Last week, the Infrastructure Commission’s first National Infrastructure Plan was released. Outlining a number of different suggestions for infrastructure, the plan has been tabled to parliament by Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop. One such suggestion is the introduction of a $9 toll on the harbour bridge, and any new harbour crossing, in order to fund the construction of any new crossing.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke with Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, Timothy Welch, about this suggestion, and how it should play into Auckland’s infrastructure future.
Street dancer and music producer MANFRD is in the studio to enlighten Karyn on everything from popping to krumping and the art of street dance. If you’re a dancer or just love watching the form, then find out more about the three day Base Street Dance Festival at the Basement Theatre and the Beatpad Dance Battle on Day 2 of the Festival Friday | 6 MAR | which is Battle night. Entries are open now!
Our Demo God this week comes from a long line of bad backs. Lead singer and vocalist for Soft Bait Josh Hunter has taken up the challenge to collaborate with Finn in the van. No prompt has been chosen yet, but Finn suggests Josh try... a samba.
Another cracker of a Jazz Show from Def Jim, who only had access to a single functional studio CD player but nonetheless delivers selections from new releases by Tomeka Reid Quartet, Fred Hersch, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Joe Morris/Elliott Sharp (among others) plus a classic Oregon track from 1974 by way of tribute to the late guitarist Ralph Towner plus another instalment in his ongoing exploration of the 1970s-90s work of Chico Freeman and a bunch of other plusses besides. Essential listening for Jazz Heads of every stripe.
WWF-New Zealand, Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest & Bird released a joint policy roadmap last week calling for an “environmental reset” in New Zealand warning about the urgency of significant change needed in our climate and environmental policy direction.
Wire Host Sara spoke to WWF CEO Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb about the roadmap and the extent of change they are seeking.
Peter Lineham joins Matthew for That's The Spirit! Discussing the peculiarities of the Christian idea of Lent and Ash Wednesday.
Laika Rountree joins Matthew for Stage Direction, having been to the dress rehearsal of the upcoming production for Embrace, and the planning of the upcoming production, Before We Begin.
A fast-track consent is currently being sought for a major gold mine in Cromwell, Central Otago.
This follows the approval of a controversial $8 billion dollar mine that received fast-track approval for the Coromandel in December.
Local response has largely presented environmental concerns, and raise questions of alternative initiatives for mineral mining in Aotearoa.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Sue Coutts, Director of External Affairs at Zero Waste Aotearoa, about the potential of e-waste and a circular economy for mining gold and other materials.
We’re constantly hearing of geopolitical tensions raring their heads across the world, with talks of ‘great powers’ flexing their dominance - commercially, economically, militarily - brazenly.
One arena of such confrontation is the Pacific. But when we discuss this region, are we sidelining the peoples and nations who actually live there?
Recently, the Associate Dean Pacific at Auckland’s Law School, Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair, hosted a workshop foregrounding Pacific-centred understandings of how the Pacific is contending with international law and governance amidst these tensions.
So how should we think of the Pacific as a region? Who are the organisations representing the ‘blue continent’, and is Aotearoa New Zealand a facilitator of Pacific interests, or just our own? Producer Theo spoke with Professor Guy Sinclair to understand more.
Last week we saw the release of a draft decision to decline sea bed mining in the Taranaki bite, a move celebrated by a number of local and environmental groups.
One of the voices opposing the project was Forest and Bird. They are now appealing a fast-track gold mine consent in Waihi North.
Following reforms to the fast-track approvals scheme pushed through last year which cut them and other community groups out of the process, the Waihi mine is the final project which Forest and Bird is invited to input on.
Wednesday Wire host Manny spoke to the Waikato and Taranaki regional conservation manager for Forest and Bird, Elvisa Van Der Leden, about the draft decision to decline seabed mining in Taranaki, Forest and Bird's appeal of the Waihi North Goldmine application, and the reforms to the fast-track approvals scheme.
The Government has introduced new move-on orders for rough sleepers across the country. The new orders give police the authority to ask rough sleepers to relocate from an area for 24 hours, and leaves support for them up to the police. If rough sleepers fail to comply with these orders, they are liable to pay $2000 in fines.
Producer Vihan spoke to Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland's School of Social Sciences, Dr Emmy Rākete, on what the rationale is behind these new orders and their impact on the social landscape of Aotearoa.
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