It was announced earlier this month that The Auckland pride board would ban police from wearing uniforms from the Auckland Pride Parade. The decision was meet with controversy with sponsorships pulling out of the event and even created tensions within the board itself which will be holding a special meeting to deal with the lack of confidence. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to member of Socialist Aotearoa, Danni Wilkinson to disscuss the upcoming meeting, history of police and the LGBTI+ communitity and get Socialist Aotearoa view on their stance to the ban of police uniforms at the parade.
This week Sam pays tribute to Keith Flint of the Prodigy by celebrating their 1994 album "Music for the Jilted Generation." This record helped usher in the big beat scene in the UK and Europe and established the Prodigy as an electronic music force around the globe.
This week for Green Desk, Mitchell talks to Environmental Scientist Sophia Olo Whaanga about coastal urupa which are being destroyed and submerged in the face of climate change. This fast growing issue is being felt by Iwi throughout the Country, as traditional papakainga and urupa were generally located at the lower levels by the sea. Sophia has been exploring various options on how to deal with the issue, working with her Iwi; te wai o hua to find solution for their urupa which is located on the floodplain on the banks of Oruarangi awa. Mitchell begins by asking Sophia about the importance of coastal areas to Maori.
This week at the Green Desk, The fan christened 'Mangrove Mitch' speaks to Hannah Blumhardt about the bottle deposit scheme that was introduced to the environment select committee two weeks ago. Bottle deposits schemes are considered an essential tool in waste minimisation and closed loop recycling throughout the world. Mitch and Hannah discuss what the scheme will involve as well as general recycling practice in Aotearoa. Mitch begins by asking Hannah about the issue we are facing with our existing systems and the necessity of getting bottle deposits reintroduced in Aotearoa.
This week Jemima speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the upcoming second reading of the End of Life Choice Bill. The divisive bill will be supported by the whole Green Party despite concern that it does not align with the party's disability policy. Jemima asks James about these issues.
How important is historical memory in politics? What can we learn about how our memories of the past are manipulated to change current and future politics? What can we learn from “memory entrepreneurs” in places like the former Yugoslavia? How did they try to change understandings about the past to influence the future? Doug Becker speaks with Jelena Subotic, Brent Steele, and Brent Sasley about the importance of memory in political settings.
Our options as a humanity may be dwindling in the face of climate change. The coming changes may completely alter the world as we know it with collapsed ecosystems, mass immigration of climate refugees, and more devastating wars over basic necessities such as food and water. Maria Armoudian speaks to veteran journalist Gwynne Dyer about the scenarios we face with climate change and the options for humanity.
The Hoiho is officially New Zealand's Bird of the Year for 2019. Voting for Forest & Bird's "Bird of the Year" competition closed last night with the yellow-eyed penguin emerging victorious. Felix Walton spoke with Megan Hubscher from Forest & Bird about the competition and had a lovely conversation about conservation.
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