This week, Jogai and Jess look at the University of Auckland's staff strike, and the Māori Women's Development Inc. about promoting social enterprise for Māori. Jess also catches up with Predator Free New Zealand to learn more about their partnership with the Holiday Parks Association, and bFM's news director Ximena Smith chats with the co-founder of MyBitcoinSaver Sam Blackmore about their exciting new venture. Andrew Little is also back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai and Jess catche up with Manu Caddie from Hikurangi enterprises to learn more about their industrial hemp-growing trial and we speak to Dr Philippa Smith from AUT to gain a more critical understanding of reality television and The Bachelor NZ. Jess also has a report on the government’s plan to oil drill in 35.5% of the North Island’s Maui Dolphin sanctuary, and our news director Ximena Smith has a chat to the CEO of NZTech Graeme Muller about The Internet of Things. Andrew Little also joins us live in studio for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai and Harry chat with Jan Logie about the government rejection of the Green Party’s Equal Pay Amendment Bill, and bFM reporter Katie Doyle has a report on threatened species strategy with Forest and Bird’s Kevin Hackwell. Our news director Ximena Smith catches up with Andrew Coleman to discuss the impacts of tax distortion on our current housing crisis, and Harry chats to owner of Search and Destroy about the changing face of Karangahape Road. Andrew Little is also back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai and Harry chat with an Associate Professor from Victoria University, Marcus Frean, to learn a little bit about deep learning and artificial intelligence ahead of his lecture tonight, and bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson engages in a lively Skype session with the author of the acclaimed novel, I Love Dick. Our weekly feature State of the States is back, with new correspondence from WNYU News, and Producer Harry Willis has a report on migrant hospitality workers. Andrew Little is also back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai, Harry, and Lucy chat to Leonie Morris to learn more about the Government cutting funding for the Auckland Women's Centre, and Harry has a report on fake news! bFM reporter Katie Doyle catches up with David Seymour to chat about his new proposal for the Government to fund intraoperative radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer patients. Our weekly Thursday feature State of the States has returned - this week Harry chats to Nick about James Comey's upcoming testimony to the US Senate Intelligence Comittee, and Andrew Little is back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai and Harry chat to Dr James Cheeseman of the UoA's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences to learn more about a big scientific insight into Piha's little critters, and Harry has a report on a new not-for-profit public health model that suggests the legal sale of recreational cannabis will greatly benefit Aotearoa. 95bFM reporter Will Parsonson chats to Fossil Free UoA's Rhys Jones about divesting from fossil fuels, and our weekly Thursday feature State of the States has returned! This week, Harry chats to Nick about North Korea/US relations, and the attention-grabbing election in the state of Georgia. Andrew Little is also back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
This week, Jogai, Harry, and Reuben chat to news and technology writer Bill Bennett about the current state of television in New Zealand, and Reuben has a special report on decriminalising drugs and legalising cannabis with executive director of the NZ Drug Foundation, Ross Bell. 95bFM reporter Adel Abied speaks to Lisa McLaren about the Zero Carbon Act, and Harry catches up with pop music commentator and columnist Miriama Aoake about gender diversity in the electronic music scene, and Labour Leader Andrew Little is back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
Labour's Andrew Little is back for our weekly chat. This week, Jogai discusses the government Budget announcement and concerns in the mental health sector.