Over the weekend, Labour’s Michael Wood won the Mt Roskill election by a huge margin, gaining more than 6,000 votes over his nearest competitor. 96bFM The Wire host Angus Craig spoke to Wood who expressed not only his plans for Parliamentary input but also the grassroots representation he plans to use.
Te Roroa Trust have warned that the increasing pig population in Waipoua forest is having an effect on Kauri dieback. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to Dr Rebekah Strinemann from Forest and Bird about the increasing pig population having an effect on kauri dieback and how the population can be controlled
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's attempted hexes fail to _completely_ take over the show; Ximena saves the day and the microphone; Rob talks sea monsters and sirens; Paul Oremland talks to us about his new film, 100 Men, and how it turns private history into public snapshot; Penelope Noir returns early to discuss an NZIFF doco on her specialist subject; and Sarah plays more records from the 70s than she'd usually be allowed.
Big data is becoming increasingly more prevalent and contentious in contemporary society - almost anybody can access mass analytics and information data about almost anything put on the internet (if they know where to look). A panel event tomorrow night at AUT is taking a critical look at this phenomenon, intending to discuss the impacts that big data can have on policy making and businesses in the coming years. Producer Will spoke to panel host Rod Oram ahead of tomorrow night.
This week Maria reviews the complete collection of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - television anthologies of the great auteur's TV work before he moved into making films. Thanks to Madman!
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