For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party, host Spike Keith spoke to Simon Court about NIWA’s El Nino forecast, and ACT’s new policy around privately built highways.
They also spoke to Auckland University urban planning researcher Dr. Tim Welch about the use of misinformation in opposition to the Great North Road cycleway project.
Rawan Saadi spoke with Lisa Woods, spokesperson for Amnesty International, about the two reports that were released by the Office of the Ombudsman concerning the state of prisons in Aotearoa
Caeden Tipler spoke to E Tū Union Director Sarah Thompson about why cleaners from several industrial cleaning companies are picketing for fairer wages and conditions.
And on Tomorrow's World, a segment that looks into issues around science, technology and the environment, Leilani Cardosa spoke with Professor Paul Glue from the University of Otago about the use of Ketamine injections to treat depression.
This morning we spoke to Luke Wood, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Canterbury’s Ilam School of Fine Arts, about A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe-Cut records. Luke has curated the exhibition which celebrates the mahi of legendary Peter King and the weird and wonderful music he has cut. Tune in to hear more- and come on down to the 95bFM Drive Show happening at Objectspace this friday with Pumice and special guests playing live!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: If the Wake Up Call didn't get you up this morning, Metal Memory Monday will; Pennie's not only a fashion expert but Netflix too, talking Social Fabric (2017); Jenna's here with a grizzly true crime masterpiece, and ancestry tests? Hmm; and lucky for you listeners, Natural Ange has the lowdown on sore throats and dry skin, we're deep in winter now y'all. Running things smoothly, here on Breakfast.
Blind Mango Chutney showcases local magic with special studio guests Caitlin Smith, Ben McNicoll and Mike Booth from the Auckland Jazz Orchestra ahead of their 30 July concert at Victoria Theatre, Devonport.