On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about recent polling, AUKUS discussions, and goings on in the education sector. The Bard of Bollix chats orangutans and Roman dodecahedrons on The Mind Trench. We listen to a conversation with Blonde Redhead about their upcoming show in Aotearoa. Joseph Harper of the What Now team is dialling in to chat about Lil Gigs,the segment with wonderful Aotearoa musicians performing in kids spaces for New Zealand Music Month. Justine Sachs helps the listeners wade through employment relations and union queries on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
The majority of schools opened for the first time this year under the red setting of the Traffic Light System across New Zealand. Due to the current Omicron outbreak, there have been many concerns from both educators and parents alike regarding the safety of children at school. The government has required schools to have proper ventilation systems indoors and for all students year 4 and above to wears masks in class. However, many are still questioning if these precautions are enough. Emily Bell spoke to the principal of Point Chevalier School and President of the Auckland Primary Principal Association Stephen Lethbridge about the logitsitcs of opening schools during the Omicron outbreak.
Worry Week this week is about ethical journalism and one of those hot phrases you’d be fortunate to come across if ever took a paper in news media is agenda setting. Agenda Setting is essentially a news agency setting up a framework for what stories we cover and what is outside of scope. At Bfm we have an agenda setting and that is why you don’t hear about the Kardasian and live up to date scores of the Ashes series. Agenda setting has been blamed for bias media with prime examples being in America such FOX News with agenda favouring Republicans whilst others outlets such as The Huffington Post favouring Democrats but I wanted to have a yarn about agenda setting in our own backyard. So I did just that, I had a yarn that spiraled out of topic with AUT’s senior lecturer Greg Treadwell, firstly asking does New Zealand have a problem with bias media.
The youth justice age was raised earlier this week to 18, meaning that all people aged 17 and under who commit minor crimes will go through the youth justice court. To find out more, bFM reporter John-Michael Swannix spoke to Justice Minister Amy Adams and Pearl Little spoke to Katie Bruce from the justice advocacy group, Just Speak.
The Auckland Safe Zone will be back in lower Queen Street from 24 February to 18 March. The Safe Zone is for people who may have consumed alcohol or drugs and may be in need of medical attention, hydration, support, and advice. 95bFM reporter, Amanda Jane Robinson, speaks to Auckland Council’s Community Development and Safety Committee Chair, Cathy Casey, about the Safe Zone.
Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian spoken word artist and activist. She is currently touring New Zealand to promote her second album, ‘We Teach Life’. bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to Rafeef about the album, Palestine, poetry, and activism.
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