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Inner-west cycleways and street improvements w/ Mike Lee: February 24, 2023

Inner-west cycleways and street improvements w/ Mike Lee: February 24, 2023 Inner-west cycleways and street improvements w/ Mike Lee: February 24, 2023, 32.28 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

 

There are 38 organisations who are issuing a public call for Auckland Transport to urgently deliver the long overdue inner west cycle lanes and street improvements. Six of those are schools that want safer street for their students, there is the Grey lynn residents association, there are several businesses from ponsonby and K road that support the improvements and there are advocacy groups.

The Waitematā Safer Routes (also known as the Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements) is the project that hangs in the balance. It has been paused and this spawned criticism from the community who urge to continue the Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements.

The Waitematā Safer Routes are a vital link between the adjoining projects. Dropping the middle project would mean network benefits were lost, and the schools and communities of the inner west would be left disconnected. 

There are 56 letters in support of Grey Lynn and Westmere improvements, while there are 6 letters opposing the  improvements. 

Daniel spoke with Mike Lee about his thoughts on the inner west cycle lanes and street improvements.

 

The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023

The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023 The Wire w/ Joe: February 24, 2023, 107.71 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Joe looks into why we chase wellbeing and how it may be unhealthy for us. He speaks to Steven Jackson, Professor of Sport Policy and Politics at the University of Otago on the matter. Joe also looks into sportswashing in relation to the Womens FIFA World Cup, he speaks to Dr Marilyn Giroux, senior marketing lecturer in Business and Economics at the University of Auckland on the matter. 

Daniel brings us City Counselling with Mike Lee, they speak about inner west cycle lanes and street improvements. He also speaks to Philosophy Professor Robert Sparrow from Monash University about the ethics of our relationship with robots.

Is it oke to kick a robot dog? w/ Robert Sparrow: February 24, 2023

Is it oke to kick a robot dog? w/ Robert Sparrow: February 24, 2023 Is it oke to kick a robot dog? w/ Robert Sparrow: February 24, 2023, 23.95 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Is it oke to kick a robot dog? And what does our relationships with robots reveal about ourselves? Daniel spoke with Philosophy Professor Robert Sparrow from the Monash University about these questions. According to Sparrow we can find answers in the ethical theory of virtue ethics. 

Sparrow researches the relationships between humans and robots and the ethical questions surrounding our relationships with robots. He is also an expert in ethical issues concerning the design of unmanned systems for military applications. 

 

 

 

Dating While Asian w/ Maggie Shui and Eleanor: 22 February, 2023

Dating While Asian w/ Maggie Shui and Eleanor: 22 February, 2023 Dating While Asian w/ Maggie Shui and Eleanor: 22 February, 2023, 8.1 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Producer Troy Matich was joined in the studio by Maggie Shui and Eleanor to talk their Re: docuseries, Dating While Asian.

Across its five, 6-8 minute episodes Dating While Asian tells stories from the love lives of Pan-Asian New Zealanders on their own terms, with the help of animation.

The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023

The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023 The Wellbeing Pandemic w/ Steven Jackson: February 24, 2023, 17.37 MB
Fri 24 Feb 2023

A question that sparks curiousity and contradiction is, are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. Researchers say that if we look around us, the concept is everywhere and spreading in the media, in government institutions and transnational organisations, in schools, in workplaces, and in the marketplace

Joe spoke to Steven Jackson, Professor of Sport Policy and Politics at the University of Otago to get some insight on this matter.

 

Official Cash Rate Hike w/ Robert MacCulloch: February 23rd, 2023

Official Cash Rate Hike w/ Robert MacCulloch: February 23rd, 2023 Official Cash Rate Hike w/ Robert MacCulloch: February 23rd, 2023, 23.04 MB
Thu 23 Feb 2023

Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr announced yet another official cash rate hike yesterday, by fifty basis points to four point seven five percent. 

The reserve bank claims they aren’t yet sure what the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle will be on the wider economy, continuing to predict the OCR will peak at five point five percent. 

