A One News investigation has just revealed that a subsidiary of Air New Zealand has been supporting the Saudi Arabian navy.
Saudi Arabia is currently blockading neighbouring Yemen, stopping food and medicine entering the country. This has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in recenty history, with hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths.
Noah spoke to Amnesty International Campaigns Director, Lisa Wood, about the airline's support for Saudi Arabia, and the importance of checks and balances in large companies.
Air New Zealand recently announced their withdrawal from the Science Based Targets Initiative and removal of carbon intensity reduction targets.
The company says the move was driven by a lack of availability and affordability for new aircraft and sustainable aviation fuels.
The announcement drew criticism from experts who say the original plan was unrealistic and that the target removal was unsurprising.
Producer Josef spoke with Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Otago, and Co-Director of He Kaupapa Hononga, Otago’s Climate Change Research Network, Sara Walton; about the announcement, and what it means for New Zealand’s emissions reduction target.
Alongside producers Jack and Kelly, Joel tackles a science fueled Friday Wire. He interviews National MP Andrew Bayly about Labour's recently announced family package, and talks to Radio Adilaide's Nicole Wedding about the latest in Australian news. Kelly airs a report about a trillion tone iceberg which has recently broken off into the Antarctic Ocean, and Jack airs his reports on the state of science journalism, and a breakthrough in gonorrhea prevention.
On the day they start their third NZ tour, Shonen Knife drop by to talk to Mikey and play a couple of tracks _just for you_ live in the bFM studio. You lucky little bastards. Tickets from UTR.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary reissue of her debut album, Drive, Bic Runga joins Mikey to talk about the nineties, the SkyTower, adolescent cringe, and that blue opera singer lady from The Fifth Element.
Christmas has come early this particular December Monday on Breakfast: we've got Marlon Williams and Dave Khan live in studio to soundtrack your morning rituals. You're welcome, city.
While Marlon's brilliant second album Make Way For Love isn't available for purchase until February (sorry, Christmas present lurkers), tickets to his Auckland Town Hall show _are_. Get in HERE.
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