First up on today’s Wire, our Worry Week topics is substance use, abuse, and legislation. Lachlan talks to to Kathryn Leafe from the NZ Needle Exchange about the programme. Oscar talks to Associate National secretary of E Tu union John Ryle about the devaluation of the public service industry. Andrew Little joins us for our regular chat, this week discussing the family court review and calls for it to be a royal inquiry, and the upcoming cannabis referendum. Finally, Ben brings us This Day in History on nationalisation of the Suez Canal.
A recent study has found children are exposed to alcohol advertising on average 4.5 times per day in Aotearoa. The industry self-regulates their advertising, something critics say is ineffective and the government needs to get involved. Lachlan spoke with lead author of the Study Tim Chambers from Otago University.
On Wednesday, the Commerce Commission announced it will be taking ticket resale site Viagogo to court, saying it breached the Fair Trading Act.
Since the start of last year, the Commission has received more than 400 complaints about the Switzerland-based website, primarily concerned with the selling of fake tickets. However, is Viagogo the only source of problems for promoters, performers and consumers in the entertainment industry?
Ian Magan is a member of the New Zealand Promoters Association. Stewart Sowman-Lund spoke with him following the Commerce Commission’s announcement, and started by asking him how good the news is.
Susan Jordan established the dance department at the University of Auckland. Her next project - Glass Ceilings - is a feminist dance show that celebrates 125 years of women’s suffrage and questions how the corporate ladder affects women in the 21st century. Every dancer in the show is aged 65 or over. Mary-Margaret spoke to her about the show, and their experiences with age in the dance industry.
Following Lachlan Balfour's interview with Kathryn Aucamp about the Samoa House library, 95Bfm producer Oscar Perress attended the opening of Samoa House and talked to host and guests about the importance of having creative spaces following the closure the fine arts and creative industry libraries at Auckland University.
This year, the Aoteroa Tech Union has been established, to support workers in an industry where only a few well established workers are well paid, and most others find themselves stuck in less stable contract positions. Raena Jackson-Armitage is one of the organisation’s co-founders, and I spoke to her about the launch. The union’s website says there are 120,000 tech workers in Aoteroa, so Mary-Margaret started by asking what kind of work this covers.
In Hour 1 we welcome Bambounou, a key figure in the Parisian scene, has gained his position from his genre bending and jubilant electronic music productions and laying down solid freight train DJ sets around the globe. His effortless straddling of experimental eclecticism and 4x4 beat mastery helped Bambounou to early on catch the eye of Modeselektor, whose 50Weapons released two albums and five EPs of his axiom breaking dance incantations. His last EP 'Parametr Perkusja' came out on Disk and he had this to say;
"Hey everyone, this is a mix I did in my studio in Paris, I put up some tracks that I like playing and listening to at the moment, I hope you are going to enjoy it, now i’m about to hit the gym and have a big breakfast after that cause I need the carbs (i’m already working on my summer body and its october !!! GET MOTIVATED).
If you listen carefully you will notice that I played one of my new track, Terraforming is no easy, which I did for a compilation for one of my favorite artist : Mumdance they are as well 3 other tracks from me including my remix for a very talented french artist : BLNDR.
Have a listen thanks."
In Hour 2 it's Puce Mary the solo moniker of Copenhagen based sound artist Frederikke Hoffmeier. Since her first LP released in 2013, the project has then explored the fields of industrial noise and experimental music with a vast amount of releases on labels as Posh Isolation, iDEAL Recordings, Ascetic House and Freak Animal. Her latest release ' The Drought' has just been released on PAN and she had this to say about her mix;
"I'm very pleased to get to share this personal mix on Solid Steel. It consists of music made by friends I admire and have all influenced each other, my music and my life. New, old and a lot of unreleased material from Europe, China, Japan, USA and largely - the experimental music community I come from in Copenhagen."
First up on the Wire, Kate from PAPA speaks with Oscar about the protests against the defence industry forum, or weapons expo, going on in Palmerston North. Then we discuss Judith Collins’ alleged cyber-bullying of a couple who purchased a kiwibuild home. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for our regular chat, discussing the law commission’s recommendations for removing abortion form the Crimes Act. Oscar then brings us community garden, speaking with Cameron Stewart from DIPLY . Finally, This Day in History looks at the Maastricht treaty coming into force.
First up on the Wire, we discuss industrial action by Ministry of Justice Workers, speaking with Tatiana Daniels from the PSA and and Len Anderson from the Criminal Bar association. We then discuss the midterm election results in America. Our Wire Worry Week is anti-government movement, and Tuwhenuaroa discusses Parihaka with Maata Warehoka. Oscar isn’t hre in person, but has left us with a community garden interview with Helena from hackland. Finally, This Day in History looks at beginning of the siege of Madrid.
Ministry of Justice workers have begun taking industrial action in order to get the Ministry to meet their pay and condition demands. This includes the use of lightning strikes in efforts to get the Ministry to budge. Lachlan spoke with Tatiana Daniels from the PSA and Len Andersen from the Criminal bar Association about the strikes.
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