50,000 secondary and primary school teachers are striking today, with 15,000 in Aotea square. The strikes affect seven hundred and seventy three thousand students. The teachers strike is the largest in New Zealand so far, and involves two unions, the NZEI and the Post Primary teachers Association. However, the government is insisting it will not increase the total value of it’s offers of more than 1.2 billion over four years. Sherry reports live from the protest in Aotea square.
Kiran brings in Mark Yarm's oral history of grunge, Everybody Loves Our Town. Apart from being an excellent excuse to dust off your flannel shirt and Singles soundtrack, is it worth a read?
Melbourne-based NZ muso Sarah Mary Chadwick spoke to Rachel about her upcoming new album "Please Daddy", and her Fringe Town 2020 performance in February. She will be performing her 2019 album "The Queen Who Stole the Sky" on the Auckland Town Hall's grand organ- it's going to be a special night!
Sarah Mary Chadwick is in Auckland for a very special show this thursday night as part of Fringe Town 2020: she will be performing her album 'The Queen Who Stole The Sky' on the Auckland Town Hall's grand organ. Sarah popped into the studio to chat about the project, and her most recent album 'Please Daddy' that came out in January. Whakarongo mai nei- and don't miss the gig!
This morning old mate Marlon Williams had a chat with Rachel about his 2018 concert at the Auckland Town Hall, which you can relive in all its glory this sunday with the screening of the concert film. Tune in to hear about the show, writing new music and what he's been listening to in isolation over the last few weeks.
Last week, Auckland Council presented a proposal to shift Kumeū’s town centre as an effort to address the area’s history of flooding.
Additionally, late last month public consultation opened on Council’s proposed bed night visitor levy. The levy would fill a budget gap of $7 million for major events in Tāmaki Makaurau.
For City Counselling this week, Sofia spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics, beginning by asking her what current issues Kumeū is facing that informed the proposal to move its town centre.
Milly has a kōrero with Joey Santiago from the Pixies - ahead of their Auckalnd shows in November! You can catch them playing The Auckland Town Hall on November 23 and 24, tickets from Ticketmaster. Whakarongo mai nei!
Every year thousands of New Zealands prisoners are put in solitary confinement meaning they are isolated from human contact for sometimes up to 24hours.
Today Lucy Austin headed down to Aotea Square to speak with Emmy Rakete from the organisation People against Prisons Aotearoa who have set up a protest to raise awareness of solitary confinement in New Zealand.
The group are seeking to end the practice in New Zealand arguing that it violates human rights.
Lachlan spoke with ACT leader David Seymour to discuss Labour's new foreign buyer directive which will require foreign buyers of land over 50000 square metres to undergo stricter checks from the government before they are able to make their purchase.
On Monday Cabinet announced the approval of regulations to ban the sale and manufacture of synthetic microbeads.
The government says the regulation will come into force in six months, although the New World, Pak'nSave and Four Square supermarket chains stopped selling products with microbeads from July.
Penalties for ignoring the ban may include fines of up to $100,000, with the Environmental protection Authority enforcing it.
Reuben McLaren spoke to Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage to find out more.
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