Central government has granted new police powers to issue move-on orders for rough sleepers around the motu, with failure to comply resulting in penalties of a $2000 fine or the possibility of three months incarceration.
2 cases of measles have been reported in Auckland, both of which have been linked to overseas travel.
And, the celebrations continue in Tāmaki this week with the Chinese Lantern festival taking place this weekend at the Manukau Bowl.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about these topics.
Greater Auckland (formerly know as Transport Blog) are criticising Auckland Transport’s preferred option for inner city bus routing. They say the plan is bad not only for buses and congestion, but also for business as a whole in the center city. The Wire producer Adam Jacobson speaks with Greater Auckland Editor, Matthew Lowrie, to learn more about what he thinks is wrong with Auckland Transport’s plan.
As Wellington begins to feel the strain on housing, we look at the council's new proposal to refurbish under utilised houses into inner city apartments and how this iniative could be adopted amidst Auckland's housing crisis. 95bFM producer Jack Marshall talks with the city's Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle, about the in's and out's of how this programe will work.
Chris Farrelly, CEO of the Auckland City Mission, talks to Mike about how the holiday season doesn't always bring 'joy to the world' of all Aucklanders. But with your help, the City Mission can perform some pretty amazing feats of holiday kindness, not to mention ensuring that help is there for those who need it all year round.
The South African city of Cape Town is going through one of its worse water crisis. Droughts have put increasing strain on the city's dams - to the point where three quarters of the residents risk loosing their individual access to water. 95bFM producer Lisa Boudet on whether Cape Town will face Day Zero in the (very) near future.
This morning on our weekly catch up with Mayor Phil Goff we spoke about the NZ Bus lockout, Auckland's new composting city-wide contract, and swimmable beaches around the city. Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Victoria Vasyliuk, a resident of Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, around 70 kilometres from the border with Poland, about what it is looking like for refugees fleeing the war.
Charlie Parker talks to Nina Santos, campaign spokesperson for MindTheGap, about their new pay gap registry.
Sam Clark speaks to Unions Auckland Spokesperson Sarah Barker about their endorsement of Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins.
Charlie discusses the impact of Long COVID with Dr Anna Brooks from the University of Auckland.
Lastly, Charlie interviews Chloe Wollard and Shane Henderson from Auckland City Council about property revaluations and how this will affect the annual budget.
Auckland Transport’s safe speeds programme is a part of a national ‘road to zero’ strategy to reduce deaths and serious injuries on New Zealand.
In the third phase of the safe speeds programme Auckland Transport is proposing reductions to the speed limits on many Auckland roads, including 90% of the roads on Waiheke.
For Casper's fortnightly chat with Auckland councellor Pippa Coom they discussed the proposed speed limit reductions and how much of an impact they might have on Auckland drivers. Casper started off by asking what Auckland Transport’s proposed changes are and how they fit into the safe speeds programme.
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