Jemima speaks to the Acting President of the Auckland University Students Association, George Barton, about the recent shake up within the AUSA executive, the continuing problem of white supremacy at the University of Auckland and an update AUSA's Path To Change.
The State of Care report released last week shed light on the experience of youth in the justice system. The use of youth justice facilities to keep children on remand was on the rise, and a focus of the criticism from many groups. Lachlan spoke with Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft about the report.
This week on the Monday Wire, Lachlan speaks to Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about the State of Care Report. Southern Cross is back with the latest in Pacific news. Jemima talks to Green Party co-leader, James Shaw, about the upcoming well-beingt budget. Izzy chats to Marnie Wilton about families and communities backing the teacher's strike. Jemima wraps it up with a chat to AUSA President, George Barton, withj an update on the student association.
The Reserve Bank is calling for national banks to hold more capital, however the banks are unhappy with this decision, claiming holding more capital will make them more expensive to run and have negative effects on customers. Olivia Holdsworth spoke to economic journalist Rod Oram about the implications of the Reserve bank’s plans and began by asking why is the Reserve bank calling for banks to hold more capital.
Our country’s privacy watchdog has this week released a new set of guidelines, revealing the information that landlords should NOT be able to ask prospective tenants for during the application. Some of them are obvious… but some of them might surprise you if you’ve been house hunting in recent years.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards spoke with host Stewart Sowman-Lund this morning, and started by explaining what information landlords have reportedly been asking for.
This is the full podcast for an extensive interview with Author and 'Public policy' guy, Owen Gill. After the release of Gill's book, 'Turning Point Auckland', 95bFM Reporter Oscar Perress thought it would be of some interest to delve into the ideas discussed in the book around the future development of Tāmaki Makaurau. They discuss the economics of it, the role of Council moving forward and an array of other topics. Listen in to find out more.