First up on the Wire, Andrew Little joins Lachlan for thier regular chat, this week discussing Pike River and its politicisation and the treatment of sexual assault victims in the court process. Lachlan then speaks with Sarah Morris, a Senior Advisor for the Strategy, Rights & Advice team in the Office of the Children’s Commissioner about the Rights Now! resource. Our worry week is ideologies, and we’re looking at Pride. Oscar speaks with activists Emmy Rakete and Betty Sio about Auckland Pride. Finally, Ben then brings us This Day in History on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.
On the Wire today, James Shaw joins us for our weekly chat, this week discussing the tender of land in Taranaki for coal and gas exploration, as well as the welfare working group’s report. Michael from Southern Cross is here to talk about all the latest news from across the pacific. Izzy speaks with Peter Malcolm from closing the Gap about rheumatic fever and how it’s linked to inequality. Finally, News Director Lillian speaks with Malu Malo-Fuiava from Belong Aotearoa about their workshops on Te Tiriti.
Stewart Sowman-Lund hosts the Thursday Wire and it's another packed show.
Coming up on the show today:
The Privacy Commissioner chats to me about how landlords might be breaching the privacy act when asking for certain information in tenancy applications.
After that, Liv talks to political commentator Rod Oram about the reserve banks plans to increase national banks’ holding capital.
Then, Labour Minister Stuart Nash is here to fill in for Andrew Little - we’re talking about the budget a week out from the announcement.
Grace chats to bFM reporter Justin Wong in Paris about the Brexit developments overnight.
Finally, Grace speaks with forest and bird spokesperson Geoff Keey about the zero carbon bill passing its first reading.
Jonny & Big Hungry chat with PhD candidate in Marketing, Jonathan Baker about his research into Market Structures at The University of Auckland Business School.
The government recently announced its agreement with the agricultural sector to have agircultural emissions at a farm level to be priced by 2025. This gives the sector five years to calculate and reduce their own emissions until the government can decide to bring them under Emissions Trading Scheme. Jemima spoke to Green Party co-leader and Climate Minister James Shaw about the agreement and whether agriculture will be left off the hook again under the reformed Emissions Trading Scheme and when it comes to the global work to reduce green-house gas emissions.
Angel Olsen is back with a fantatstic new album 'All Mirrors'. Beautifully cinematic and orchestral- the record traverses love, selfhood, and sitting with your emotions. Rachel spoke to her from her tour across America about her writing, Scott Walker, and singing through chaos. Tune in!
Auzzie crooner Stella Donnelly's album 'Beware of the Dogs' rocketed to the top of many a best of 2019 list last year with it's frank approach to topics ranging from shitty pub jobs, to corrupt politicians and sexual assualt. Always empathetic and oftentimes hilarious, Donnelly's earnest songwriting has earnt her a dedicated following around the world- and a lot buzz ahead of her performance at this year's Laneway. Rachel caught up with her ahead of the festival for a chat. Whakarongo mai nei!
Listen in to find out about the intricacies of the debate surrounding how we best manage weeds and vegetation in our urban setting. We look into Tāmaki Makaurau's past, present and whether the upcoming council decision will set us on a road sprayed by glyphosates, thermally managed or kept tidy by an altogether different method.
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