Kris from bFM’s Plato’s Retreat is in the hot seat today serving up beats with a slide of cannabis-in-the-media eatables, baked by another Chris. Also, find out what time Corey went to sleep this morning!
At least two groups of Afghan nationals who have visas for New Zealand are still stuck in Afghanistan after the Ministry of Foregin Affairs and Trade refuse to provide them with critical safe travel assistance.
Sue Moroney is the chief executive for Community Law Centres o Aotearoa, who is acting on behalf of the Afghans. She spoke to Justin Wong.
A pair of resident visas that have been closed for some time have recently been re-opened.
Immigration minister Michael Wood announced the Skilled Migrant Category, and the Parent Category visas would be re-opened, allowing people to become residents through their careers or through their children.
However, various groups have criticised the conditions of entrance, including the Green Party who’ve raised concerns about class inequality becoming a part of the system,
Liam spoke to their immigration spokesperson, Ricardo Menedez March, about the current system and what can change.
Last week, New Caledonia became the site of widespread civil unrest and mass riots. Protests erupted in response to a decision made by the French government to grant voting rights to residents of New Caledonia who had been residing on the Island for at Least 10 years, overturning a previous constitutional amendment that only permitted the Island’s indigenous Kanak population and residents residing on the Island before 1998 to vote in local elections.
New Caledonia’s Indigenous Kanak people, who have largely resisted French rule and have campaigned for independence for several generations, said that the constitutional amendment would undermine their push for independence and give greater preference to newer French settlers.
Oto spoke to Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem, a professor of Pacific studies at the university of Auckland, to discuss the context behind the current unrest, and the Kanak independence movement as a whole.
Oratia has been the centre of outrage for residents opposing Watercare's proposed new facility but now Titirangi has voiced the same concerns over the development. Mack speaks with Titirangi Residents and Ratepayers Association Chair Dr Mels Barton about the situation.
Pōneke-based producer Emma Bernard, aka Ludus, has curated an awesome compilation of electronic music called 'Artists in Residence' with all the proceeds going towards Women's Refuge. Tune in to hear more!
Benny Salvador is a Wellington-based DJ producer & founder of Aunty Records. Benny's musically diverse sets are carefully curated for the night & the room, driven by his innate curiosity and a childhood surrounded by music.
Benny has pushed his sound, and exhilarated dance floors around New Zealand, with radio shows on Radioactive.fm and his club night 'Friends with Benefits', hosting international acts such as Courtesy (DK) and Gramrcy (UK). Benny?s first vinyl release ?3 Suns? was on New Zealand label Racquet Club in late 2019, followed by 3 releases through his own label Aunty Records - EPs 'Wat Shu' & 'Change of Depth', and recently his debut album, 'Family Fruit', in March 2022.
laced is a DJ and producer from Montreal, QC, drawing influence from UK bass, IDM, techno and breaks. In 2018, she released her first EP "Define This Mood" on Toronto label Summer Isle. In 2019, laced founded her label Causal Chain, through which she will be releasing her second EP titled ?oko? later this year.
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