Kris and Rob do a 100% NZ music show, with Kris managing to play multiple records at the wrong speed and up the wrong way.
Fin from 16 Tun drops in to run the boys through a Paradise Pale Ale, an Oyster Stout, and the Big Fish IPA and finds himself quized at length on all things beer.
In all things Emmerdale, Kris and Rob discuss starting a petition to get Rob an interview with one of the Dingles.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: The listeners prove their musical genius, yet again, in Second Guessing; His Worship chats to us whilst in the chaos of local body elections; Cindy and Tei. pop in up to the studio to give us the lowdown on Garden of Celebration; Sam's back to his binge watching ways; and Jiwon Hong talks to us about pancreatitis. Plus, Rachel's looking to the hive mind for answers.
The Panuku Development Board has prioritised 9 areas around Auckland for urban development programmes. One of these, is the carpark on Anzac St in Takapuna. The proposal is to pedestrianise the block and build a large green space for the public to hang out at and walk along towards the beach. However, there is fierce backlash from one group, ‘Save the Carpark’. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and councillors Richard Hills and Chris Darby were invited by the group to a public presentation in Takapuna on Sunday, however there was little room for them to talk and they were met with a lot of yelling. Mary-Margaret spoke to Richard Hills about the proposal and the backlash it has brought, and started by asking him where the Council’s vision for this area first came from. Submissions for the build close on Friday, so if you visit Panuku.co.nz/Takapuna you can have your say.
For years now, the development of Ihumātao has been a contentious topic for everyone involved. In 2014 Auckland City, using the Special Housing Areas Act, designated 32 hectares adjacent to the Ōtuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve as a 'Special Housing Area'. This decision has since divided both iwi and public opinion. Here are a few segments dedicated to this, firstly the history of Ihumātao, then the Prime Minister commenting on the issue, an excerpt from a speech made by organiser Pania Newton, and some live coverage and discussion around what was happening at the site on the morning of the 24th July - the day after Fletcher officials and NZ Police moved onto the site to serve an eviction notice.
This morning The Salvation Army released their annual state of the nation report. The report identifies changes in five major areas, being child welfare, work and income, crime and punishment, social hazards, and housing. I spoke with Social Policy Director Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Huston about each of these areas and the changes identified within the report.
The top of Northland remains at Alert Level 3 after fears that Covid-19 is spreading undetected in Northland.
In the same time, an Otago University research into Covid-19 vaccination rates found that numbers are significantly lower in rural areas than in urban areas.
Dr Kyle Eggleton is the Associate Dean of Rural Health from the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland. He is also a Northland GP with a Maori health provider. He spoke to Justin Wong.
This week the Contraception, Steralisation, and Abortion Legislation Bill passed at its second reading, with a 108-12 result in favour.
Abortion Rights Aotearoa says that both patients and providers of vital healthcare services are being exposed to potential harm from increasing protest action.
Jessica spoke to Media Spokesperson Ella Shepherd, who says that the key issue is protecting people from intimidation and the threat of violence.
The Abel Tasman National Park is currently coming alive to the sound of young kākā following a successful breeding season for the park’s resident birds. Collaborators on the breeding programme including Project Janszoon, DOC and the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust are all celebrating the successful fledging of eight chicks from three nests in the Bark Bay and Torrent Bay areas.
In 2015, Kākā were virtually extinct in the park with only a few wild male birds surviving there. Since then a total of 35 captive-bred birds have been released, with the last release happening in 2019. Most of these birds came from captive South Island kaka but about a third were raised from eggs or chicks collected from Nelson Lakes and Kahurangi National Parks. This year’s chicks were all banded and fitted with a transmitter before they left their nests. They are particularly vulnerable in the period between leaving the nest and learning to fly, which can take up to a week, but most are now competent flyers and adding their tunes to the chorus of the park.
This week on the Wire, Frances speaks with ornithologist Ron Moorhouse and Project Janszoon’s Project Director Bruce Vander Lee about the much loved birds and conservation in the area.
The Indonesian Government plans to develop a gold mine in a region of Papua.The Sugapa district of the Intan Jaya regency is one of the biggest gold ore reserves in Indonesia, known as Wabu Block. The area is also a conflict hotspot. Between 2020 and 2021, 12 Indigenous Papuans were killed by Indonesians security forces occupying the area.
Joe spoke to Veronica Koman, the Strategic Advocacy Campaigner for Amnesty International, speaking about the situation in Papua.
A study published in the New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences investigating outdoor food and beverage advertising on convenience stores within 500 metres of all primary schools in Auckland found that Convenience stores in areas surrounding low decile schools had twice as many advertisements than areas around medium or high decile schools (DOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2022.2058407). Producer Stella Huggins spoke with Dr Amy Lovell from the University of Auckland about the study.
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