For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Wire host Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about their recently released housing platform and Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilisation.
Producer Toby spoke to astronomer Josh Aoraki about the Artemis II lunar flyby mission.
And Producer Theo spoke to Patrick and Colden from the Reeferendum 2026 campaign on their petition to legalise cannabis and reform drug laws and policing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For 95bFM's election coverage this year, Jemima Huston speaks to Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere about the party's housing policy. They discus an Iwi Build policy, social housing, and increasing the building market.
This week's show featured new music from Geneva AM, David Byrne, Bret McKenzie and more. Sam also pays tribute to American session musician Bobby Whitlock who passed away last week.
Amidst soaring house prices, the Labour government have announced a new policy to build 18,000 state houses by 2024, with more housing policies set to follow over the year. Community groups have levied criticism that the policy doesn't go far enough, especially considering the over 20,000 strong state housing waitlist.
Hanna reached out to Bernie Smith, CEO of the Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, for his view on the proposed public housing build and for perspective on the lived experience of Aotearoa's housing crisis.
Dr Brian Greene is professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and co-founder of the World Science Festival, an annual week-long series of seminars and panel discussions that has taken place in New York since 2008 (loads of those panel discussions are available to watch here)
Ahead of his live talk this Sunday - A Time Travelers Tale - Dr Greene spoke to Hugh Sundae about string theory and science in the age of Trump.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw joins Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about Labour's immigration policy and whether the Greens are becoming too centrist.
With discussions about the possibility of a new blue-green party arising before the next election flooding the media at the moment, Jemima asks Green Party co-leader James Shaw what his thoughts are on a new party. James also talks about what the Green Party has planned for the next few months.
Are some green solutions unhelpful for the environment or, worse, do they actually harm it? In her book Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution, journalist Heather Rogers explores whether ‘green’ products such as carbon offsets, organic food, biofuels, and eco-friendly cars work in offsetting the effects of climate change. Maria Armoudian spoke to Rogers about whether earth-friendly products can save the planet.
95bFM