Joel, Sam, and Leonard took on The Wire on Monday the 20th of November. In the show, Sam had a chat about latest new on Manus island with commentator Tracey Barnett. Joel talked to Green Party member James Shaw about his time at the COP23 Conference, and why the party is abstaining from commenting on Manus Island.For the Pacific News segment Southern Cross, Leonard talked to Kendall Hutt about COP23 as well as the outcome of the elections in the Solomon Islands and Tonga. Producer Leonard also spoke with Kristina Cavit from the Kindness Institute about the work they do with Rangatahi in Aotearoa. Finally, we recapped the NZ Music Awards as we looked at interviews by Jogai, Amanda, and Sarah.
Donald Trump strikes again. After pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change last June, the US president announced the country will no longer be part of the deal on Iran's nuclear weapon concluded by his predecessor Barack Obama in July 2015.
Producer Lisa Boudet reports on the president's decision, and what it means for both Iran and the rest of the signatories, as well as for the future of diplomacy and world stability.
With finance minister Grant Robertson announcing billions of dollars to combat the effects of Covid-19 and the subsequent recession, some have seen this as an opportunity to change the way live, work and interact with our planet. Bronwyn spoke to Amanda Larsson from Greenpeace about their proposed Green Covid Response, which urges the government to invest this money into clean transformative industries and uplifting marginalised communities.
No doubt you have seen the stories about the positive impacts on the climate as a result of a world under rāhui. Whether it be pollution levels in New York reduced by nearly 50%, or a 40% drop in coal use by China's six largest power plants, the global pandemic has curbed carbon emissions in ways that climate activists have been trying unsuccessfully to do for decades. However in the long term, the International Energy Agency warns that Covid-19 could cause a slowdown in world’s clean energy transition. Bronwyn began by asking Amanda how we can ensure pollution levels don't just bounce back once the pandemic is over.
There is currently an online petition calling for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to adopt the Green Covid Response, with a goal of 10,000 signatures.
Bronwyn speaks to Kevin Moran from Save Our Springs about Te Waikoropupū Springs which are currently the subject of a Water Conservation Order being challenged in the Environment Court.
Located close to Takaka in Golden Bay, these freshwater springs are the largest in New Zealand and contain some of the clearest water found in the world. The iconic blue-tinted waters are recognised as a wāhi tapu by the Māori Heritage Council and are of great cultural and spiritual significance to local iwi Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Rarua.
In 2017, Ngāti Tama and Andrew Yuill applied for a Water Conservation Order, however the special tribunal's recommendatory report was not published until the 17th of March this year. In response, ten parties have lodged further proceedings in the Environment Court, some believing the tribunal's report was too strict and others, not restrictive enough.
Save Our Springs is among those appearing in court later this year, calling for improvements to the draft order.
Miss Dom keeps the summer of love rollin' with some blasts from the past and selections featuring players out of the UK. Johnny Dambuster returns in the second half with another round of espresso ska jazz with light and fruity flavours.
Miss Dom's tracklist:
Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman
Ronnie Spector - What'd I Say
Oliver Sain - Booty Bumpin' (The Double Bump)
Working Week - Inner City Blues
Everything But The Girl - Crabwalk
Push - Traffic
Jalal From the Last Poets
Courtney Pine - Sacrifice
Cortney Pine - The Jazz Step (live)
Ronnie Scott's
The John Taylor Trio - White Magic
Mark Murphy - Why & How
Mark Murphy - Spoken word (Circles)
Kyoto Jazz Massive - Get up ft. Roy Ayers
Johnny & the Dambusters' tracklist:
Jazz Bo - Born Blue
Laurel Aitken - Boogie in My Bones
Prince Buster - Jack the Ripper
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Take Five
Susan Cadogan - Fever!
The Frightnrs - I'd rather go blind
Ernest Ranglin - Sly Mongoose
Vin Gordon - Double Take
Root Diamoons - Last Instrumental
Many Loves Ska-Jazz - Dream Like
Transilvanians - Skancarajazz
Rachel and Zoë headed along to independent music's most glitzy night of the year: The Taite Prize! Named after the late great music journalist Dylan Taite, the prize celebrates outstanding New Zealand albums released in the previous calendar year. This year's big winner was Anthonie Tonnon for his gorgeous record 'Leave Love Out Of This' (Slow Time Records). The Auckland Live Best Independent Debut went to Jazmine Mary for their debut album 'The Licking of a Tangerine', while legendary broadcaster Karyn Hay ONZM was awarded the Independent Spirit Award, and RNZ's Tony Stamp took out the inaugural NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism award. Whakarongo mai nei for the full scoop and interviews with the winners!
A large show this morning! Prime Minister Chris Hipkins dials in for What's Up to talk about the happenings of Aotearoa. In The Mind Trench, Rob Bollix walks us through eyes, and the mysteries of the Cambrian Explosion. We share the reporting from the Taite Awards last night, from Stella and Tuva'a. Reb Fountain visits the studio to chat about her new standalone single, and upcoming show. The bloodstainedeyes crew, rangatahi from the Ignite programme, come up to tell us about their kaupapa and the gig they're organising (where all profits will go to the Mental Health Foundation). Whakarongo mai nei!
What's Up with Nicola Willis sees the Deputy Leader of the National Party discuss the party's policy announcement that people under 30 will be able to pay rental bonds with their Kiwisaver funds, their commitment to dual language government departments and recent party conferences. Rob Bollix gives us two gifts on The Mind Trench- the first, a bit of 8am existential dread, the second, a banging new tune from the mind of The Bard himself. Tina and Sarah from The New Things chat about upcoming shows and their recent EP, Just For You!. Jen Cloher dials in from Naarm to talk about release shows in Aotearoa for their fifth album I Am The River, The River Is Me. Salene is in for A Room Of One's own, chatting fridges, lounges that are unintentionally the temperature of fridges, and flatmate agreements. Whakarongo mai nei!
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