The Green Party said yesterday that the Government’s weak strategy for cleaning up fresh water won’t undo years of abuse, unless we change our farming model and take a hard long look at how we develop land in this country. bFM reporter Ambrose O’Meagher spoke to Green MP Catherine Delahunty about this issue, earlier yesterday morning.
New Zealand has a wasp problem. The invasive insect is considered a pest and routinely eats honeydew before birds can get to it, kills native insects, and attacks and kills bees. However, a team of researchers from around the country are undertaking a ten-year project to develop new wasp busting technologies. Among the ideas being explored include developing genetically modified transgenic wasps that would return to nests and destroy their own communities. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to one of the leaders of the research project, Victoria University's Phil Lester.
In a referendum in the weekend, Turkey chose to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The country’s long-standing parliamentary system has been abolished in favour of an executive presidency, which will merge the roles of the president and the prime minister and could potentially keep Erdogan in office until 2029. Ximena speaks to Stephen Hoadley from the University of Auckland’s political studies department about the significance and meaning of the move.
Labour's Andrew Little is back for our weekly chat. This week, Jogai discusses concerns highlighted in the People's Mental Health Report and Labour's plans to prevent tens of thousands of immigrants coming into the country.
Adam Jacobson speaks to Radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding about Australian immigration reform which would drastically reduce immigrants coming into the country, laws requiring immigrants to have “Australian Values,” and the high property ownership rates of Australian politicians.
A new report has revealed that rent prices have steadily been rising across the country; with the median rent increasing by $50 a week a week in parts of Auckland. Latest housing bond data collected by the Tenancy Services has revealed over the last 12 months historically affordable areas of the city have seen skyrocketing pricing.
bFM’s Adam Jacobson spoke with Interest.co.nz Property Editor Greg Ninness about what the underlying reasons for this may be; and how we could solve a potential rent cost crisis.
Dr. Siouxsie Wiles is the author of the newly released book - Antibiotic Resistance which talks about the threat posed to New Zealanders by antibiotic resistant bacteria.
New Zealand’s cases of infectious bacteria are increasing whilst most other countries are decreasing, bFM’s Tess Barnett talked to Susie about why this is, and what we need to do so we can tackle these issues and minimise risks.
Hundreds of thousands of computers and networks worldwide are currently under attack from a devastating virus. Appropriately named WannaCry, the virus was first detected on Friday May 12th. Shortly after, the worm had gone global, infecting 230 thousand computers across 150 countries, with the highest profile victim being hospitals across Britain's National Health Service. 95bFM’s Adam Jacobson speaks to Professor Clark Thomborson, a cyber security expert at the University of Auckland, to find out the details behind WannaCry and how ransomware functions.
Deputy Paul has Kendal Elise up to play a couple of tunes and talk about being a finalist in the NZ Country Music Awards. She's off to Gore! There's an interview withr Julia Jacklin and tons of tunes from the women of Americana.
After a surprise announcement by United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May, the country will hold a general election on June the 8th. Although May's Conservative Party still lead the opposition Labour party, this has roughly halved since the election was called. For more Wire host Jess speaks with producer Ben
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