The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is on the line and today he's talking about the videos that have come out of the Orange Tamariki care facilities, the travel bubble and Covid situation, Hate Speech Law reforms and the Resource Management Act. Heavy stuff. Whakarongo mai!
This week, Ilena explains how the newly released draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act builds on the Resource Management Act, how the public submission process works and the content in the bill. She speaks with Rick Zwaan, Forest and Bird's Otago and Southland conservation manager and RMA reform campaign leader about it.
With the Omicron outbreak looming, there have been calls to bring in rapid antigen testing (RATs) to keep on top of the inevitable community transmission. But how exactly do they work? Christina spoke to Dr Arindam Basu from the University of Canterbury about the RATs and what the government will do to stay on top of latest Covid-19 threat.
With the Winter Olympics in full swing, Rob, Joe & Aneeka look at all the news coming from Beijing, as well as New Zealand's first gold medal. They also delve into trash talking within the sports and whether or not it's necessry.
Here it is! The official debut of The Playbook! 95bFM's dedicated hour-long sports podcast. Join Rob, Joe & Aneeka for all the latest on sports this week.
Today Alex spoke with the University of Auckland’s Stephen Noakes, who is an expert on contemporary Chinese politics and foreign policy, on the newly proposed security agreement between the Solomon Islands and China.
It's May the 4th! So that means it's International Star Wars Day, and Tuva'a brings out all of his Star Wars memes! On top of all the intergalactic goodness, the Pacific Sisters come in to talk about some of their exciting projects happening around the world. Also, the Tuning Fork announces that they are the new sponsor for the show.
This week on The Playbook, Sam from Power'd Up Radio joins us for the second week in a row to yarn about all the latest news in Sports. Sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks Playbook!
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