Emillie Rakete from People Against Prisons Aotearoa joins producer Laura Kvigstad about the recent report from the Independent Police Conduct Authority that ruled it was justifiable for police to shoot an armed man 12 times. Rakete goes on to explain why PAPA believes the evidence does not stack up to the conclusion.
Last week Aramco, Saudi Arabia's oil company, was listed on the Riyadh exchange. The move has been many years in the making, but has not come without its fair share of changes. Exclusively listing on their national exchange, unmet valuation targets and a smaller amount of shares available have all changed how the company will now perform, as well as global pressures surrounding the climate emergency. James talked to Rod Oram, a business and political commentator, about what this could mean not only for Saudi Arabia, but how they and their economy is viewed by the rest of the world.
This week, Mary-Margaret spoke to Zoe about Northern Territory’s recent decriminalisation of sex work, Malcolm Turnbull having spoken up again about Australia becoming a republic, and an exciting new recycling initiative
In another weekly chat with Justice Minister Andrew Little, Mary-Margaret asks about restoration of voting rights for prisoner’s serving sentences of three years or less, and Labour’s response to National’s calls for the development of a 'strike force raptor' unit
Justin’s reports on protests in Haiti for International Desk
James talks to Rod Oram about Aramco, the Saudi Arabian oil reserve
And in Neighbourhood Watch, Zoe tells us about the decriminalisation of sex work in Northern Territory
Last week Aramco, Saudi Arabia's oil company, was listed on the Riyadh exchange. The move has been many years in the making, but has not come without its fair share of changes. Exclusively listing on their national exchange, unmet valuation targets and a smaller amount of shares available have all changed how the company will now perform, as well as global pressures surrounding the climate emergency. James talked to Rod Oram, a business and political commentator, about what this could mean not only for Saudi Arabia, but how they and their economy is viewed by the rest of the world.
The National party has rolled a series of new proposals aimed at dealing with violent gangs, if they were to win the 2020 election. They’ve said they want to take a much stronger stance than the current government, promising new laws ranging from banning gang patches to revoking parole for those associated with gangs to the setting up of a new task force, modelled after a prolific New South Wales unit called “Strike Force Raptor”. This is apparently only the beginning of a broader “gang action plan” that National has promised to release by next year. Meanwhile Corrections minister Kelvin Davis called the document a "mishmash of reheated ideas", stating that the focus should be on anyone who breaks the law rather than specific groups. University of Auckland Criminologist Dr Ron Kramer said the proposals were "transparently pathetic", "overblown propaganda", and that they provide no substantive impact on crime. William Boyd spoke with Manukau ward councillor Efeso Collins, who has been outspoken in the past about opening up conversation with gangs as opposed to cracking down on them. William started off by asking him for his input on the new proposals.