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Four ex-PMs join #500Now refugee campaign

 Four ex-PMs join #500Now refugee campaign Four ex-PMs join #500Now refugee campaign, 10.07 MB
Tue 1 Aug 2017

Columnist Tracey Barnett is at the helm of a new initiative called Welcome 500 Now, which sees voters ask politicians whether they will commit to the immediate step of taking 500 more refugees if they are elected into office. India Essuah spoke to Tracey about the former Prime Ministers who have joined the campaign and what she hopes it will achieve before the election.

Govt scraps school decile system

Govt scraps school decile system Govt scraps school decile system , 14.02 MB
Tue 1 Aug 2017

The New Zealand Educational Institute says the government’s decision to replace the decile system with targeted funding is only "shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic".

Education Minister Nikki Kaye made the announcement yesterday, which will push funding towards “at risk” children, beginning in 2019 or 2020.

Reporter Mack Smith spoke to NZEI President Lynda Stuart, who says unless schools receive a huge funding boost, the removal of the decile system won’t fix the problems facing the education sector:

Mack then spoke with Education Minister Nikki Kaye about changing the system and NZEI's concerns.

David Slack on Labour: 'We're not in familiar times anymore'

 David Slack on Labour: 'We're not in familiar times anymore' David Slack on Labour: 'We're not in familiar times anymore', 12.92 MB
Tue 1 Aug 2017

Political commentator David Slack joins India in studio to survey the scene as Andrew Little stepping down as Labour leader and Jacinda Ardern being voted in to replace him. He says it might be a chance to tap into a base of young people who don't usually vote, although they'll have to move quicky to shift the focus back to policy. 

Poll results spell bad news for Labour, but good news for Greens

Poll results spell bad news for Labour, but good news for Greens Poll results spell bad news for Labour, but good news for Greens , 6.73 MB
Mon 31 Jul 2017

Reporter Sam Smith spoke to political commentator Bryce Edwards about the latest Colmar Brunton poll results. The result was bad news for Labour whop received their lowest rating in over twenty years, but good news for the Greens who received their highest. 

Homelessness hangover for National

Homelessness hangover for National Homelessness hangover for National , 8.61 MB
Mon 31 Jul 2017

Last week a new Yale University report revealed that New Zealand has the highest rate of homelessness in the OECD. The report said there are 40,000 people who are homeless in New Zealand, a number that equates to around one in every one hundred people. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to Massey University lecturer Darrin Hodgetts about the report and what needs to be done to address homelessness in New Zealand. 

The stakes are high for the synthetic milk and meat

The stakes are high for the synthetic milk and meat The stakes are high for the synthetic milk and meat , 9.87 MB
Mon 31 Jul 2017

Here we have a story by Producer Jack about the future of synthetic meat and dairy in New Zealand. We spoke to Rosie Bosworth from Pure Advantage, a non-for-profit working to promote green growth in New Zealand and asked how this technological change will affect New Zealand’s economy.

 

The Wire with Joel: Monday the 31st of July

 The Wire with Joel: Monday the 31st of July The Wire with Joel: Monday the 31st of July, 108.35 MB
Mon 31 Jul 2017

Joel teams up with producers Jack and Sam to present Monady's Wire. With Labour polling at records lows, Sam talks to political commentator Bryce Edwards about what this means for the Party, and Joel speaks to James Shaw from the Greens about how this affects the Labour Green Coalition. Sam also presents his report on New Zealand's alarming homelessness rates, Jack discusses the prospects of synthetic meat and dairy in New Zealand, and Joel talks to Kendall Hutt about the latest in Pacific news.

This Week's Bits: Sunday, 30th of July, 2017

 This Week's Bits: Sunday, 30th of July, 2017 This Week's Bits: Sunday, 30th of July, 2017, 31.9 MB
Sun 30 Jul 2017

Hannah Ross gives you the low down of this weeks best bFM news bits.

Cost of Plastic

 Cost of Plastic Cost of Plastic, 22.34 MB
Fri 28 Jul 2017

Plastic Free July has been supported by sustainable.org around New Zealand this month, as they aimed to see households and organisations cut down on single-use plastic items and the urgency our environment faces to be rid of these.  

The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017

 The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017 The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017, 92.79 MB
Fri 28 Jul 2017

This Friday on The Wire, producer Kelly Enright speaks to Sustainable.org CEO Rachel Brown and CommonSense Organics Spokesperson Marion Wood about Plastic-Free July. Amanda speaks to National MP Paul Foster-Bell about Transport Minister Simon Bridges claiming vindication after being cleared of trying to improperly influence officials into keeping a report secret. They also discuss newly proposed changes to immigration regulations. Amanda speaks to Nicole Wedding about all the latest Australian news for Neighbourhood Watch. And finally, Amanda talks with Depot Manager Lynn Lawton about new book discussing suicide in Aotearoa, The Roaring Silence.