This week, Tess and Jack chat to the Wateminz’s CEO, Paul Evans about a possible plastic bag levy, and Jack speaks to Umesh Perinpanayagam on the recent protest in Sri Lanka regarding missing relatives from the civil war. And of course, our weekly Friday feature Neighbourhood Watch with Radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding. National MP Jami Lee Ross is back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Friday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to AUT journalism lecturer Richard Pamatatau about the Green Party's lack of Pacific Voices, Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox and Te Kotahitanga co-chair Pita Tipene about the government's withdrawal from Ngāpuhi treaty settlement discussions, the organisers behind a recent NZ visit to the UN protesting oil drilling, and more.
This week Sam takes a look at the Beatles 1967 soundtrack album "Magical Mystery Tour." This record was the second album the band released in 1967 after "Sgt Pepper" and accompanied the band's 3rd film of the same name.
The World Wildlife Foundation are running a campaign encouraging people to take on a challenge involving the number 63 to fundraise to save the Maui Dolphins. People all over New Zealand are backing this initiative without any hesitation. Wire host, Tess Barnett, chats to WWF's David Tong about the initiative, and she also speaks to a number of businesses and an artist from Auckland who are doing their part to support the campaign with their own individual fundraisers.
Saturday 24th of June marks the beginning of The Hīnātore / Light of Hope hui, a Kaitaia event which aims to promote conversation about mental health struggles in Northland youth. The hui is organised by the Muriwhenua branch of Ngāti Hine Health Trust youth suicide prevention group named Responding to All In Distress in conjunction with Northland DHB. 95bFM reporter Katie Doyle spoke to co-facilitators of the event Tania Papal'i and Rebecca Hooker about te Hinatore.
A former registered nurse, Rebekah Kelsey, says relentless bullying by senior staff within an ADHB hospital forced to quit her job. In a recent issue of the New Zealand nurses industry magazine, Kai Tiaki, Kelsey told her story. 95bFM producer Adam Jacobson got in contact with Kelsey, asking her to describe the experiences and behaviours which led to her resignation. He also heard from Lesley Harry, the NZ Nurses Organisation’s Industrial Adviser for the DHB sector, to find out if the New Zealand health sector has a workplace bullying culture.
This week on the show, Adam, Harry and Reuben explore the recently passed bill which would see housing development around Point England; look into reports surrounding a new wide-scale cyber attack and see if the world is on the verge of a global water crisis. They also chat with Andrew Little regarding the Labour intern scandle and their newly announced employee relations bill.
The Deputy is in for Bernie this week with tunes galore. More from the exquisite Anna Tivel and her Portland Oregon, Fluff & Gravy labelmate Jeffery Martin. The traditional Neil Young tune, this week from Rust Never Sleeps. Old School Willie, the murderous El Paso from Marty Robbins, a duet of Pancho & Lefty with Townes and Freddy Fender, good times with those ratbags The Hoodoo Gurus and The Johnnys. Jason Isbell, The Hangdogs, Cletus Got Shot, Shovels and Rope, the wonderful Eastern and heaps more.Yeeha.
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