The Mayor phones up to talk about vaccine mandates ending tonight, Auckland Transport's new parking strategy, and helipad consents for the Hauraki Gulf.
The Mayor phones up for his weekly chat, touching on the Pakiri Beach sand-mining bid rejection, Auckland's regional park management plan consultation and the implications of the government's emissions reduction plan for Auckland. Whakarongo mai!
Organiser of brand new Pathway Festival Tom Rodwell had a kōrero about the twilight event where you encounter musicians spaced out along the hidden and not-so-hidden waterways running from Grey Lynn Park to Cox's Bay / Opoutukeha. Whakarongo mai nei to hear a little more about it!
Tomorrow's World welcomes their youngest guests yet, students from the Toitū te ngahere: art in schools project. A collaborative research project with researchers from the University of Auckland and years 5 and 6 students from Konini Primary School in Glen Eden, and Kauri Park School in Beachhaven. These students really are tomorrow's world.
This week on The Mind Trench, Rob Bollix gives us a renewed idea of what the Jurassic Park films would've been like, if the dinosaurs had quacked (among other things).
This week is 100% percent NZ music week here at 95bFM. To celebrate, I also sprinkle 100% NZ memes into the show for a bit of Kiwi flavour. Also on the show a few of the boys from the 'Frothy' surf rock band Double Parked, come onto the show to talk about their current tour and latest EP release.
Rachel speaks to the Deputy Mayor about the regional parks that are still closed, frustrations from Muriwai residents about uncertainty regarding when they’ll be able to return to the settlement, and touches base about the budget now that submissions have opened.
Deputy Mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau, Desley Simpson, dials in to chat about what will happen following the Budget submissions closing, leaks in Western Springs Park, and the recent cancellation of co-governance meetings in Mount Eden. Whakarongo mai nei!
Hobby Goblins wade their way through parking on UoA campus to bring us arguably the highest Goblin Factor crafts yet- melancholy pom poms. Whakarongo mai nei!
For City Counselling this week, our regular catch-up with the Auckland Council, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about the council deciding on whether to establish seats for Māori representatives and on-street parking prices increasing across the city.
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