Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tess and Mary-Margaret are holding down the fort on this Monday morning; Pennie joins us for another episode of Fashun and glam rock; Jenna reviews Burnt Sugar and reckons it's definitely one to read; and Justine answers all your union questions.
The National party has rolled a series of new proposals aimed at dealing with violent gangs, if they were to win the 2020 election. They’ve said they want to take a much stronger stance than the current government, promising new laws ranging from banning gang patches to revoking parole for those associated with gangs to the setting up of a new task force, modelled after a prolific New South Wales unit called “Strike Force Raptor”. This is apparently only the beginning of a broader “gang action plan” that National has promised to release by next year. Meanwhile Corrections minister Kelvin Davis called the document a "mishmash of reheated ideas", stating that the focus should be on anyone who breaks the law rather than specific groups. University of Auckland Criminologist Dr Ron Kramer said the proposals were "transparently pathetic", "overblown propaganda", and that they provide no substantive impact on crime. William Boyd spoke with Manukau ward councillor Efeso Collins, who has been outspoken in the past about opening up conversation with gangs as opposed to cracking down on them. William started off by asking him for his input on the new proposals.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: After a beautiful weekend, we're back again. This time, with news AND guests, aren't we lucky; Penelope Noir talks foot binding (maybe put your breakfast down while you listen to this part); and Jenna's here with a summer read that you'll be sure to whiz through. Oh, and apparently toe thongs are back in, who knew?
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