Auckland is now the world's fourth least affordable housing market behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver. This is putting huge pressure on social housing in particular with record numbers of families on the waiting list for social housing. 95bFM producer spoke to Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford about why these levels are so high.
AUT's Allan Blackman joins The Wire again for another week. This week, he talks about a botched lab experiment at a UK university, where two students were given a dose of caffeine equivalent to 300 cups of coffee; a surprise animal that tops the list of the most deadly venomous creatures in Australia; and also about how scientists in the US have managed to create the first piece of solid metallic hydrogen.
Recent data from Trade Me Jobs states a 16.4 percent year on year increase in job listings in January, causing difficulty for employers to hire suitable people. bFM report Sharleen Shergill speaks to Head of Trade Me Jobs, Jeremy Wade.
Kia ora. This week we talked to two Australia-based painters. The artist Hamishi Farrah, has been in town for Artspace's latest show: Biographies of Transition: Too Busy To Think. Artbanker Theo caught up for a chat. We also heard from the New Zealand born, Sydney-based painter Euan Macleod, and talked the landscape, memory and body. Plus, sweet tunes, interesting sonic work and a list of upcoming workshops and openings.
Nuggiez joins Ximena in the studio to play some tunes. Catch their jam 'I GOT LOVE (FOR THE COMPANY)' in our Top Ten list this week. Thanks to NZ On Air!
The ever-unfolding debacles of Labour's intern scheme and National's Barclay balls-up - have we heard the last? (Probably not.) If Barclay was unfit to be an MP, then why was he so supported by his party? How important is the contentious issue of water ownership in New Zealand? And what's on Rob's vicar's current reading list?
The whole country’s waiting on tenterhooks for Winston Peters to decide who will lead the next government.
But the New Zealand First leader’s promised to keep his mouth shut for the next week and a half, until the special votes are delivered to parliament and we know the final vote count.
Joining us is the Number three on the party’s list, Tracey Martin who is about to head into a caucus meeting with the kingmaker.
What is the role of an MP and what do they actually do? It was brought to our attention this week that we actually know very little about what the people who represent us actually do. We sought to clarify this by speaking to electorate MP Michael Wood and list MP Paul Goldsmith who gave us an incite into their day to day duties.
Just in time for nervous present buyers, Kiran's here with a great (if not highly contentious) Christmas gift recommendation for anyone who takes even a passing interest in the ol' liquorice frisbees*, The Vinyl List: 100 Albums You Need on Vinyl and Why.
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