A new report reviewing kiwis experiences with mental health services is set to be launched later this afternoon. The report summarises key themes raised in more than 500 stories submitted to the People’s Mental Health Review, and also contains four key recommendations based on these themes. Ximena speaks to report author & ActionStation spokesperson Marianne Elliott for a preview of the findings.
For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Keshav Krishna who is going to set up Solar Panels in the Himalayas. His GoFundMe campaign can be found here.
A group who advocates for community mental health support workers has warned there may be an exodus if pay rates do not increase. Platform sez workers in the sector may move to the aged care and disability sectors, who are set to receive a pay increase between 15 to 50 percent on July First as part of a settlement that was reached early this year. Our reporter Katie Doyle spoke to Platforms CEO Marion Blake about the warning and her concerns with the current state of the Mental Health sector.
Dr. Maria talks to Mikey about the 'Tasmanian Twin Peaks' television series, The Kettering Incident. What is it about the hyperreal, the surreal + TV narratives set in small towns? Also: Mike talks a fair bit about hippos. Fair enough.
AUT's Allan Blackman is back from his overseas trip to join us on Dear Science this week. He chats to Ximena about a shared science centre that's set to open in the Middle East called 'Open Sesame', about new research that finds New Zealand's Alpine Fault has extremely hot temperatures, and also about a new controversial study that suggests atheists are more intelligent than those who are religious.
Auckland anomaly Dynamo Dave dons his Bucket Hat, Swanndri and a very short pair of short shorts and performs a live techno set that gets the local labels on the line trying to sign him.
The Wellington City Council and other partners are set to open the first wet house in New Zealand where homeless people suffering from alcohol addiction will be allowed to consume alcohol in a safe permanent shelter whilst undergoing rehab. 95bFM Producer Reuben McLaren speaks with Director of Wellington DCM (Downtown Community Ministry) Stephanie McIntyre about the project.
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District is heading to the polls today, amid fears the election will be subverted. The governor of Port Moresby has claimed there are problems with the electoral roll and polling places. He's also told media that reports are circulating of illegal ballot paper printing, and people bribing officials of the Electoral Commission. Amidst all this, Transparency International have set up a corruption hotline to help people report wrongdoing in the election. Daniel spoke to head of Transparency Papua New Guinea Arianne Kassmen, and started by asking what they hope to achieve with the hotline.
This week on Neighbourhood Watch bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson catches up with Radio Adelaide's Nicole Wedding to talk all the latest in Australian news: a federal minister resigning from cabinet to clarify whether he has dual citizenship, allegations that people are stealing water from the Murray River, and Queensland is set to build one of the world's longest electric vehicle highways.
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