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Budget 2023: Food insecurity, poverty and hardship w/ Susan St John: 24 May, 2023

Budget 2023: Food insecurity, poverty and hardship w/ Susan St John: 24 May, 2023 Budget 2023: Food insecurity, poverty and hardship w/ Susan St John: 24 May, 2023, 21.27 MB
Wed 24 May 2023

The 2023 Budget aimed to do many things, including easing pressure on inflation and assisting vulnerable communities with rising costs. 

Susan St John Honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland and spokesperson to the Child Poverty Action Group says that the government needs to allocate more support to lift children out of poverty, address food insecurity, and support those in hardship. To receive more analysis on what Budget 2023 fell short on, Andre Fa'aoso spoke to Susan on The Wire. 

Tataki Auckland Unlimited's Role w/ Pam Ford 24 May 2023

Tataki Auckland Unlimited's Role w/ Pam Ford 24 May 2023 Tataki Auckland Unlimited's Role w/ Pam Ford 24 May 2023, 30.26 MB
Wed 24 May 2023

Auckland Council's Economic Development Agency and Regional Facilities arm Tataki Auckland Unlimited has just announced the loss of 200 full time roles after being asked by the Mayor to find budget cuts of between $27.5m and $44.5m. In 2021 the Economic Development agency attracted nearly $440m of attributable direct private sector investment across all sectors. So far this financial year the agency has attracted nearly $305m into the screen sector alone. Alex spoke to Pam Ford, Director Investment and Industry at Tataki Auckland Unlimited about what a well-functioning economic development agency means for Auckland. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023 , 12.4 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

On Dear Science, Dr Alan Blackman discussed wavy wounds healing faster than straight wounds, Saturn regaining its status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system, and Caltech researchers discovering a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.

The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023

The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023 The Wire w/ Jessica: 23 May, 2023 , 105.32 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

On Dear Science, Dr Alan Blackman discussed wavy wounds healing faster than straight wounds, Saturn regaining its status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system, and more. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins covered the weekly interview with National’s Dr Shane Reti. This week they discussed the National Party’s response to the Government’s 2023 Budget.

She also spoke to Tony Sriamporn, a PhD student from the school of population health and medicine at the University of Auckland, who is investigating attitudes and behaviours towards blood donation amongst gay and bisexual men.

Beth Torrance-Hetherington asked Julie Anne Genter about the Greens' stance on public transport in the 2023 budget.  

And Ah-Leen Rayner, CEO of the Breast Cancer Foundation, about women’s health in the budget.

And Jack Cormack-Neto interviewed Dr Paul Heyward, Associate Dean and Head of Initial Teacher Education, at the University of Auckland about what the budget means for the education sector.

National’s Response to the 2023 Budget w/ National’s Dr Shane Reti: 23 May, 2023

National’s Response to the 2023 Budget w/ National’s Dr Shane Reti: 23 May, 2023 National’s Response to the 2023 Budget w/ National’s Dr Shane Reti: 23 May, 2023, 12.4 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

Last week, the Government released its 2023 budget, which saw 20 hours free early childhood education expanded to include two-year-olds, the removal of the $5 prescription fee, and half price public transport for under 25s and free for under 13s. 

The opposition has labelled the budget a ‘blow out budget’, and accused the government of overspending.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to National’s Dr Shane Reti about whether he believes the budget will help families with the cost of living. 

Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023

Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023 Blood Donation for MSM w/ Tony Scriamporn: 23 May, 2023 , 5.6 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration recently expanded its blood donation eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men (MSM).

The FDA said it will now recommend "individual risk-based questions" be asked to every blood donor, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, or sex. 

Restrictions on blood donation for MSM have been in place since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. But many now view these restrictions as discriminatory, unnecessarily restrictive, and inconsistent with modern, HIV prevention approaches.

The UK and Canada similarly lifted some restrictions on MSM donating blood. But Aotearoa has not followed. 

