This weeks chats with James and Brooke focus on the announced Trans-Tasman bubble and lighrail. The two chat about how long the bubble took and ACT's infrastructure policy.
$5000 has been crowdfunded for trans positive posters and stickers after an increase in anti-trans messages in the media and online. The posters, put up by over 70 volunteers feature messages such as trans is beautiful and trans women are women. Lachlan spoke with one of the organisers of the campaign, Ahi Wi-Hongi from gender minority New Zealand about it.
This piece arose from a conversation with Tracey Martin last week, where Bronwyn asked the Minster how she felt about a post of hers being shared on a Facebook group that advocates against transgender rights. What followed was a discussion of freedom of expression and when it can be reasonably limited. After that interview, Bronwyn spoke to Ahi Wī-Hongi from Gender Minorities Aotearoa to get a fuller picture of the issue, and whether it is even appropriate to call such groups feminists.
A Transgender Community Day is being held at the Ellen Melville Centre on Saturday from 12pm-5pm, in light of Transgender Week of Awareness.
Radio Mother Host, Joel, spoke to Artie, who is involved with running the event, about what people can expect, and why holding events like this are so important.
The New Zealand First Party has introduced a member's bill that would ban or even fine people for using a bathroom that does not correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.
In a statement, New Zealand First said it will "stop the growing trend" of mixed-sex bathrooms.
First, former News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, speaks to NZ Parents and Guardians of Transgender and Gender Diverse Children Coordinator, Sharyn Forsyth (she/her) about the proposed bill and the prevalence of anti-trans rhetoric in Aotearoa.
She also spoke to Wren (they/them) a non-binary person, parent to a transgender child, and trans activist, about the impact this bill would have on both transgender and cisgender people as well as Facebook messages sent to Wren by a profile claiming to be NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich, suggesting transgender people are quote "mentally ill" and "need to go to the hospital for brain checks". Unkovich has stated the profile who sent these messages is impersonating her.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's back from the weekend, and Sarah's in the hotseat; Rupert pops in for Home Economics to talk finance; Gum Country chats to us all the way from LA about their hot new record; Kiran's back in the studio with a book she can't recommend enough; and Justine's here to guide you through some of your union queries.
These days, its seems that public transport is the buzz word on the lips of The Auckland Council and Auckland Transport. The lack of support around parking in Auckland City is affecting retailers, with a notion in the public that it is too hard to find a parking space around town. Leonard Powell caught up with Pauanesia owner Heather Gerbic, to get an idea of what retailers are facing in Tamaki Makaurau.
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Whalesong - Radiant Suns Deformed
Scott Gibbons - Lillith Stone : Reciprocal
Throbbing Gristle - Valley of the Shadow of the Death
Tont - Lapsepõlve rada / Childhood path
Sunn O))) & Boris - Fried Eagle Mind
Pauline Oliveros - The Wanderer
O Culto do Fogo Negro - Crepitante Interior
HIDE - Respite
Cut Hands - Nzambi Ia Muini
Aluviana - kt-3
Severed Heads - God Factory
Croatian Amor - Forever Wild Palms
Fatima Al Qadiri - Szechuan
Gauthier - False prophet (Alpha Brazil Remix)
High Graid - Warrior
Kelman Duran - Diablos (feat. MC Alberticord)
DJ RASHAD x DJ SPINN x TASO - Royal House VIP
Bad Gyal;Fakeguido;El Guincho - Yo Sigo Iual (Prod. Fakeguido & el Guincho)
Blank Banshee - Cyber Slums
Don Zilla - Inside Me
CYPHR - Dddiamondsss
Slikback - PULLUP
Okzharp;manthe Ribane - In Your Own Time
Yen Tech - Kernel
Rae Sremmurd; Slim Jxmmi; Swae Lee; Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
Desiigner - Panda
Danny Brown - Lost
Machinedrum - The Statue
Kanye West - Heartless
Ms Nina - Te Doy
Overmono - iii's Front
James Blake - Order
Cyrus/Random Trio - Bounty
Faceless Mind - The Tale of Valhall
Ossian - Tools of Tyrants
Noir - Undone (Responder Remix)
fern - 128 (guaracha mix)
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