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Road Safety Week 2020: November 10, 2020

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

This week (9-15 November) it is Road Safety Week 2020. BRAKE, the road safety charity, is campaigning for everyone to #STEP UP for safer streets. Jemima Huston speaks to BRAKE Director Caroline Perry about the campaign and why it is important that we dedicate a week to road safety initatives. 

The Confidence and Supply Agreement, the Cannabis Referendum, and the U.S election results w/ Green Party co-leader James Shaw: November 9, 2020

The Confidence and Supply Agreement, the Cannabis Referendum, and the U.S election results w/ Green Party co-leader James Shaw: November 9, 2020 S election results w/ Green Party co-leader James Shaw: November 9, 2020 , 19.35 MB
Mon 9 Nov 2020

Today on the Wire, Zoë Larsen Cumming chats to the Green Party co-leader about the freshly announced Confidence and Supply agreement with Labour, the results of the cannabis referendum and what they mean for the future, and the results of the U.S. election in regards to his work as the Minister for Climate Change. 

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, November 9, 2020.

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, November 9, 2020. , 105.23 MB
Mon 9 Nov 2020

Today on the Wire with Zoë Larsen Cumming:

She chats to the Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the confidence and supply agreement with Labour, the results of the cannabis referendum, and the U.S. 2020 presidential election results. 

Aneeka Moheed speaks to the two women who penned an open letter to an Auckland gallery following a controversial exhibition containing white supremacist imagery. 

Zoë brings a piece on the evolving protests in Poland over the Constitutional Court's ruling to ban nearly all abortion. 

Whakarongo tonu mai! 

An Open Letter regarding the People of Colour Exhibition w/ Quishile Charan and Jasmine Singh: November 9, 2020

 An Open Letter regarding the People of Colour Exhibition w/ Quishile Charan and Jasmine Singh: November 9, 2020 An Open Letter regarding the People of Colour Exhibition w/ Quishile Charan and Jasmine Singh: November 9, 2020, 27.12 MB
Mon 9 Nov 2020

Mercy Pictures, an Auckland gallery, has come under fire regarding their recent 'People of Colour' exhibition. The exhibition displayed white supremacist imagery among other flags and was allegedly meant to be a comment on the meaning and symbolism of flags. Aneeka speaks to Quishile Charan and Jasmine Singh who penned an open letter to the gallery regarding this exhibition that has recently gained a lot of traction online. 

Abortion Protests in Poland w/ Terry Bellamak: November 9, 2020

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Mon 9 Nov 2020

Poland has seen a slew of protests following a court decision to further restrict the country's already limited abortion laws. Zoë speaks to Terry Bellamak, president of Abortion Law Reform Aotearoa New Zealand, who explains the situation over there and speaks about abortion laws. 

The Week That Was: November 6th, 2020

 The Week That Was: November 6th, 2020 The Week That Was: November 6th, 2020, 26.92 MB
Fri 6 Nov 2020

Join Ollie and James as they wade through the bullshit and bollocks that is the news, in the last edition of the groundbreaking hit segment -The Week That Was. Thanks for listening.

City Counselling: Weed Management with Richard Hills; November 6th, 2020

City Counselling: Weed Management with Richard Hills; November 6th, 2020 City Counselling: Weed Management with Richard Hills; November 6th, 2020 , 27.3 MB
Fri 6 Nov 2020

This week on city counselling, ahead of the council's decision on weed management harmonisation, Oscar Perress speaks to Richard Hills about what the decision is and about the glyphosate chemical spraying method vs thermal weed management method debate. 

Fireworks and Animals w/ Allison Vaughn: November 6, 2020

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Fri 6 Nov 2020

Lately there has been a lot of attention surrounding the impact of fireworks on animals. James talks to Allison Vaughn from the SPCA about this and started off by asking about why fireworks should be banned.

Racism Among Teachers w/ Lesley Hoskin: November 6, 2020

 Racism Among Teachers w/ Lesley Hoskin: November 6, 2020 Racism Among Teachers w/ Lesley Hoskin: November 6, 2020, 20.56 MB
Fri 6 Nov 2020

Within Aotearoa, racism is very much a societal problem that exists regardless of the situation. One particular area of uttermost importance is education, due to the impact it has on the young minds of this country. Recently the teaching council has spoken about what they are doing to change and remove racism from education, allowing for a better education for our children. To understand more about the process, James talks to the chief executive of the teaching council, Lesley Hoskin, and started off by asking about whether this is a recent issue or something which is only just being addressed.

 

The Friday Wire with James: November 6, 2020

 The Friday Wire with James: November 6, 2020 The Friday Wire with James: November 6, 2020, 119.71 MB
Fri 6 Nov 2020

There has been a lot going on this week, and the Friday wire had it all.

The show starts off with an interview with Richard Hills as part of city councilling, where Oscar asks about weed management.

Next up is an interview with Allison Vaughn from the SPCA about the impact of fireworks on animals across the country

James also talks to the chief executive of the teaching council, Lesley Hoskin, about training surrounding racism in the classroom and how it impacts students.

Finally we finish off with the week that was with Ollie, where we talk about the New Zealand and US elections among other big news.