Amanda spoke to Ineke about the Australian government targeting the cash economy, South Australia making history as the first Australian state to pursue Aboriginal treaty talks, and the fact that Pirate Bay will soon be blocked in Australia.
Auckland's transport woes are notorious, from blocked motorways, to never-on-time public transport. But with the release of an updated transit plan, these frustrations may have an end in sight. Proposed by Greater Auckland (formally Transport Blog), the Congestion Free Network 2 aims to reshape the entirety of Aucklands public transport network into a functional, cohesive unit. Adam Jacobson speaks with Greater Auckland Editor, Matt Lowrie, to find out how exactly the CFN 2 plans to implement this.
The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on the 14th of June 2017 at a 24-storey high tower block of public housing flats in North Kensington, west London, England. bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson looks into what happened and the risk of something similar occuring in New Zealand.
A choca-block show. Rob Bollix ponders elephant sleeping patterns; Dr. Maria Walls reviews Risk, the Julien Assange doco; Phil Goff discusses affordability in Aucklands and its effect on school teachers; and Alex reviews Fear of the Walking Dead, available on NEON.
This week on the Green desk, Conor speaks with David Tong of the World Wildlife Fund.
They talk about the New Zealand government’s decision to offer a block contract for seismic oil exploration in the Taranaki,and the effects this could have on the Maui’s dolphin. He starts off by asking how far the habitat reaches, and how their current endangered state arrose.
Sam's in to chat about Netflix's ambitious new coming of age series On My Block, which looks at rivalling gangs running a Californian suburb through a comedic lense. Featuring a diverse cast of mainly POC actors, it's fresh and young and takes a lighter look at rather bleak situations. Mike ends up chatting about Annihilation for most of it.
It's the three-part grand finale of Sunday Painter this week, but oh no! Jackson's got artist's block! Luckily Sean Kerr is here to help out. (Part 1/3)
Jasmine, aka Being., joins Mikey in studio to talk about supporting Ben Ottewell and a variety of thrilling upcoming gigs. Talking songwriting process, writer's block, and other such parts of the creative process.
Don't miss out on seeing Jasmine open for Ottewell, get your tickets HERE.
Ardit Hoxha talks about his show Solidaritet/Solidarity at RM Gallery. The exhibition talks it name from the former communist housing block in Kosovo, which Hoxha lived in as a child, just before moving to NZ. Divyaa Kumar talks about her Windo Gallery show - A Denial Is Not The Abolishment Of Fact. Her poetry, presented as large textile works, deal with intergenerational trauma and Indo-Fijian heritage. Heidi is in the studio, playing tunes and beiong awesome.
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