Under their immigration policy for this election, NZ First has proposed removing the right to vote from permanent residents. Surprisingly, New Zealand is one of only four countries in the world who allow their permanent residents to vote. To hear more about why this is the case, and why it should stay that way, Bronwyn spoke to leading electoral law scholar, Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago.
Associate Professor, Tim Kuhner, from the University of Auckland's Faculty of Law pops in to talk about the latest with the US Election. After recently publishing his book, Tyranny of Greed: Trump, Corruption, and the Revolution to Come, Tim's got some insights to what we're seeing in US politics. If you want to hear more, you can head along to a panel discussion here.
Was the 2020 US election conducted properly? Will mail-in ballots be counted and will that count be allowed to stand? Will the US Supreme Court decide the final outcome? And what, in any case, will become of American democracy? In this urgent and timely event, University of Auckland lecturers use the lenses of law, political science, and psychology to explain this contested election and discuss the implications of the final outcome.
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I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rob takes through the bizarre theories about why we dream on The Mind Trench; the director of 'Underplayed', Stacey Lee, comes into studio to chat about the documentary, gender in electronic music, and more; Tim chats Crown Law controversies and meddlesome mergers inMediabatt, and Amelia brings us part II of "Why English Spelling Sux" on Word Salad! Whakarongo mai.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Shane Reti, is on the line and today he and Zoë speak on the alert level 4 COVID-19 lockdown, and the National Party's vote against the banning of conversion therapy in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai!
Correction for last section of interview: 200 hours of community services was the harshest penalty awarded in the first 5 years of the anti-smacking law, not 2.
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Asbestosdeath - Anguish
Crowbar - Vacuum
Buzzov*en - Wound
Monolord - The Siren of Yersinia
Boris - Blackout
Godflesh - Wound
Pyramids - I Have Four Sons, All Named for Men We Lost to War
Thergothon - The Unknown Kadath In The Cold Waste
Fudge Tunnel - Spanish Fly
Starkweather - Swarm
Exhorder - The Law
Acid Bath - Jezebel
Death - Spirit Crusher
Mastodon - Blood And Thunder
Upsidedowncross - Redrum
Napalm Death - Siege of Power
Mayhem - Deathcrush
Darkthrone - The Pagan Winter
C H A P E L - Incantation
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Cult Of Luna - Thirtyfour
Slavedriver - Of Marrow and Hate
Neurosis - Locust Star
Unannounced visitors, construction, and Foot surgery. Just another day in the life of renting advocate, Salene! However, remember you can check out these other helpful resources who have your back on your quests through the renting hell-scape:
In a recent announcement, the government has stated that New Zealand will be comitting to the international effort to ban autonomous weaponary also known as killer robots in warfare. As technology develops, the likelyhood of killer drones being used during war in the near future is high. New Zealand, along with other countires and international organisations are joining together to enforce an international law which regulates and bans the use of killer robots. Disarment and Arms Control minister Phil Twyford disusses with Emily Bell the threat killer robots pose to humanitarian ethics.
Salene's here to fight off evil landlords and such. There's also a webinar thanks to Renters United on tonight if you want to learn a little more about fixed term vs. periodic tenancies.
Also also, here are some good sources that can help you navigate the renting hellscape:
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