Well the battle for the Botany electorate started this week, with the news former Air NZ boss Christoper Luxon will be the National Party’s candidate for the seat. He’s getting compared to John Key left right and centre, but as his first appearance on morning radio proved, he can make some mistakes. So, despite the media storm over Christopher Luxon, can Jami-Lee Ross hold his seat as an independent MP? Everyone of course remembers the public dispute between Ross and National leader Simon Bridges, over political donations that captured the country’s attention last year. Host Stewart Sowman-Lund spoke to Jami-Lee Ross this morning, and started by asking him if he can win.
We now know that former Air NZ boss Christopher Luxon will be going head-to-head with independent MP Jami-Lee Ross for the Botany electorate seat in 2020. But who will win? Political commentator and former National press guy Ben Thomas tells Stewart Sowman-Lund that Ross doesn't really have a chance.
Lillian Hanley speaks to Islamic Women's Council's Anjum Rahman to touch base as the anniversary of the March 15th terror attacks aproach.
We have our weekly segment Southern Cross, with Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi on the Cristchurch Call, Coronavirus preperation in the Pacific, Press freedom in Samoa and West Papuan radio documentary
Next, Sherry Zhang talks to Green party co-leader James Shaw about Green party spending on Air Travel, Coronavirus updates and Pest Free 2050.
Finally James Tapp speaks to associate professor of finance at AUT, Aaron Gilbert about announced changes to kiwisaver.
On Dear Science with Marcus Jones we talk about mysterious blood clots, artificial chloroplasts, and solar panels sucking water from air to cool them down.
Lillian looks into the Covid19 Public Health Response Act that was debated urgently in parliament this morning.
Felix checks in with the various sectors that have been impacted by Covid.
We have our regular Epidemic Response Committee notes and today we hear discussions about finance and the economy, very pertinent with the Budget announcement coming tomorrow.
Bronwyn Wilde covers for Lillian, speaking to Eugenie Sage about the reopening of bookings for New Zealand's Great Walks over the past few days. Dear Science's Marcus Jones talks about the origins of the COVID-19 virus and mystreious extraterrestrial radio frequencies.
Felix Walton brings us a report about the importance of libraries and their role in the community. News director Jemima Huston speaks to NZ on Air about where the Government funding for arts and music and will go.
And we conclude with a report on yesterday's announcement by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster about the discontinuation of armed police response in Aotearoa.
Never fear, Lillian will be back for next week's show!
This Wednesday a report of the Resource Management Act (RMA), New Directions for Resource Management in New Zealand, was welcome by the government. This was commissioned by the Environment Minister, David Parker, with the recommendation being to completely scrap the RMA and replace it with two new pieces of legislation, a Natural and Built Environments Act and a Strategic Planning Act. In an effort to understand more about the RMA, producer James Tapp talks to Minister Parker live on air about the RMA and its future.
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