Full to the absolute brim. We talk to Jacinda Ardern; Announce the 2018 Auckland City Limits lineup & speak to Campbell Smith; Discuss the best superheros on TV; Explore the ethics of invasive species eradication; and wrap things up with a little chat about Kea, the 'bird of the year'.
Yesterday the Labour-NZ First coalition announced they will be increasing the minimum wage to 20$ per hour by 2021. Currently, the minimum wage sits at $15.75. Unite Union represents more than 7000 workers from the fast food industry to Sky City, most of whom are on minimum wage. They responded positively to this change and Lillian Hanly speaks with Gerard Hair from Unite about what this means.
This week on Neighbourhood Watch with Nicole Wedding from Radio Adelaide:
Seven federal politicians including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, will be handed down a decision today regarding their suitability for politics whilst holding dual citizenship.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash is in Labor's crosshairs after she admitted one of her staffers gave advance notice to journalists about a police raid on the Australian Workers' Union.
Canberra beats out Sydney, Melbourne to be named third-best city in the world for tourists by Lonely Planet.
Writer / director Phil Brough stops in to talk napping, screaming and his big win at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival's opening night. Taking out 'Best NZ Film', Phil's short Fire in Cardboard City is now eligible for Academy Award® nomination. Better get along and see it then, huh?
The news has come that Auckland City council are to kickstart a project that will see the Ports of Auckland moved. Many might rejoice at this idea, the eye sore of Auckland’s waterfront will finally be removed, and the land can be redeveloped to beautiful green pastures.
These dreams may not become a reality any time soon. The ports of Auckland have preemptively released their 30 year plan, highlighting existing and future projects that will see Auckland’s waterfront transformed in the meantime.
I spoke with Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson to find out what Aucklanders can expect from their port over the next 30 years.
Christmas has come early this particular December Monday on Breakfast: we've got Marlon Williams and Dave Khan live in studio to soundtrack your morning rituals. You're welcome, city.
While Marlon's brilliant second album Make Way For Love isn't available for purchase until February (sorry, Christmas present lurkers), tickets to his Auckland Town Hall show _are_. Get in HERE.
Auckland City Limits isn't far away now ...but what to do on March 3rd with the little legends in yr life? Ex-bFM Kids' Show host Finn is here to tell us all about the coolest festival _within_ the coolest festival, Auckland Kiddie Limits. (And did you know under 10s get in to ACL for free? I know, right.) Get your tickets HERE.
Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is a pretty piece of weirdness - one that stuck with both Fabian and Sarah with neither still quite sure what to make of it. Enjoyable though? You bet yr Daniel Day-Lewis. Feat: this week's supporting roles filled by Aaron Sorkin's Molly's Game and the City Impact Church funded Broken.
Their upcoming Kings Arms gig may be sold out, but you can still catch the freshly reunited D4 when they play Auckland City Limits this March. Dion stopped by the studio to talk Valentines DJ sets, vomit ceilings and getting the band back together. Check out their other tour dates and hopefully get loose(er) HERE.
James has been following stories of one of New Zealand's deadliest drugs, 'synnies' or synthetic cannabinoids. With stories from current and ex-users, toxicologists and members of the West Auckland community in which the drug frequently changes hands, Vice NZ's new Zealandia documentary Syn City: New Zealand's Synthetics Drug Crisis has its preview tonight at Whammy Bar in Auckland. Later available through regular Vice NZ channels, check out the details of tonight's sneak preview HERE.
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