Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has criticised Auckland Council’s cultural and economic agency, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, for spending $737k to boost positivity about the city through their ‘Happy Guide’ campaign.
Additionally, last week Auckland Council voted to move all speed racing to Onehunga, meaning nearly 100 years of speedway racing at Western Springs is coming to an end.
For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics.
Frances Chan pays homage to some recently departed jazz greats – Roy Haynes, Quincy Jones and Lou Donaldson – plus some Brazilian and jazztronica flavours.
Setlist:
Nate Smith – Spress Theyself
Roy Haynes, Quincy Jones – Hagnes
Pedro Martins ft. JD Beck, Thundercat – Isn’t It Strange
Bob James, DJ Jazzy Jeff – That Bop
Daniel Hayn, Israel Strom, Noah Denton – Timeline-100
Sci-Clone, A Sides, Nathan Haines – Boss
Jean-Luc Ponty – Mirage
Quincy Jones – Love and Peace
Roy Haynes – Reflection
Joe Kaptein – Lonnie
Amaro Freitas – Encantados
Lou Donaldson – Green Eyes
Lou Donaldson – It’s Your Thing
Lou Donaldson – Inner Space
Raffy Bushman – Fitzcarraldo
Alex Ventling, Phelan Burgoyne – Some Fields
Azymuth, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammed – Cat Jump
Billy Cobham, Airto Moreira – Amazon
Chris discusses the week past of cannibas in the news, including updates on recent commentary around whether prohibition reduces harm and Cheech and Chong's 100 million dollar empire of THC beverages in the United States. Also covered is a survey study suggests that home growers of cannabis are more likely to branch out into other crops such as tomatoes, and that another study that indicates that the nutritional value of beer may be improved by introducing hemp seeds into the brewing process.
STONEHEDGE AOTEAROA's Bek Coogan and Gemma Syme chatted with Chris about their debut single 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Mama Cass cover)' from their upcoming Demos EP AD2026, their contributions to dORKWIND's new STRESSED OUT! STRESSED OUT! EP + lots more.
The best and freshest of Kiwi music — 100% tunes from Aotearoa New Zealand, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Chris caught up with Tāmaki Makaurau wine punks TOOMS aka Dorian Noval and Nich Cunningham for a chat about their new single 'AUDREY', recent op shop scores, horror movie tips + lots more.
The best and freshest of Kiwi music — 100% tunes from Aotearoa New Zealand, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Last week the Government confirmed its plan for its first 100 days, combining the 100-day plan National campaigned on, with the priorities of the partner parties ACT and New Zealand First.
Announcing the plan at his first post-Cabinet briefing held last Wednesday, Luxon spoke of 49 ambitious actions they plan to deliver in the next 100 days. During the briefing Luxon spoke that New Zealanders voted for a change of government, policies and approach, And the plan announced reflects this, with many of the actions proposed being repeals of the previous government’s doing.
The Plan revolves around three key areas- the economy, law and order and public services.
In our weekly catch up with Simon Court, Lou enquired about the ACT Party’s response and support of the repeal of the Labour government’s Fair Pay legislation, their promise to begin work towards the crack down on serious youth offending, and ACT's stance on the intent to remove the current Smokefree legislations.
The Global Drug Survey is the largest of its kind in the world. It's independently run by a group of researchers and academics, and averages around 100,000 participants each year. The survey produces reports for global media and public health organisations, using their data and expertise to create digital health applications that deliver screening and brief interventions for drugs and alcohol, as well as creating free online harm reduction resources and anonymous, confidential self-assessment tools. Pearl speaks to Adam Winstock, a London based consultant psychiatrist, addiction medicine specialist and founder of the Global Drug Survey, about this year's survey and what they hope to achieve.
Filmmaker Ursula Williams drops in to the studio to talk documentaries, art installations and her place within the 2017 Loading Docs initiative. As one of 10 directors each making a three minute short on the topic of 'diversity', Ursula introduces us to her subject: Auckland artist John Radford... and his sleazy real estate alter-ego Ron Jadford. With his work focussed on the destruction of inner city domestic architecture, Radford asks: what will exist where you live 100 years from now?
Watch the ten short documentaries, including Ursula's, from August 11th at: http://loadingdocs.net/
On The Wire today we have Dear Science with Allan Blackman who tells us about amalgam fillings, trace elements and chromium, and fake rainbow water.
Tracey Martin is back at work so we hear about the last stretch in the government's first 100 days.
Producer Will Parsonson talks to CEO Kevin Hague from Forest and Bird regarding their report that highlights a cover up attempt from NZ Fisheries.
Finally, we hear from Dr. Kalama O Ka Aina from Hawaii who talks us through what happened after the false missile alert earlier this week and discusses why nuclear war is only a threat because of America's occupation of their land.
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