For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Auckland Councillor Penny Hulse about a new recycling initiative for your mattresses. Auckland City Council have funded specialist group 3R to launch a programme to encourage manufacturers and retailers to responsibly recycle mattresses. The programme is still in its pilot phase and is expected to be rolled out across Auckland with in a year.
Immigration policy reception, a Waterview walkthrough, and diplomacy in the face of Mike's call for head-rolls: it's the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Jacinda Ardern.
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District is heading to the polls today, amid fears the election will be subverted. The governor of Port Moresby has claimed there are problems with the electoral roll and polling places. He's also told media that reports are circulating of illegal ballot paper printing, and people bribing officials of the Electoral Commission. Amidst all this, Transparency International have set up a corruption hotline to help people report wrongdoing in the election. Daniel spoke to head of Transparency Papua New Guinea Arianne Kassmen, and started by asking what they hope to achieve with the hotline.
Kiran talks to Mikey about Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World, a new history of the democratic genre and rock 'n' roll precursor, by English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist Billy Bragg.
Yesterday National announced a new policy to crackdown on meth dealing among gangs. The policy includes a roll out of new police powers which will enable police to search gang members property without a warrant. Police minister Paula Bennett says drugs such as meth and the gangs that peddle them are a scourge on society. In outlining the policy Bennet defended the hard line approach taken saying serious criminals and gang members have fewer human rights than others. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to Canterbury University sociologist Jarrod Gilbert about the policy.
This week Sam takes a look at the 1997 album "Urban Hymns" from British band the Verve. "Urban Hymns" is considered to be the Verve's best album and a 90's classic album named by NME and Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best album's from the decade.
This 2 piece pack brings some noisey rock n roll goodness to the studio with Labretta Suede on drums and vocals and Johnny Moondog on the electrified guitar!
In a New Zealand exclusive, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever singer/songwriter Tom Russo calls in to speak to Mike ahead of the band's first performance on our shores at this year's Laneway Festival. Also premiering the group's first single from their debut full length, Tom talks inspirations, privileges and 'keeping it covered'. Keeping what covered? Well...
Rod's just back from the US, so who better to talk through some of the more worrying aspects of that nation's current leader. Where to start? Is it all worrying? Should we just roll our eyes and ignore it? Or is reaching critical Trump mass a very real danger in itself?
Big, bold changes are being rolled out for NCEA level 1. The NCEA Review is developing new changes to help high school leavers, be better prepared for life after high school.The NCEA Review will look at helping students develop the right skills they need for worklife as well as developing critical thinking. The launch of this review is also accompanied with the announcement of an NCEA competition, ‘Make your Mark’, to encourage students to share their vision of the future of New Zealand.
Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins tells us more about this.
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