Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's got some tasty Breakfast tunes to get you in the mood for the weekend; Fabian Fanboy talks the long-waited Lion King and NZIFF; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings in some Bubblegum; And Johanna returns for Stage Direction with a range of arts and culture for you to fill your weekend with. Lots of prizes and some hot tips for staying dry this afternoon.
This week on the Monday Wire, Sherry and Bronwyn bring us a report on the anti-white supremacy protest on Friday at the University of Auckland. Southern Cross is back with the latest news from across the Pacific. Lachlan speaks to Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about the "Hard Place to Be Happy" report on youth residential care. Jemima wraps it up with a conversation with Green Party co-leader James Shaw about lowering the voting age and the government's decision to drop the "family link" refugee policy.
This is the last day where you can both register and vote in your local election. You can still drop off your voting papers tomorrow, Saturday the 12th of October, at a library near you but after that voting is closed. General Manager of Democracy Services Margeurite Delbet joins Laura Kvigstad to give us some more detail on all the ways you can get your final votes in.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Huge Breakfast this morning; Fabian Fanboy drops by, in the flesh, with his best of and a Star Wars review; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us plunderphonics, wow; and we finally draw the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack, drop off and all. Big last Breakfast of 2019. Meri Kirihimete!
On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman, we talk about the best espresso coffee, a stars light dimming and bird droppings.
Producer Felix Walton brings us a report about the promises made to migrant workers without follow through that lead to deportation
And finally, Oscar Perress spoke with Urs Signer from Climate Justice Taranaki about OMV's failure to find fossil fuels in its recent drilling campaign, as well as the pitfalls of oil exploration in Aotearoa.
All this plus music from Blanco and Logic1000. A huge thanks to all who spoke to us this week.
On Dear Science with AUT’s Marcus Jones we are talking about a sharp drop in coronavirus cases in South Korea, magic methyl and how nuclear war could alter the world’s climate.
Felix spoke with Shamubeel Eaqub about the government's new stimulus package and whether this is enough.
Sticking on this government announcement, Lillian speaks to AAAP’s Ricardo Menendez March for a perspective on the increase to benefits.
And Izzy Holdsworth joins us today and speaks to Generation Zero’s Dewy Sacayan about parallel combat against Covid-19 and climate change.
In breaking news, Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the US presidential race. Lillian Hanly recaps his campaign.
But, with the democratic primary being muted compared to the pandemic, a movement beyond Bernie Sanders appears to be happening.
With the number of strikes rapidly growing across the United States, COVID-19 is turning out to be an unprecedented labour crisis.
Rachel Simpson speaks to Dr Paul Taillon, a senior history lecturer at the University of Auckland. He specialises in working people and the labour movement in the United States and has written on gender, race and unionism in the States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They speak about the increase in worker solidarity despite push back from corporates and the government, how grassroots strikes are organised despite social distancing regulations, and whether a general strike may be imminent.
The Newshub-Reid Research poll on the 18th May showed Labour on 56.5 percent, meaning it could have 72 seats in parliament. National's support however went into freefall, with them dropping to only 30.6 percent. Justin talked to Auckland University's Lara Greaves to discuss why Labour has this big lead and what could happen in the September election.
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