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The Wire with Jemima: September 8, 2020

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Tue 8 Sep 2020

On the Wire today we are looking at housing issues for our election coverage. Jemima speaks with Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere about the party's housing policies.

Jemima talks to Local Government New Zealand President Stuart Crosby about their bid to extend the central and local electoral term from three years to four. 

Hanna discusses the plans to end the winter energy payment with Auckland Action Against Poverty co-chair Kathleen Paraha.

Then, to wrap up the show with some more election coverage, Hanna and Jemima look into whether New Zealander's need heat pumps in their rental homes. They speak to Manawatū Tenants Union, Renters United and the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ about the benefits of heating a rental property. 

Changing the Government Terms w/ Local Government NZ: September 8, 2020

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Tue 8 Sep 2020

Local Government NZ is calling for both the central and local government terms to be extended to four years. Jemima Huston speaks to their President Stuart Crosby about why both government terms need to be extended, what support exists for this proposal and how the councils plan to get the bid over the line. 

Correct Disposal of Masks in Auckland w/ Keep New Zealand Beautiful: September 8, 2020

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Tue 8 Sep 2020

Jessica Hopkins spoke to Chief Executive of Keep New Zealand Beautiful, Heather Saunderson about the correct disposal of masks and funding for their organisation. 

Gender Disparity in Covid-19 Unemployment Rates w/ Lisa Lawrence: September 07, 2020

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Mon 7 Sep 2020

Statistics New Zealand revealed a huge 90.91% disparity in the number of women affected by Covid-19 unemployment compared to men. Aneeka talks to Lisa Lawrence, president of the National Council of Women in New Zealand about what this illustrates and what needs to be addressed to activate change. 

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, September 7, 2020.

The Wire with Zoë: Monday, September 7, 2020. , 107.97 MB
Mon 7 Sep 2020

Today on the Wire with Zoë:
Zoë has her weekly chat with Green Party co-leader James Shaw regarding new environmental projects and an update on the Green School controversy. 

95bFM's Election Coverage is back, and this week's theme is housing. 

Producer Aneeka Moheed interviews the National Council of Women in New Zealand's Lisa Lawrence on statistics showing 90.91% of people who lost their job in New Zealand due to Covid 19 were women. 

Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews natural language processor and Artificial Intelligence programmer Alistair Landels on conversational interactions with bots and AI. 

Aneeka Moheed interviews Gina Dellabarca from the Show Me Short's Film Festival on how it plan to operate due to Covid 19 changes. 

The Jobs for Nature program, new conservation land, and a Green School update w/ the Green Party co-leader James Shaw: Monday, September 7, 2020

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Mon 7 Sep 2020

This week in her chat with the Green Party co-leader James Shaw, Zoë Larsen Cumming asks about the Jobs for Nature program, new conservation land, and an update on the Green School controversy. 

Show Me Shorts Film Festival w/ Gina Dellabarca: September 7th, 2020

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Mon 7 Sep 2020

The Show Me Shorts Film Festival is set to begin on the 2nd of October. Aneeka talks to festival director, Gina Dellabarca, about what's coming up. 

Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence w/ Alistair Landels: September 7, 2020

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Mon 7 Sep 2020

Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews Alistair Landels on natural language processing in Artificial Intelligence, which helps bots understand and interact with humans on a more casual and conversational level. 

The Green Party on Housing Policy: September 7, 2020

The Green Party on Housing Policy: September 7, 2020 The Green Party on Housing Policy: September 7, 2020 , 5.65 MB
Mon 7 Sep 2020

95bFM's Election Coverage plan is back on as New Zealand leads up to the October 17 election. This week's theme is housing, and Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews the Green Party co-leader James Shaw on the party's housing policies. 

City Counselling w/ Cr Richard Hills; 4 September, 2020

 City Counselling w/ Cr Richard Hills; 4 September, 2020 City Counselling w/ Cr Richard Hills; 4 September, 2020, 18.8 MB
Fri 4 Sep 2020

This week on City Counselling, 95bFM's Oscar Perress and Councillor Richard Hills discussed the last couple of weeks in Auckland Council, the 10-year plan and what the run in to a general election means for local government.