Before they grace the stage at 95bFM's Fancy New Band on May 3rd, Shooless stop by for a chat about their brand new single 'Sunsets', the origin of their name, as well as much more!
The government’s controversial “boot camps” for youth offenders begin on the 29th of July. These boot camps have been the subject of recent news due to their huge cost and military component.
The arrival of boot camps comes as funding has been slashed at Oranga Tamariki, causing the organisation to abruptly cancel hundreds of contracts. These contracts included organisations who say the work they do is “frontline” despite the Government stating their funding cuts won’t impact frontline workers.
Wire Host Caeden speaks to Labour Spokesperson for Children and Youth, Willow-Jean Prime about both of these topics.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Willow-Jean Prime about Gumboot Friday’s Mike King making a controversial comment about mental health and alcohol, the government bringing forward the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill, and a leaked cabinet paper revealing physical force can be used against youth offenders at the government’s military style bootcamps.
Local Auckland band Kingsland joins Ally in the studio, with Will Giles on Vocals & Guitar, Jared Gullett on Lead Guitar, Josh Smith on Drums and Eliot Witters on Bass. They talk about how the band met, music and lots more so tune in.
Our favorite AUT professor Allan Blackman chats with host Lillian and producers Darashpreet Johal and Lisa Boudet about science quizzes, prime ministers and changing histories (and ethics, but shush).
95bFM