His Worship's been attending some local meetings, with concerns rising over a lack of police presence in Mangere Bridge, locals are calling for a solution. And it seems like just a few weeks ago we were talking a new stadium, but now it appears Auckland Council needs to sort out the financial burden of Eden Park first? A lot going on in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Rachel's pretty stoked about Sam's selections for today, we're talking Fleabag (2016) season one, highly recommended by Rachel herself - but that's not to say your life's a mess (don't worry). The series follows the protagonist, Fleabag, a young woman trying to cope with life in London. Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who also stars in the show, this is not something you want to miss out on, according to Sam AND Rachel, wow.
Jessica Hansell, who you might know as Coco Solid, comes up to talk to Rachel about Aroha Bridge and her kaupapa behind the cartoon. Series three premieres tomorrow night at 8pm and on demand at 9pm, so you can binge the entire thing all from the comfort of your own home. Jessica talks to Rachel about world of the cartoon, the punchy jokes and how relatable the characters are. Don't miss this.
Labour's Andrew Little joins host Stewart Sowman-Lund for his weekly catch-up. This week, he explains the raft of law reforms that have made the news this week. Plus, should the government intervene at Ihumatao? And finally, what did he make of the Green Party's attack ad on Simon Bridges?
Simon Bridges has just proposed a National Cancer Agency if his party is elected to government, with a dedicated $50M a year to be spent on cancer drugs. With Pharmac increasingly facing criticism for failing to procure effective cancer therapies that are readily available overseas, and with our standards of cancer treament lagging behind other developed countries, Rahul talks to the Breast Cancer Foundation's Adele Gautier about whether National's plan is the answer.
Justin talks to National MP Denise Lee about leader Simon Bridges' recent comments about the Prime Minister, the government's reforms of polytechnics and its bill on the cannabis referendum.
The National Party's Denise Lee joins Laura Kvigstad this week to discuss Simon Bridges commentary around Ihumatoa that suggests the occupants need to "go home". Then, they have a chat around National's stance on coal following the Pacific Forum that platformed issues of climate change heavily. Finally, they round by talking about the 2018 census and whether the lack of engagement comes from an apathetic public or whether the blame rests solely on poor planning by the government.
This week Green Party co-leader James Shaw talks to Jemima about the party's recent media controversies and how polticians and political parties use social media. They discussed the party's attack ad on Simon Bridges and the transphobic article recently published in their Te Awa magazine and James explains what the Greens are doing to combat these media issues.
Justin talks to Justice Minister Andrew Little on making New Zealand history compulsory in schools, new mental health initiatives by the government, abortion law, and National leader Simon Bridges' recent trip to China.
David Slack pops into the studio to help us work through some of the political turmoil that's been surrounding us in the last week. Discussing the Labour Party sexual allegations, Simon Bridges' comments about communism and Brexit.
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