Mikey catches up with Jacinda post election, Kiran Dass reviews a great new book by music journalist Sylvia Patterson; and Natural Ange dispenses the good oil on natual remedies.
Earlier this month, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture visited Aotearoa for the first time since 2013. The delegation made a range of unannounced visits to facilities such as prisons, police stations, and youth justice and protection residencies.
The end of visit observations included a repeated emphasis on strengthening investment in and utility of our National Preventative Mechanism - the collective of Aotearoa’s independent statutory organisations tasked with advancing the kaupapa to keep detained people safe.
The subcommittee’s final report will be delivered to Aotearoa’s government, which is then up to government discretion whether the document is made public.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Meg de Ronde, CEO of Te Kāhui Tika Tangata (Human Rights Commission) - the coordinating body of the National Preventative Mechanism - about the subcommittee's statements.
In our weekly chat with the Māori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell shares his Rātana Pa visit, PM Bill English's new reo and the potential of a Māori-Mana alliance.
Kiran Dass from Unity Books brings in a new book from Simon Reynolds, 'Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century'.
Kiran Dass from Unity Books joins Hannah to discuss ‘Late Love: Sometimes Doctors Need Saving as Much as Their Patients' by doctor and poet Glenn Colquhoun.
An interview w/ head of the Vice NZ, Frances Morton, on the new Zealandia: FAFSWAG documentary; fires in Piha; talking Cosey Fanni Tutti's new autobiography w/ Kiran Dass; and ol' mate Natural Ange, all kicked off with an inevitable piece of Jane's Addiction. ...Welcome home, Mikey.
The cost of GP visits can lock people out of accessing the first point of healthcare. An editorial by Professor Robin Gauld and others offers alternative methods of funding GP visits for a more equitable health system. Lachlan spoke with Robin about it.
The two right wing populist leaders US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met up earlier this week on Trump's whirlwhind visit to India. The highly publicised visit ended in an arms deal and brought increased violence and protest into the country.
Rachel Simpson talks to expert on US foreign policy Dr Robert G. Patman, professor of politics and director of international studies at the University of Otago. Dr Patman explains and analyses the relationship between the US and India.
While Jacinda Ardern is in Vietnam for a trade mission we’ve seen announced a new FTA upgrade with ASEAN and Australia.
Some have commented on the possible geopolitical implications of the PM’s diverging visit to Vietnam, and to get a sense of what this means and this significance of the visit Casper talked to Stephen Hoadley, associate professor of politics and international relations at the University of Auckland.
Last week Foreign Minister Winston Peters made a trip over to the US to meet with the new Trump administration.
On the trip, Peters carried out a number of meetings with officials such as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Peters has since revealed very little about what was discussed or achieved in these meetings, instead simply stating he was ‘very pleased’ and ‘more confident going out than coming in.’
The main questions ahead of the trip were around what effect Trump’s tariffs may have on Aotearoa, as well as what trade with the US will look like moving forward. However little has been revealed following the trip.
Producer Evie spoke to Geopolitical Analyst at the University of Otago Geoffrey Miller about the trip and what Aotearoa can expect to come out of it.
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