Last week Auckland mayor Phil Goff announced he is setting up a special task force to look into Auckland's housing shortage. Goff says the task force aims to get the most up-to-date information from the key players in the sector in order to address problems such as unaffordable homes, high rents and homelessness. He says local and central government must work together to address Auckland's housing crisis otherwise the issues associated with it will get worse. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to Goff about the new task force.
President Donald Trump signed in an executive order effectively banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Tuesday Wire Host Mack Smith filed a report on the situation and then spoke to Hazim Arafeh, President of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, which includes a report on the Labour-Greens State of the Nation address, a look at Trump's new executive order, an interview with the author of a new book on the history of Māori Television, and more.
We investigate the role of state funded television in local communities, and whether TVNZ requires immediate reform in order to cater to the current media climate. bFM reporter Joel Thomas speaks to a series of media critics and commentators to learn more.
The Ring Inz is a comedy television show that airs Thursday nights on Maori TV, about a Kapa Haka group trying to overcome their differences, in order to put on the performance of a lifetime at Nationals. With New Zealand film and television veterans Hori Ahipene and Katie Wolfe at the helm, The Ring Inz is certainly not one to miss. bFM's Jogai Bhatt caught up with one of the producers of the show, Vivienne Wigby, to learn a little more.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has proposed a targeted accomodation rate, or "bed tax", in order to raise money for infrastructure spending. Although still in development, the proposal has drawn criticism from business groups. Producer Ben speaks with Chris Roberts from Tourism Industry Aoteroa.
This week: the hurdy-gurdy. In which your protagonists discover that not only does Donovan's 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' not contain a shred of actual hurdy-gurdy, but also that you can still order one from an artisan luthier in Hamilton.
Today on the Wednesday show, Ximena, Adam & Will look into a number of different government announcements, including the plan to investigate a city-wide congestion tax for Auckland, as well as the acceptance of Te Waikoropupū Springs application for a Water Conservation Order. AUT’s Allan Blackman stops by for Dear Science to chat about some dodgy dealings in academia, and Ximena grills NZ First’s Tracey Martin about Winston Peters’ response in Parliament yesterday to the London terror attacks.
AUT’s Allan Blackman joins us again this week for Dear Science. Today we look at some breakthrough innovations that change colour in order to signal important information - a straw that can tell whether or not your drink has been spiked, and a tattoo on someone’s skin that changes colour when their blood sugar levels rise.
Joel had a chat with National MP Matt Doocey about his views on the latest Green party Policy to ramp up social spending in a plan they say will lift 360,000 individuals out of poverty. They also discussed Metiria Turei recently admiting she lied whilst on the benefit in order to feed her child, and whether systemic problems led to this.
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