The aim to control inflation will likely see borrowers suffer, as discussed by UoA Economics Professor Robert MacCulloch. 

Calendar Girls Protest w/ Catherine Healey and Jan Logie: February 23rd, 2023

Calendar Girls Protest w/ Catherine Healey and Jan Logie: February 23rd, 2023 Calendar Girls Protest w/ Catherine Healey and Jan Logie: February 23rd, 2023, 36.52 MB
Thu 23 Feb 2023

Dancers at the Calender Girls Club in Pōneke Wellington protested their unjust firing in the capital last week. 

After a 2023 contract change, a joint letter saw a group of the workers call for better rights and pay as independent contractors, allowing them to receive clear income records and 60%  

This led to them being fired via a facebook post, invigorating conversations about sex worker rights in Aotearoa over all. 

Fired Up Stilettos, the group behind the protest, provided 95bFM with the following statement:

“We want industry wide changes for all dancers across New Zealand. We want all adult entertainment venues to be compelled to cease all practices which violate our independent contractor status. Remove all fines and bonds from our contracts.

 We also require a limit on what these venues can take from our earnings as contractors. We believe that progress in our industry for workers rights is lagging behind severely because of the structural, social, and political stigma that has been  attached to our occupation in the past. 

Club owners in New Zealand use  this stigma to their advantage,  and are able to exploit our workers because we  have not had  any support. We need public and political support to be able to stop this from happening. Getting fired for standing up for yourself or your rights is systemic to our industry. Our mission is to end this cycle of rights violations, coercion and exploitation. It has to end.”

To learn more about the wider issues of sex worker rights in New Zealand, Liam spoke to Catherine Healey from the New Zealand Sex Workers Collective. 

Present at the protests was Greens spokesperson for women and list MP, Jan Logie. 

Logie will be speaking to fired up stilettos next month, discussing their demands and how they want to be supported politically. 

Liam also spoke to Logie about the protests.

The Tax on Cow Burps and Effective Climate Policy w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth

The Tax on Cow Burps and Effective Climate Policy w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth The Tax on Cow Burps and Effective Climate Policy w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth, 25.78 MB
Thu 23 Feb 2023

150 countries recently signed the Global Methane Pledge, promising the most effective course for reducing emissions and keepimg warming below 1.5°C. However, experts are calling this claim into question. This is particularly so in Aotearoa, whose largely agricultural methane emissions differ from that of other countries. 

Hanna spoke to Dr Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar at Colorado's National Centre for Atmospheric Research and Honorary Affiliate at the University of Auckland. They talked about why biogenic methane cannot be treated like fossil methane, nor methane like carbon dioxide, and whether current climate policy is up to scratch. 

Cyclone Gabrielle w/ Andrew Little: February 23rd, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle w/ Andrew Little: February 23rd, 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle w/ Andrew Little: February 23rd, 2023, 11.52 MB
Thu 23 Feb 2023

The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle have continued to be a major priority for the New Zealand Government, as they are likely to continue to be for the foreseeable future. 

Recent photographs and examinations have revealed just how bad the extent of the damage has been, with areas in the west coast of Auckland and east coast of the North Island drastically affected. 

The government's plan is slowly being solidified and outlined, as discussed by defence minister Andrew Little in his chat with Tuva’a Clifton this morning. 

EuroVision w/ Cameron Adams: February 23rd, 2023

EuroVision w/ Cameron Adams: February 23rd, 2023 EuroVision w/ Cameron Adams: February 23rd, 2023 , 16.47 MB
Thu 23 Feb 2023

Tomorrow will mark one year since Russia's war on Ukraine began. 

This coincided with the munich security conference, and Putin's announcement that he’ll pull out of the new start nuclear deal

Throughout the rest of Europe, issues such as fruit and vegetable shortages and difficult droughts have been taking place. 

To learn about all that and more, Liam spoke to bFM european correspondent Cameron Adams.