With 2 days to go before voting closes, the voter turnout throughout Tamaki Makarau still remains low, with around 20 percent of eligible voters having cast their vote throughout the city.
According to these statistics, voter turnout is tracking to be lower than 2022’s local elections which had a final turnout of 35.4 percent.
Thursday Wire Producer Sanat talked to Julie Fairey today to give our listeners (and prospective voters) a final elevator pitch as to why they should vote in their local elections.
They also talked about why it is that the design and structure of these elections are not conducive to higher voter participation and the change necessary to make civic participation cool again.
Last week, Social Media Companies began to face a Jury Trial for the first time. The claims being made are that social media is addictive and harmful for young people’s mental health; and that this is by design.
While this unfolds, experts have pointed to significant links between this trial, and those faced by the Tobacco Industry. Similar arguments are being made, on both sides, and there are lessons that can be taken from the decades long fight to hold tobacco and smoking accountable for its health harms.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Senior Research Fellow in General Practice and Primary Care at the school of Population health at the University of Auckland, Dr Samantha Marsh, about these links, and what more we need to see about social media based harms domestically.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey's pulled a sickie so Jogai's in charge; Rob's counting penguins while callers kick boulders; Maria's still fizzing from the Breaker Upperers premiere; Wellington muso Estere's in the studio chatting My Design, On Others' Lives; and comedian Chris Parker joins us ahead of his run of Camp Binch at The Basement this Comedy Fest season. It really is the most wonderful time of year.
Join Keria and #chune in to Friday Morning Glory, as we check out the finest songs from Pickle Darling, Fruit Juice Parade, Tiny Ruins, Lisa Crawley and Candy. For Fancy New Band this week, we're joined by Auckland producer, damblo. Come along and share the good times, hope you guys are having a sick week... ~ ~ ~
Kris McFang brings you a bloody good time, playing a couple of new records that didnt fit last week, including a shout out to co-host Sam for his gift of the 'This is not America' 45".
OMG wow... it's Freak The Sheep time. No Live and Direct this week, so enjoy some hot hot tunes by Marcus Hermit, Psyme, Yosiah, and Flogging A Dead One Horse Town! ~ ~ ~
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