Green Party MP, Catherine Delahunty, is criticising the government's new water policy. The plan, announced by Environment Minister Nick Smith, places the focus on lowering the standards required for water swimmability rather than improving the quality of the rivers. 95bFM producer Tess Barnett spoke to Green MP Catherine Delahunty about the government’s announcement regarding swimmable rivers.
95bFm news director, Ximena Smith, chats to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the government’s announcement that they’re set to introduce new nationwide regulations around the use of poisons such as 1080, and also a new Green Party bill that will see aquifers being protected by law.
The Green Party said yesterday that the Government’s weak strategy for cleaning up fresh water won’t undo years of abuse, unless we change our farming model and take a hard long look at how we develop land in this country. bFM reporter Ambrose O’Meagher spoke to Green MP Catherine Delahunty about this issue, earlier yesterday morning.
Last night the government voted against a Green Party Bill that was proposed to help reduce the gender pay gap in Aotearoa, which currently stands between 12 and 14 per cent. Wire producer Harry Willis spoke with Green Party Women's Spokesperson Jan Logie about the Bill, beginning with the question of what it actually is and what it hopes to achieve.
The recent One News Colmar Brunton poll which has come out and placed Labour down three points to 24%, which is the party’s lowest results since the formation of this poll in the 90’s. It also saw the Greens boosting from 11% to 15% which could be a result of Co-Leader Metria Turei's recent admittance of benefit fraud.
Joel talked to Co-Leader James Shaw about why these numbers are happening, and what they mean for the Labour Green coalition.
Joel teams up with producers Jack and Sam to present Monady's Wire. With Labour polling at records lows, Sam talks to political commentator Bryce Edwards about what this means for the Party, and Joel speaks to James Shaw from the Greens about how this affects the Labour Green Coalition. Sam also presents his report on New Zealand's alarming homelessness rates, Jack discusses the prospects of synthetic meat and dairy in New Zealand, and Joel talks to Kendall Hutt about the latest in Pacific news.
With two Green MPs rebelling from the party, reporter Mack Smith spoke to to Maori co-leader Marama Fox about her thoughts and reactions on the recent backlash directed at Green co-leader Metiria Turei’s admission that she lied to Work and Income.
Mikey catches up with Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern post general election. The Greens have ruled out working with National. Can Labour, the Greens & NZ First find common ground and form a government?
With the election done and uncertainty about who gets the job, Chris Fowlie joins Jonny and Big Hungry to discuss the implications for marijuana law reform. Positive news about hemp from a recent working group in Wellington with all signs glowing green, everyone's keen. Also, Green MP Julie Ann Genter's bill is past its first reading and looks set to go out for public consulation in 2018 :)
Jack has a chat with Chloe Swarbrick from the Green Party, getting a rundown on how legislation is going through Parliament, specifically the misuse of drugs amendment bill.
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