Zahra Lari is a competitive figure skater from the United Arab Emirates who has represented her country in numerous international competitions. The 21-year-old from Abu Dhabi now has her heart set on a bigger dream - the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Niamh Peren, a Kiwi film maker has just been granted permission to make a film on Lari. bFM reporter Pearl Little spoke to Niamh about her upcoming documentary.
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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.
A long serving former Labour MP with a short stint as Leader of the Opposition, David Shearer is now in a different form of politics: solving the South Sudanese crisis. Mack Smith filed this report.
What do the recently announced changes to the availability of medicinal cannabis products mean for patients now that they're able to obtain permission from the Ministry of Health, instead of Peter Dunne? bFM reporter Pearl Little speaks to Ross Bell from the NZ Drug Foundation about the change.
The World Health Organisation released a list of antibiotic resistant pathogens on Tuesday. These pathogens are in need of research for new treatments however here in New Zealand we are lucky enough to be safe from most of these bacteria’s for now. bFM reporter Tess Barnett spoke with a senior lecturer in Otago’s department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr James Ussher, about what these pathogens are and where this list places New Zealanders
Oratia has been the centre of outrage for residents opposing Watercare's proposed new facility but now Titirangi has voiced the same concerns over the development. Mack speaks with Titirangi Residents and Ratepayers Association Chair Dr Mels Barton about the situation.
This week, Ximena and Adam chat to Environment Minister Nick Smith about his rejection of a freshwater export petition, look into Auckland's traffic woes, and speak to an up-and-coming local filmmaker about her latest project, Now and Then. AUT's Allan Blackman also stops by for Dear Science to chat about a groundbreaking chemist who passed away this week, as well as how Australia is considering banning unvaccinated children from childcare centres and preschools.
Oliver Johnston is one third of the dance collective Inky Waves, he’s also one and half of the duo DJ Kush Boogie and has released music under the Hugo Jay moniker. Now he goes it alone again with a new project called Storage Media. He joins Zac to expand on his new project.
Jason Leopold and Pearl speak for the last time today - touching on Trump's Obama era repeals, net privacy changes and links between Trump staff and Russia. Jason has been corresponding for bFM for 10 years now, and this is his final installment of State of the States. Thanks for everything, Jason.
Elam School of Fine Arts Honours student Rachel Ashby joins Hannah to talk about her current collaborative soundscape project Manifesto for the Fractured Now. Thanks to the University of Auckland.
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