After 8 years of negotiations New Zealand has finally signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP trade deal, with the Association of South East Asian Nations, plus China, Japan, Australia and South Korea.
Some things to note are:
The RCEP was signed with 15 Asia and Pacific nations, almost a third of the worlds population.
This was negotiated behind closed doors, which means New Zealanders didn't know what was being agreed on until it was already signed and didn't get the opportunity to have much of a say. This is the same problem that many kiwis had with the TPPA trade agreement.
India is not part of the deal, they pulled out. If they were it would be very economically positive for New Zealand. But the rest of the countries we already have Free Trade Ageements with, so many are asking what the point of signing onto something that could restrict us, when we might only get 0.3% increase of GDP out of it.
Ayana spoke with Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor and It's Our Future Spokesperson Edward Miller about the impact of the trade deal on New Zealand.
Today on the Tuesday Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith talks to Dr. Elizabeth Kerekere of the Green Party about the need for an independent Māori Health Authority.
Jemima Huston looked into the Government’s $100 million plus deal with tech giant Amazon. Jemima speaks to National Party spokesperson for economic development Todd McClay, New Zealand film producer John Barnett and Green Party spokesperson on economic development Chlöe Swarbrick. We touch on their thoughts on the deal, the impact a state relationship with Amazon will have on employment in Aotearoa's film and TV industry, as well as the potential problems that could arise between Amazon’s reputation for treating worker poorly and New Zealand’s Hobbit Law which has left all those working in the film industry as independent contractors without the same protections of employees or rights to unionise.
Hunter brings you new music from Kody Nielson, Cate Le Bon, Parquet Courts, Rubi Du & more! Plus, Aotearoa's Christoph El' Truento chat's to Jess about tracks from live from the cloudy subtropical, their latest album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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Hunter brings you new music from JessB, Vanishing Twin Hand Habits, Yaeji & more! Plus, LA-based Pōneke songwriter Vera Ellen chat's to Jess about tracks from 'It's Your Birthday, their latest album & first on Flying Nun for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music.
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Hunter brings you new music from Julien Dyne, Samara Alofa, Yard Act,, Sasami & more! Plus, Tāmaki-based bb gurl chat's to Jess about tracks from 'tytl <3', their debut mixtape for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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Hunter brings you new music from Eden Burns Jordan Rakei, Beach House, Womb & more! Plus, Tāmaki's Leaping Tiger chat's to Jess about tracks from 'Soulsleep', their new album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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Hunter brings you new music from Mitski, Don Mcglashan, Deadforest, Courtney Barnett & more! Plus, Tāmaki-based skymning chat's to Jess about tracks from 'RELENTLESS, their new album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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Hunter brings you new music from Kody Neilson, Freddie Gibbs, Arca, Cate Le Bon & more! Plus, Brooke from French For Rabbits chat's to Jess about tracks from 'The Overflow', their new album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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This week on the Wire we're recapping some of the best news pieces the 95bFM news team has produced this year with our Best of 2021 shows. So, today Jemima Huston and Emily Bell bring you the best of the Tuesday Wire.
Jemima recaps her pieces on the government's $100 million plus deal with tech giant Amazon to film The Lord of the Rings television series and Apple's child exploitation material scanning technology set to be rolled out on US Apple devices.
We play Trishil Dahya's piece on experiencing the autism spectrum.
Emily runs through 10 of the most significant events this year to round up the news cycle for 2021.
Finally, we replay Isla Christensen and Stella Huggins' Tomorrow's World episode on memory recall and the true ability of humans to remember events.
Miss Dom digs on some holiday freedoms and gets into the Summer of Soul doco, plus more tracks from the MPS label 2021 Reissue Series, and guest selector Johnny & The Dambusters joins for part 2 with a Ska-Jazz Special.
Miss Dom's tracklist:
MC 900 Ft Jesus - Tip Top Through the Inferno
The Jive Kiwis - Bubble & Squeak
Samara Joy - Everything Happens to Me
Summer Of Soul Featurette
Nina Simone - Revolution
Harlem Underground Band - Cheeba Cheeba
Myele Manzanza
Etta James - Sunshine of your love
Freddie Hubbard - Blues for Daune
The Three-handed Beat Bandits - Cold Duck Time (after the stream)
Johnny & The Dambusters' tracklist:
King Tubby - Take Five
Laurel Aitken - Mi vida sin tu amor
The Skatalites - Swing Easy
The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Grooving Steady
Jazz Bo - In Walked Bud
North East Jazz Orchestra - Good Rockin Daddy
Tommy McCook - Caution
Phylis Dillion with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Perfidia
The Jazz Jamaica All Stars - Vitamin A
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation - St James Infirmary
St Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review - All my Loving
Sly & Robbie featuring Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexandra - Lively Up Yourself
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