lake Alice, a former psychiatric hospital.
For this second edition of lockdown Plato's Retreat - the whole gang manages to chat from their bubbles. Rob has a few sports films / podcasts to keep you going and there's some new stings too (WOW)
95bFM