The Wire with Castor

The Human Rights Commission is calling for an inquiry into abuse in state welfare institutions. 95bFM reporter Michael Garelja spoke to a social justice advocate who's signed the letter, Kim Workman, about the HRC's open letter.

This week on the Monday show, George and Jogai look into calls for an inquiry into abuse at the hands of the state, and James Shaw joins us to add his two cents to that, as well as the Greens' domestic violence bill. We hear about the science of mass pilot whale strandings, as well as a report from a No Pride in Prisons rally and an interview with a Muslim-Kiwi woman who experienced a horrific example of racial abuse in Huntly.

Over the weekend, prison abolitionist group No Pride in Prisons held a march at Mt Eden Corrections Facility, to protest the prison population reaching 10,000. The group outlined their demands regarding the Bail Amendment Act of 2013 and the proposed expansion of Waikeria prison. 95bFM reporter Jogai Bhatt went along to the march to learn more. 

Auckland's transport infrasture is ever changing, with new projects on the rise monthly. Bfm Reporter Adam Jacobson spoke with Transport Blog editor Matt Lowrie on the updating of cycle infrasture across the city, what future plans there may be for cycle ways, how the 2017 elections will affect the direction of current transport plans and finally where funding will be coming from post-2018.