His Worship's away, but we've found the best man to step into the breach. Auckland Councillor Richard Hills is from 'round Mike's way, so we'll excuse the North Shore camaraderie in order to ask: what's happening out there in Auckland City, Councillor?
On Dear Science today we are talking about how to get near the sun in order to study it, the way that we reveal ourselves in our text messages with a debate about the use of full stops, and a helium anniversary at a time when we should be very aware of its depleting resources.
Fancy a gourmet picnic in Albert Park for Laneway? Dariush from Cazador pops into the bFM studio with an AMAZING specialty hamper. Available exclusively for Laneway. Pre-order your hamper here.
On Dear Science today we talk about the end of the Opportunity Rover on Mars, push ups and heart disease, and the best order to drink wine and beer together as well as a profile of the element Americium.
After growing up at Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Saffron joins Mikey in studio to talk about producing a documentary to tell the 22 years of tales that have come from this special institution. One more gig is in order to fundraise for this cause, the New Era Party is packed with an almighty line up and will be one you don't want to miss.
With protests at Ihumātao heading into their third week, a legal support tent has been set up, which is staffed by lawyers and law students in order to provide legal support and advice to protestors on the ground. Deb spoke to TeAo Pritchard, one of the organisers of this effort, about their role in the protests, motivation for providing legal support, and the legality of protesting.
This week for Green Desk Mitchell had a korero with Environment Minister David Parker about the new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land. The new Policy statement aims to tighten the management on highly productive land under the Resource Management Act in order to protect these areas of arable land from inappropriate subdivision and urban development. They discuss what will be included in the NPS and how it will be implemented at ground level. Mitch begins by asking David for a bit of context on the issue, and why there is a necessity for such legislation.
Australian correspondent Zoe is back once again, all the way from Adelaide!
This week, the federal government in Canberra has announced a welfare reform and is forcing welfare recipients to undergo drug testing in order for them to receive payments. And, more than 500 protesters gathered in front of the state parliament in Melbourne to protest against a new highway. It's neighbourhood watch time.
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