The Chief Ombudsmen has slammed conditions in Arohata upper Prison after an inspection last year. One of the main criticisms was plan to double bunk, meaning the cells would house two prisoners instead of one, due to the prison not being able to cope with the growing prison population. Lachlan spoke to Victoria university lecturer Dr Liam Martin about the prison, and prison conditions in Aotearoa more generally.
Is small housing the future for a more sustainable, affordable Tāmaki Makaurau? Ayla thinks so, and she's got a pretty solid argument. Catch her award-winning project Muryo Jitaku: A Forecast for the Future of the Detached Home in Urban New Zealand at the Architecture Student Design Awards this Thursday.
With the suprise dismissal of White House National Security Advisor HR McMaster, and the acension of John Bolton to the role, Neutral Corner contrasts the coverage given by Bolton's former employer, Fox News, and by PressTV, owned by one of the countries the former UN ambassador has labelled as a major enemy of the USA, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
After months and months of rampant speculation, we're mere hours away from learning more about the hotly-anticipated Budget of 2018. What are the Government's tax and spending plans? Will health, housing and education get the funding boost they so dearly deserve? Rod's down in the capital this morning to bring you the tea live.
First, Lachlan speaks with Nathalie Jaques and Shannon Walsh from A New university about their rally and we have a special live cross to the event. Neutral corner focuses on the recents shooting of Palestinian protesters by the IDF. Jemima speaks with AAAP’s Ricardo Menendez March about the state housing waiting list and Phil Twyford about the rising cost of kiwibuild homes. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their weekly chat where we discuss the hikoi on Parliament and the Human Rights commission review. Finally, This Day in History returns where Ben takes us through the shootout between several members of the Symbionese liberation army and the L.A.P.D. in 1974.
This week National MP Jami-Lee Ross talks to Kelly about the rising fuel prices around the country and who's to blame. He then explains the reason for the conflict in the House on Wednesday.
So we really didn't need to test all those houses for meth, huh? Jennifer Curtin keeps us up-to-date on all the hottest political reckonings, including a chat about the Fair Pay Agreement and Winston Peters' looming reign.
This week National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross joins Kelly to chat about the debacle that went down in the House on Wednesday night debating the regional fuel tax bill. They also discuss the softening laws on foreign investors and how National view the government and their promises.
Shamubeel is on the phone and ready to give us all we need to know about Kiwibuild, Labour's latest housing strategy. How can we afford this? Should we enter the ballot? Pls help us!
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