Lillian Hanly speaks to New Zealand's largest corrections staff union about the government's announcement to pull the plug on the proposed 'mega-prison'.
Lucy Austin also touches on the issue of increasing prisoner numbers with Tania Mead from Just Speak.
Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick joins us live in studio to discuss her Election Access Fund Bill and doing away with tertiary loan caps.
It’s Wire Worry Week and we’re looking at housing. Mary-Margaret speaks to Housing Minister Phil Twyford about KiwiBuild and homelessness.
Producer Laura, speaks with National President of the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations, Jonathan Gee about how the housing crisis is affecting students in amongst the housing market. She then speaks to members of the bFM news team and students, Jack Marshall and Jennifer Rose Tamati on their experiences living as students out of home.
How many plastic bags does it take to build a house? Approximately 9,783 according to Matt Liggins from the University of Auckland's School of Architecture & Planning. Matt teaches Mikey about the latest affordable home and the potential this unique pod has to help with Auckland's housing crisis. Recycling at it's finest.
Heidi talks to Rangituhia Hollis, about his two shows of the moment. Māori Moving Image: An Open Archive, has opened at the Dowse in Wellington. The Glass House is an exhibition with Jeremy Leatinu’u, Nathan Suniula, Salome Tanuvasa at Nathan House.
Tom talks about Vera Wyse Munro, the preeminent radio ham and composer from Northland, who worked through both World Wars, and used her crystal radio to compose experimental music with other hams around the globe.
Jenna's been waiting a while for this book to come into New Zealand, and it didn't disappoint. In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado navigates the narrative of an abusive relationship whilst taking a different lens in each chapter. Potentially triggering while also cathartic.
Zoë's got her usual fantastic reckons for theatre from your own home, but this week we're also talking about an actual live show! For theatre you can catch from home, check out Joshua William Gelb here, some important discussions through Proudly Asian Theatre's Breathing Space, and the classic, National Theatre at home with This House. If you're keen to see some comedy in the flesh, check out Ben Hurley's Straight-out-of-lockdown tour.
Sequentia is the solo moniker of musician and promoter Grace Verweij. She is a member of music projects Iskse_ and Milk, and runs Related Articles, a mix, party, and publishing platform. She shares a set that showcases leftfield dance music from around the globe, and is dedicated to her late partner Reuben Winter.
Diesel coined the term Fetish House to decolonise their music and distinguish their style. Fetish House not only reflects Diesel's unapologetically high-energy mixes, but also captures the degree to which performance and visual art is used in their liberating performances. We share an auditory glimpse into their world, before their performance at Beacon Festival 2021 on Saturday.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins ourWhat's Up? rotation of Aotearoa's political leaders, talking about the Dawn Raids, housing, and violence in Wellington Central; Rob Bollix spins our minds with an out-of-this-worldMind Trench; and Tim Batt pops up to studio for Mediabatt, chatting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and how housing announcements are reported in the media! Whakarongo mai!
Cycling infrastructure has been widely reported as receiving $1.7 billion in new funding, with investment in renewable transport forming a part of Auckland’s plan to halve emissions by 2030.
Auckland city council has also closed submissions the NPS UD public consultation, informing its plan for housing intensification.
For Casper's fortnightly chat with Auckland City Councillor Shane Henderson they discussed this investment in Cycling infrastructure as well as an update to their discussion a few weeks prior around housing intensification. Casper first asked Shane what is planned for Auckland’s cycling infrastructure in the 2022 budget and what its implications are for the city.
Eight local boards from central Auckland voted on the issue of special character areas in Auckland, contributing to a longstanding debate around housing intensification and preserving Auckland’s inner-city suburbs.
For the our regular city counselling segment Casper spoke to Auckland city counsellor Shane Henderson to get a sense of what happened in this debate, what the vote means and how it might affect the future of housing in Auckland.
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