His Worship the Mayor calls in early to talk City Missions and sleeping rough at the recent Lifewise Big Sleepout. Shortfalls in housing, rehabilitation and education _all_ feed in to our homelessness numbers, so in action against such a complex problem ...where on Earth do we start?
A new survey of primary and intermediate teachers in Auckland shows that two thirds are thinking about leaving the city due to high living costs, 64% of all new teachers have given up on the prospect of ever owning their own home, and that many in the occupation are postponing parenthood. Ximena speaks to Tracey about her thoughts on the situation.
Kiran talks to Mikey about The New Animals, Pip Adam’s new novel that walks the streets of Auckland City present, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinching eye.
Jenna talks to Mikey about Sour Heart, the debut collection of stories from American writer and poet Jenny Zhang. A favourite of the omnipresent Lena Dunham, Zhang's stories speak to the experiences of Chinese American female adolescence in New York City. But do Lena and Jenna agree?
With reports coming out from from the Auckland City Council that areas of the Waitakere Ranges could be closed down due to Kauri dieback. To find out more, we sit down with Dr. Cate Macinnis, a plant ecologist from the University of Auckland to talk about the Kauri dieback happening in the Waitakere ranges.
On the day of closing registrations we chat to HP48HRS Auckland City Manager, Morgan Leigh Stewart. In the famous speed-filmaking competition, how many team members are too many? What's this WIFT award then? What the hell is 'Ultra'? And who slammed what door in which face?
With your normal host off making some actual telly, Mikey and Sarah talk about David Simon's new drama, The Deuce. The new HBO series features double your usual dose of James Franco (playing twins) and Maggie Gyllenhall as a hooker-with-a-(business)-heart-of-gold in a dive into the fledgling porn industry of 1970s New York City. Inspired by real life events, can Simon bring his gritty realism to the flares, flash and flange of such salacious material? And, perhaps more importantly, will this fill the Monday night hole left by Game of Thrones?
Professor Basil Sharp joins Mikey to talk about the Climathon and research from the Energy Centre showing that Auckland should be embracing the opportunity to improve our infrastructure and harness renewable energy sources now.
The University of Auckland's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Vector, is hosting Auckland's first ever Climathon on October 27–28. A 24-hour global ideas hack, the event will take place simultaneously in over 233 cities worldwide.
These days, its seems that public transport is the buzz word on the lips of The Auckland Council and Auckland Transport. The lack of support around parking in Auckland City is affecting retailers, with a notion in the public that it is too hard to find a parking space around town. Leonard Powell caught up with Pauanesia owner Heather Gerbic, to get an idea of what retailers are facing in Tamaki Makaurau.
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