His Worship and Mike catch up after two _long_ weeks apart, covering more money for infrastructure (yay!) and less money for salary costs (yay?), more red light cameras, and potentially extending Queens Wharf.
This week, Sam and Geneva are finally reunited in the studio after three months apart. To celebrate, they take a look at the third studio album from Devo "Freedom of Choice." Released in 1980, this album went on to become a smash hit for the group and marked the moment they moved from being an underground act to mainstream superstars.
[reflections / instincts: 15 memories I forgot I lost / ode to solace]
Tracklist:
07 - TIBSLC
On The Roof - Shek O
Fragment 003 - SETI
Drifting - Sub Dub
Low Down - Futique
Health Loop - Tetsu Inoue
Track 2, Part 1 - Steps-dis-charge
Lower - Dietrich Schoenemann
pt.1 - Savvas Metaxas
Folds and Rips (Huerco S. Version) - Picnic
Untitled (tribe) - Adam Shaikh & Tim Floyd
Static State - Omicron
Pastels - Shek O
The Apartment Becomes Me - KAGAMI Smile
Joe Kaptein is up in the studio, chatting to Rosetta and Milly about his new album Pool Sharks - out now digitally and on vinyl! Joe also chats about his forthcoming gigs this Thursday and Friday at The Apartment on K Road. Whakarongo mai nei!
Tracy Mullholland spoke to Mary-Margaret Slack about rates being raised to 3.5%. Tracy argues that the move is justified when we consider that it is essential for maintaining services such as public transport.
Earlier in the week the Auckland council planning committee discussed a newly proposed parking strategy for the city.
The proposal, which is now up for public consultation, could remove roadside parking on dozens of main roads and introduce fees for park-and-ride facilies.
For this week’s regular city councelling segment Casper spoke with councillor Shane Henderson, about the parking strategy and what it’s aims are. He began by asking Shane what the council’s proposed parking strategy entails.
Phil Goff released his final Climate Action Budget as Auckland mayor.
The billion-dollar package proposes widespread investment in transport and is intended to be a starting point for the city meeting its climate emission obligations.
For Casper's fortnightly chat with Auckland city counsellor Pippa Coom they discussed the mayor’s proposed budget, what it contains and what it will cost for Auckland residents.