Last night Rachel and Zoë were at Spark Arena to bring us the scoop on the 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Kaitito Kaiaka.
The Silver Scrolls has a special place in the calendar of New Zealand music awards as it celebrates the craft of songwriting across genre and medium. Whakarongo mai nei to find out about all the glitz, glamour and showbiz that went down at the ceremony curated by Rob and Cilla Ruha.
This week the Supreme Court determined that the voting age of 18 is inconsistent with the right in s19 of the Bill of Rights to be free from discrimination on the basis of age.
News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Brooke about the ACT party's stance on lowering the voting age, which for general elections, needs a 75% supermajority to become law.
They also discussed National's pledge to send serious youth offenders to military 'boot camps' if their party wins the next election.
For their regular catch-up, News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to the ACT Party's Karen Chhour about the disability access bill and claims of heightened crime in cyclone-affected Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti.
Hanna Thompson speaks to Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the reason for having a Māori party, the party’s exclusion from tomorrow’s general election debate on the University of Auckland campus, Three Waters, and Te Matatini.
For Tomorrow’s World, Stella Huggins and Isla Christensen chatted to environmental scientist Elliot Stevens about the future direction of slash and catchment management following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Daniel Teunissen interviews James Wenley, a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington's theatre programme, about Aotearoa's arts and culture cycle of crisis.
We were also joined in the studio by Re:'s Callum Turnball to discuss whether young voters will turn out for the 2023 election.
Host Andre Fa'aoso chats with Auckland University Students’ Association President Alan Shaker for our monthly catch-up about their campaign to continue half price public transport and other things happening on campus.
Andre also speaks to Neil Curtis from the University of Auckland about a new label that Twitter is pinning on government-funded media outlets’ accounts in Aotearoa and around the world, and the impact that will have on perceptions of these outlets.
Producer Alex Bonham speaks to Associate Professor Matthew Bradbury from Unitec about Sponge Cities.
Producer Arno speaks about a new study showing Vaccine Nocebo Effects, the opposite of placebo, w/ Dr Kate MacKrill from the University of Auckland
Arno also speaks about the now-cancelled Feral Cat Hunting Competition w/ Will Appelbe from Save Animals From Exploitation
On The Green Desk, Jack Marshall speaks to Biologist and assistant research historian Dr Alex Boast about how fossilised Kākāpō poo could help the endangered parrot's survival.
The most exciting weekend in the Auckland small press calender has been announced, with the Auckland Zine Fest Marketplace coming up from August 5th-6th at Auckland Art Gallery.
Applicatons to join the marekt and become a stallholder will be open throughout the month of May, so we bought Josh Nelson (@joshprobably on IG) from the Auckland Zine Fest team up to the studio to chat about the market, the plans for this year, and how people can get involved.
More information, including the form to apply for a stall, can be found here.
The Ministry of Immigration has launched an investigation into the exploitation of migrant workers. This comes after weeks of protests and concerns being raised by migrant employees who are coming to Aotearoa under the accredited workers visa but are not having their rights met.
Rawan spoke with Francis Collins, a professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland who has recently helped release a study looking at the exploitation of migrants, primarily from an emotional angle.
Collins discussed the outcome of the study as well as the importance of considering the emotional journey of migrants and not just viewing them as economic benefits. He also talked about the changes that need to be made to current policies.
The Opportunities Party (TOP) has released a plan to institute a Land Value Tax as a measure to help stabilise our fraught housing market.
The tax would see land owners pay 0.75% of their land value as an annual tax on residential properties.
Alongside this TOP have also proposed removing the Brightline test as a measure to stop Land Banking.
Nicholas spoke to Dr Nina Su, The Opportunities Party’s Epsom Candidate about the Partiy's housing policy as well their Teal Visa program that would be aimed at generating revenue from wealthy migrants looking to come to New Zealand.
Nicholas began by asking Dr Su how the Land Value Tax would work?
For our weekly catch-up, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Green Party Co-leader James Shaw about New Zealand’s response to recent Israel and Hamas attacks and whether the Green Party believes the international community should do more to support Palestine.
And with election day approaching, they also discussed the importance of voting, and why the Green Party believes you should give their vote to them.
As part of the Auckland Climate Grant, Auckland Council is allocating $225,000 to community-run climate action groups. The funding round is set to open in March 2024.
The Council is reviewing its 10 year budget proposal. A consultation will take place in February, in which the public can make submissions about the topics that matter to them.
Beth spoke to Counsellor for Manukau Lotu Fuli about the Auckland Climate Grant and the review of the first proposal for Auckland Council’s 10 year budget, and began by asking her what the Council hopes to achieve with the grant.
Rachel is back in the building after a week of teaching at the ever-wholesome To The Front (Girls Rock Aotearoa) camp, and has brought some excellent tunage with her. Penelope Noir chats Balenciaga history on Fashun. Drummer (and sometimes vocalist) Hayden Fritchley, of Swallow the Rat is in the studio to talk about the new video for Chain Mail, and exciting gigs in the pipeline for the band, including South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. On Loose Reads, Jenna reviews The Librarianist, a gentle novel from Patrick deWitt. Whakarongo mai nei!
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