Producer Laura Kvigstad speaks with sociologist, Toni Bruce, on the subject of Laurel Hubbard, a transgendered female weight lifter after the controversy of her winning two silver metals. We then have a panel with some members of the 95bfm news team.
Ollin Perez Raynaud of Feminists of Colour, a University of Auckland based club, speaks with Lillian Hanly about the upcoming panel The Power of Powerlessness.
The top 5 finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll 2020 have been revealed! Tracks by Nadia Reid, Reb Fountain, L.A.B., BENEE and Troy Kingi have all been selected from the top 20 by the judging panel. We caught up with Nadia, Reb and Troy to hear about their shortlisted songs. Whakarongo mai nei!
Performer and choreographer Suzanne Cowan spoke with Rachel this morning about the panel discussion 'Crip Dance/Dance and Dis-ability' which is happening tonight as part of the Tempo Dance Festival 2020. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about expanded dance, reframing identity and how to tune in this evening.
Pr. Jennifer Curtin phones up and today she gives Rachel her take on the National Party conversion therapy vote, the David Skegg report on reopening New Zealand's borders, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Whakarongo mai!
Over the past 20 years, New Zealand's math rates have declined compared to the rest of the world, causing a great deal of concern. A new report comissioned by the Ministry of Education has identified some of the structural issues causing this decline, and has suggested some ways to improve the rate.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding poke to Professor Gaven Martin from Massey University who chaired the panel leading the report. They discussed how New Zealand's rates have fallen, how the curriculum compares globally, and why streaming in schools may be detrimental to students.
In this week’s chat with the co-leader of the Green Party, Emilia spoke with James Shaw about this week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shows we only have a small window remaining to avoid the planet warming 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, and how his party thinks our progress on emissions reductions has gone.
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