On The Wire we speak to CEO of the Real Estate Institute, Bindi Norwell, about house prices in Auckland. talk with Generation Zero about a new proposed Zero Carbon Tax policy. We have our weekly chat with the Green Party, this week talking to co-leader Metiria Turei about Apple tax and charging for bottling water. We have AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt talking all about the latest in Pacific news for Southern Cross. Auckland Women’s Centre Manager Leonie Morris talks about the Centre's upcoming feminist parenting forum. And lastly, we speak to Kara Haupt speaking about a new zine from Babe Vibes, all about sex and shame.
This week, Jogai and Harry chat with Jan Logie about the government rejection of the Green Party’s Equal Pay Amendment Bill, and bFM reporter Katie Doyle has a report on threatened species strategy with Forest and Bird’s Kevin Hackwell. Our news director Ximena Smith catches up with Andrew Coleman to discuss the impacts of tax distortion on our current housing crisis, and Harry chats to owner of Search and Destroy about the changing face of Karangahape Road. Andrew Little is also back for our weekly chat. All this and more on the Thursday Wire - check out the full podcast here.
A controversial water treatment plant is being proposed for a section of native bush just outside of the Titirangi township. The original plan had the plant situated in Oratia, with Watercare stating 12 houses would be required to be removed. However, a successful protest from the community has stalled this proposal, with Watercare now considering an alternative site - a four hectare patch of land which barriers Exhibition Drive, Woodlands Park Road and Manuka Road. Local residents voiced their concerns in early June by placing placards on trees with words such as "Watercare, don't chop me down”. On the Green Desk yesterday, Lily Peacocke spoke with the Titirangi Residents and Ratepayers Association, Dr Mels Barton, regarding this contentious issue, but residents are saying she represents only a small section of the Titirangi community. To illuminate an alternative perspective, 95bFM reporter Adam Jacobson speaks with the Titirangi Protection Group’s president, Simon Kitson.
The Zero Carbon bill passed in Parliament yesterday, with a vote of 119 to one. The landmark bill received cross-party support, however National has expressed some changes they would implement if given the chance, such as reducing the biogenic methane limits. Meanwhile, environmental groups have been criticising the Select Committee report for not taking into account submissions concerning the lack of legal enforceability and fixed methane targets.
Producer Bronwyn Wilde spoke to Kevin Hague, Chief Executive of Forest and Bird, and former member of the Green Party, who was present in Parliament yesterday. He gave us some insight into the kind of debates that were taking place in the House.
He began by expressing his support for the Act, despite noting that it alone isn’t going to reduce carbon emissions.
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.
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has revealed the findings of his housing stock report. The report revealed New Zealand's housing and homelessness issues are worse than first feared with a shortage of emergency housing and a lack of affordable housing two of the main concerns. Reporter Sam Smith discusses the findings of the report and what needs to be done in response.
This week for our weekly chat with James Shaw, Emilia Sullivan chats to the Green Party co-leader about the Green’s list selection, the climate news coming out of the UN General Assembly, a farewell to Jacinda Ardern, and more.
Questions are being raised about the state of Auckland's boarding houses after a Nation investigation revealed substandard living conditions in two houses in Papatoetoe and Otahuhu. These particular boarding houses had windows missing, were damp and smelled of excrement. This follows the death of a baby boy just days after being born in a boarding house in Favona last month. Labour are saying that slum boarding houses have got to stop and are proposing a warrant of fitness for boarding houses. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to the Salvation Army's Major Campbell Roberts to discuss the state of Auckland's boarding houses and what needs to be done about them.
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