Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to Forest and Bird Chief Executive Kevin Hague about coal mining in the South Island, the University of Auckland's Dr Kirsten Zemke about cultural discrimination at the Grammys, as well as taking a look at the latest developments in North Korea and Palestine, and more.
The latest Public Perceptions of New Zealand’s Environment survey,was released on Friday. This survey looks at what the public perceive to be the most environmental issues at the time and how New Zealand view our environment. 95bfm producer Hannah Ross spoke with Forest and Bird spokesperson Geoff Keeys about the main findings of the survey, and researcher of the survey and Professor of environmental management at Lincoln University Kenneth Hughey about the affects these main findings has.
This week on the Wednesday show, Ximena and Dylan talk about the new agreement DHBs and junior doctors have come to around safer hours, a proposal to build a new water-treatment plant out in Oratia, an upcoming decision in March by the World Wide Web Consortium that might affect the safety and security of the internet and more. AUT's Allan Blackman also makes a welcome return this week for Dear Science.
This week on the show, Ximena, Ben & Tess look into a new group advocating more action around addressing domestic violence in New Zealand and have their fortnightly chat with Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters also joins them for a chat at the end of the show about the party's prospects going into this year's election & about some of key issues in politics at the moment.
A new report commissioned by Copyright Licensing NZ has revealed that New Zealand writers are struggling to make a living. The report showed that many writers are having to take on other jobs outside of writing to meat the costs of living. On average, writers in New Zealand earn $13,500, while most spend a majority of their time working in another occupation. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to the head of the New Zealand Society of Authors Jackie Dennis about the situation.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Auckland this week looks to result in the opening of trade relations between New Zealand and China. Mack tried to find out what all the fuss was about.
bFM reporter Tess Barnet speaks to National's Jami-Lee Ross about his thoughts on the Tertiary Education Union survey, and criticism on the newly formed Ministry for Vulnerable Children.
The National led government recently announced the introduction of an additional 800 police officers over the next four years. In a Q and A interview, Minister for Police Paula Bennett stated the justification for the increase is to reduce crime rates across the board. But is this really the case? bFm Reporter Adam Jacobson talked to Adjunct Research Associate at Victoria University’s Institute of Criminology’s Kim Workman to find out the facts.
A movement is arising, one which plans on abolishing current political and economic systems. The Zeitgeist Movement, which aims to remove the need for a monetary economy, and establish an economic model based upon the communal sharing of global resources. bFm Reporter Adam Jacobson spoke in studio with Coordinators of The New Zealand Zeitgeist Movement, Sam Mentink and Wiri Te-Moni about how the group plans on achieving this, and touched upon upcoming Z-Day events.
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