On Thursday 30 March the Auckland Council Planning Committee will receive an internal report on compliance and decide how to better regulate helicopters within the planning system. This follows years of advocacy from residents in Herne Bay and Waiheke who are frustrated by the proliferation of helicopter pads and the significant impact they have on the wellbeing of people and animals nearby. The report suggests compliance is adequate and notes there are few complaints. However, there has been no consultation with residents who make the point that there is no proactive enforcement of compliance. The council relies on complaints to act and discourages feedback by providing no avenues to complain, noting on its website that it does not deal with aviation noise. When people do complain about breaches of consent they are required to know exactly what helicopter is used and the address of the consent holder. This creates an impossibly high bar for most people to meet. However, it was clear from a notified submission in Cremorne St last year which attracted 130 submissions, all in opposition, that feelings in affected neighbourhoods run high and that local residents with experience of living near private helipads want them banned in urban residential areas entirely. Waiheke local board chair Cath Handley and Elena Keith of Quiet Sky Waitemata talk about the issues, why Auckland is an outlier, the changes in approach needed and why they want National Planning Standard 15 for helicopter noise measurement to be incorporated into planning decisions immediately.
Tuva'a plays some music and asks listeners for song requests in a competition format, and picks the one he likes the most. The Dazzler, bFMs very own super hero becomes one of the winners. All while a theme of 60s movies and TV shows is present in the background.
Tuva'a plays music and talks about stuff. The Dazzler makes a song request but loses, instead our new superhero Smashton comes in for the win. All the while songs of an acid trip are playing throughout the show. And Tuva'a plays his very own Remix of the Day.
It's May the 4th! So that means it's International Star Wars Day, and Tuva'a brings out all of his Star Wars memes! On top of all the intergalactic goodness, the Pacific Sisters come in to talk about some of their exciting projects happening around the world. Also, the Tuning Fork announces that they are the new sponsor for the show.
Ladies and Gentleman hop on board Flight Morning Glory with Tuva'a and sit back and relax, while you get taken for a musical ride. During our flight, HINA and her band come onto the show and perform a magical set of songs live. As we land, we finish the show off with the Remix of the Day courtesy of MC Slave from the LoggCabin.
Time to herd your sheep because it's 100% NZ Music week here at bFM. On top of this, I add my own flare of having 100% NZ memes only. Shane The Trucker joins us for Convoy Corner, Taiwere and Freddy of Arabia drop their mixtapes and compete in bFMs first ever freestyle of the day.
This week Tuva'a is joined in studio by himself for a quiet one. Theres plenty of music and a little bit of talking. Convoy Corner with our trucker Shane makes a comeback where we talk about hazard light waving and how annoying asphalt is.
It's my birthday! To celebrate turning the ripe old age of 25, I've selected some groovy songs including the Jimi Hendrix version of Happy Birthday. As well as this, Ty Segall makes an exciting announcement that he will be performing in New Zealand for the first time ever!