The Opportunities Party says the current legal approach to cannabis does more harm than actually smoking it, with the government dealing with it through the courts, police and forcing people to interact with gangs. Producer Reuben McLaren spoke to Geoff Simmons, the deputy leader of The Opportunities Party about their proposed cannabis policy.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to Marama Fox about the Māori Party's partnership with the One Pacific party, Assistant Health Minister Peter Dunne about getting drug testing legalised in music festivals, and more. We also have a full report on the implications for Al Jazeera being caught up in the Qatar Crisis, a falling out between the Arab states.
Auckland Lives two bee colonies have died. The hives were found after a routine inspection a fortnight ago. The cause of death is believed to be death by poisoning due to insecticide spraying. Prior to the tragedy, the two hives had a combined bee population of around 30,000 which last summer produced a whopping 75kg of honey. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to "For the Love of Bees" member Sarah Smuts-Kennedy about the deaths.
This week on State of the States we talk all the drama and action in Washington after Trump Jr was forced to tweet out an email chain apparently proving Trump campaign collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Are we getting closer to a Trump impeachment?
New Zealand's Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, released a report last week which revealed that with the way our emissions are going, the country may not be meeting its current obligations under the Paris Agreement. Joel talked to AUT Pacific Media Centre's Kendall Hutt about the effect this could have on the Pacifc. They also talked about the Papua New Guinea election saga, and how Indonesia's president Joko Widodo intends to implement a 'war on drugs' policy similar to Rodrigo Duterte's in the Philippines.
Joel teams up with producers Jack and Sam to present Monady's Wire. With Labour polling at records lows, Sam talks to political commentator Bryce Edwards about what this means for the Party, and Joel speaks to James Shaw from the Greens about how this affects the Labour Green Coalition. Sam also presents his report on New Zealand's alarming homelessness rates, Jack discusses the prospects of synthetic meat and dairy in New Zealand, and Joel talks to Kendall Hutt about the latest in Pacific news.
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty was adopted on July 7. It's the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with a goal of leading towards their total elimination. Sixty-nine nations did not vote.
AUT Pacific Media Centre's Kendall Hutt had a chat with the International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Kozue Akibayashi, about this treaty, and the responsibility Governments have to take it seriously.
Today on the show, Ximena, Will & Reuben explore the debate around vaping, and whether or not it should be banned from public spaces. AUT’s Allan Blackman joins the team to chat about the first official transatlantic telegram that was sent on this day in 1858, as well as new research that has discovered a pigment used in analysing the legitimacy of historic artwork may have been incorrectly identified up until now. NZ First’s Tracey Martin also comes onto the show to chat about the extension of Government’s learning support pilot in schools.
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