New Zealand has for years been striving towards being smokefree by 2025. That goal now seems almost unattainable. And yet, the State of Hawaii is looking at moving towards an outright ban by 2024. A new bill calls for raising the cigarette-buying age to 30 by next year, up to 40, 50 and 60 in each subsequent year, and up to 100 by 2024. Ben Youdan, a spokesman for ASH, tells Stewart whether something like this would ever work in New Zealand.
After a shakey start in California for Fabian Fanboy, he chats with Rachel about some new releases for this week. Spider-Man: Far From Home made it's debut this week and Fabian's not 100% convinced, but he's excited about a few films in NZIFF, especially Under the Silver Lake. Check 'em out.
Deputy Leader of the National Party, Paula Bennett dials in to talk with Rachel about catching the common cold, National's plans to scrap 100 regulations if elected in 2020, plans to raise superannuation and her plans to come on as a list MP.
Suri's in the studio this week, chatting to Rachel and Tess about a memoir that's an absolute must-read. The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom narrates stories from over 100 years in the same house, with a huge touch on the influence of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. An important read.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and we're kicking this off with some absolute bangers; Fabian Fanboy's got a couple of streaming films to talk about; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings a polarising genre into the light; Rachel had a chat with Phoebe Bridgers about her new album, Punisher; and Zoë's got some local selections for Stage Direction this week. Don't forget, from 7pm tonight until 7pm tomorrow, Bandcamp is donating 100% of its fee to NAACP legal defence fund. Check out this link for an ongoing list of black artists with music on Bandcamp.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.
As part of this week's election coverage, Bronwyn speaks to NZ First Minster Tracey Martin about aquaculture and the Billion Trees Programme. The party recently announced $100 million available to Aquacorp to support offshore marine farming, and more than $1.54 million in funding to Te Komanga Marae Trust to restore the native canopy of the Kōwhairoa Peninsula Historic Reserve at the Whangaroa Harbour.
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