On Thursday, the ACT Party leaked a cabinet document proposing changes to Aotearoa's fishing laws. Among the changes include $68 million to equip fishing boats with cameras, and new regulations banning skippers from dumping fish at sea.
Ayana Piper-Healion spoke to Minister for Oceans and Fisheries David Parker about the reasoning behind the changes. Noah Ferguson-Dudding then discussed potential limitations in the proposal with Greenpeace CEO Russel Norman.
A ban on abortions from six weeks, with no excpetions has taken affect in Texas, after it was signed off by the Supreme Court. This is the first US state to allow a ban to go into effect since Roe v. Wade.
This move has been condemned by human rights activists and medical experts, who say this approach is not based on science and will put women at severe risk.
Jessica spoke to Terry Bellamak of Abortion Law Reform New Zealand, who says that anti-abortion lawmakers in Texas want to incentivize anyone in the US who opposes abortion to sue providers or individuals who help patients get care.
They started off our interview discussing the restrictions put in place by conservative judges, which many have called out for being unconstitutional.
After a court case saw one New Zealand farmer get home detention for starving 28 cows to death, cattle laws in New Zealand come under question of how well they deal with cattle welfare. Charlie speaks with Oska Rego from the New Zealand Animal Law Association about the current agricultural cattle laws, and how these can be improved in the future.
Content warning: this next story contains details of rape and sexual assault.
Christina sat down with Layba Zubair to talk about her petition to reform consent laws in Aotearoa, which had received 12,000 signatures by the time it closed and will now head to Parliament.
A protest against an anti co-governance speech in Ōrewa has gained national attention over the weekend.
Julian Batchelor has been on tour across the country, sparking frequent protests over his anti-co governance rhetoric and spread of what critics say is harmful misinformation.
Caeden Tipler spoke to Samah Huriwai-Seger, an activist with the Aotearoa Liberation League about the lead-up to and her impression of the protest.
Caeden also spoke to Jake Law, a Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member, who was present at the rally in Ōrewa on Saturday.
In lieu of the recent Posie Parker Protests, freedom of speech and Hate Speech have been a hotly debated issue. Milly spoke with Dylan Asafo from the University of Auckland regarding the Hate Speech laws in New Zealand covering a variety of topics including holdups to the law reform, and why it is important to have laws to protect our minority groups.
The ACT party has recently pledged to abolish cultural reports if they are elected. Cultural reports contain background detail about the offender, which Judges refer to when determining the length and type of sentence.
Olivia spoke with Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Dylan Asafo, about the potential harmful consequences of abolishing these reports.
One Hundred and fifty three countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The Convention which was originally ratified in 1948 was intended to prevent a repeat of the genocidal atrocities of World War Two.
Now, over 75 years after the convention was ratified, South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel, a member of the convention, has breached their obligations.
Nicholas spoke to Treasa Dunworth, Associate professor of Law at the University of Auckland about the facts surrounding the historic case.
An urgent open letter has called on the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, to amend the Crimes act to include the act of stalking.
Producer Ezra spoke to co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law Practice and Policy at the University of Auckland, Carrie Leonetti, about why criminalising stalking will help prevent innocent people from living in fear.
The Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 is the first legal major reform to implement the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendations in response to Wai 262: Ko Aotearoa Tēnei, or more commonly known as the indigenous flora and fauna claim.
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar at the University of Canterbury Faculty of Law and legal anthropologist, Dr David Jefferson, is researching the Act, as well as other legal frameworks, focussing on the impacts and potential for mana whenua in biodiversity management to protect taonga plants and mātauranga Māori.
Producer Sofia spoke to Jefferson about his research, and whether the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 fulfils the Crown's treaty obligations.
95bFM