The NZ Blood Service would not be interviewed but did provide a statement to 95bFM. 

They said they recognise this is an important issue for many New Zealanders. And as more countries move to a deferral criteria based on individual behaviours it will increase the body of evidence necessary for New Zealand Blood Service to make an informed recommendation to Medsafe about changes to our own donor behaviour deferral criteria.

They said they have been working with the University of Auckland on its Sex and Prevention of Transmission study and hope the results of this study will provide vital evidence-based New Zealand data that will also help inform our future recommendations.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Tony Scriamporn, a PhD student from the school of population health and medicine at the University of Auckland, who is investigating attitudes and behaviours towards blood donation amongst gay and bisexual men. Scriamporn is also a part of the SPOTS study. 

She started off the interview by asking Scriamporn what these changes in the US mean for the country's blood supply.

Auckland Action Against Poverty's new campaign 'EVERYTHING 4 EVERYONE' w/ Brooke Pao-Stanley: May 22, 2023

Auckland Action Against Poverty's new campaign 'EVERYTHING 4 EVERYONE' w/ Brooke Pao-Stanley: May 22, 2023 Auckland Action Against Poverty's new campaign 'EVERYTHING 4 EVERYONE' w/ Brooke Pao-Stanley: May 22, 2023, 12.2 MB
Mon 22 May 2023

Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) launched a new campaign ahead of the budget last week. ‘EVERYTHING 4 EVERYONE’ is focusing on constitutional transformation, and solutions that meet the political decisions that have led to poverty. 

Caeden had a kōrero with AAAP Coordinator Brooke Pao-Stanley on her thoughts on the budget and what this new campaign is all about.

Action Station's Petition to Recognise Palestinian Statehood w/ Kate Stone and Tameem Shaltoni: May 22, 2023

Action Station's Petition to Recognise Palestinian Statehood w/ Kate Stone and Tameem Shaltoni Action Station's Petition to Recognise Palestinian Statehood w/ Kate Stone and Tameem Shaltoni, 34.98 MB
Mon 22 May 2023

Last week Justice for Palestine handed over a petition to Parliament calling for Aotearoa New Zealand to recognise the state of Palestine. This would bring us in line with over 150 other UN member states. Caeden had a kōrero with Kate Stone, Co-Director of Justice for Palestine, an organisation dedicated to advocating for Palestine, about the petition.

Caeden also spoke to Tameem Shaltoni, Palestinian New Zealander and descendent of Palestinian refugees on his perspective on this petition.

Impacts of racism in politics on rangatahi Māori w/ Quack Pirihi: 22 May, 2023

Impacts of racism in politics on rangatahi Māori w/ Quack Pirihi: 22 May, 2023 Impacts of racism in politics on rangatahi Māori w/ Quack Pirihi: 22 May, 2023, 22.87 MB
Mon 22 May 2023

Last week Caeden spoke to academic Margaret Mutu about a statement the National Party made when ruling out working with Te Paati Māori. National leader Christopher Luxon implied Māori have a different standard of citizenship to Pākehā, and somehow get more votes.

Today Caeden spoke to Takatāpui activist, creative, and educator Quack Pirihi on what the impact of this racist rhetoric is in the communities they work in, what allies can do, and the next steps from here to push back against this. Here is that kōrero

Mayor's Backtrack On Cutting Arts Funding w Professor Peter O'Connor

Mayor's Backtrack On Cutting Arts Funding w Professor Peter O'Connor Mayor's Backtrack On Cutting Arts Funding w Professor Peter O'Connor, 14.04 MB
Mon 22 May 2023

On the 17th of May the Office of the Mayor of Auckland released a statement in response to backlash they received about their proposed cuts to arts funding.

In their statement they said that the Mayor supports reducing cuts to arts and social services despite not going into detail on what would change.

Nicholas spoke to Professor Peter O’Connor about the Mayor statement and the future of funding for the arts.