Today on your bFM Breakfast: another ~ controversial ~ season of 13 Reasons Why is upon us and our resident television authority's got the rull review; Nick Borroz joins us to studio to internationalisation and foreign policy on Ready, Steady, Learn; we have passes on passes to giveaway for Courtney Barnett; and Mikey prepares for tomorrow's highly-anticipated morning rave. 6:30 - 8am at Whammy Bar. Party first, work later.
Heidi is joined by Kirstin Carlin and Melanie Roger. Kirstin has broadened her usual practice as an artist to guest curating the delectable 'Icecream Salad' at Melanie's gallery, bringing together a community of painters from a vast array of dealer stables. And then Artbank goes nepotism, with Heidi phoning Tom Tuke himself as he resides at Karekare Residency House, sharing the mishaps and hilarity of his rehearsals for his first puppet show 'Paloma and the Do of Death'.
Freaky times on Freak The Sheep. We check out some fresh tunes from Maya Templer, Wolfboy, Quin of the North, Jontomas, and yeongrak. Plus, Museum Stork join us for Live and Direct. Big thanks to NZ On Air Music for always being there... ~ ~ ~
A sonically open-ended mix for introspection. I’ve chosen a collection of songs that work together to form a continuous environment, one that lacks clear beginnings or endings. It leans ambient in general, much like my recent output, featuring some of my favorite tracks from around the world, as well as some unreleased numbers from myself and others from Aotearoa.
At least two groups of Afghan nationals who have visas for New Zealand are still stuck in Afghanistan after the Ministry of Foregin Affairs and Trade refuse to provide them with critical safe travel assistance.
Sue Moroney is the chief executive for Community Law Centres o Aotearoa, who is acting on behalf of the Afghans. She spoke to Justin Wong.
A pair of resident visas that have been closed for some time have recently been re-opened.
Immigration minister Michael Wood announced the Skilled Migrant Category, and the Parent Category visas would be re-opened, allowing people to become residents through their careers or through their children.
However, various groups have criticised the conditions of entrance, including the Green Party who’ve raised concerns about class inequality becoming a part of the system,
Liam spoke to their immigration spokesperson, Ricardo Menedez March, about the current system and what can change.
Last week, New Caledonia became the site of widespread civil unrest and mass riots. Protests erupted in response to a decision made by the French government to grant voting rights to residents of New Caledonia who had been residing on the Island for at Least 10 years, overturning a previous constitutional amendment that only permitted the Island’s indigenous Kanak population and residents residing on the Island before 1998 to vote in local elections.
New Caledonia’s Indigenous Kanak people, who have largely resisted French rule and have campaigned for independence for several generations, said that the constitutional amendment would undermine their push for independence and give greater preference to newer French settlers.
Oto spoke to Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem, a professor of Pacific studies at the university of Auckland, to discuss the context behind the current unrest, and the Kanak independence movement as a whole.
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