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Everday People with Trevor

Everyday People: June 19th 2018 Everyday People: June 19th 2018, 3.85 MB
Tue 19 Jun 2018

This week on Everyday People, Leonard chatted to Trevor, a pleasant elderly gentleman who was taking a break from overlooking exams. 

The Tuesday Wire: 19th June

Tuesday Wire with Leonard Powell Tuesday Wire with Leonard Powell, 114.25 MB
Tue 19 Jun 2018

Tuesday Wire for the 19th of June 2018. Busy show!
Conor looks into Singapore on the International Desk, Leonard checked out whats happening with the future changes on K Road, Wire Worry Week sees Laura chat to Dame Catherine Healy about Sex Work, on the Green Desk Jack discusses Kokako in the Taranaki with Karen Shaumacher. 
Finally, the lovely Trevor graces Everday People with his wisdom. 

International News With Conor: Is Singapore Paradise Or Dystopia?

International News with Conor: Is Singapore Paradise or Dystopia? International News with Conor: Is Singapore Paradise or Dystopia?, 25.55 MB
Tue 19 Jun 2018

In International News, Conor looks at the country hosting the Trump-Kim summit and looks behind the clean, orderly streets at the nations political structure and in doing so, he poses a question; would you sacrifice your political freedom for social harmony and the elimination of social ills.

The future plans of Karangahape Road

Auckland Transport & K Road: What you need to know Auckland Transport & K Road: What you need to know, 19.17 MB
Tue 19 Jun 2018

Leonard caught up with Craig Neilson from Auckland Transport to discuss the changes that are planning to be made on Karangahape Road. Today was the last day of a weeklong pop up at 290 K road, showcasing the plans for the future. 

International News With Conor: Is Singapore Paradise Or Dystopia?

International News with Conor: Is Singapore Paradise or Dystopia? International News with Conor: Is Singapore Paradise or Dystopia?, 25.55 MB
Tue 19 Jun 2018

In International News, Conor looks at the country hosting the Trump-Kim summit and looks behind the clean, orderly streets at the nations political structure and in doing so, he poses a question; would you sacrifice your political freedom for social harmony and the elimination of social ills.

The Wire with Reuben: Monday 18th of June

The Wire with Reuben: Monday 18th of June The Wire with Reuben: Monday 18th of June, 123.95 MB
Mon 18 Jun 2018

Mary-Margaret speaks to Dalton Kelly about how the government’s proposed tourism tax will impact the rural GP network. We have a chat to the green party MP Chloe Swarbrick about Land Information Minister Eujayne sage signing off on the expansion of a chinese water bottling company and Marama Davidsons accusations of systemic racism by the police. Damien speaks to Kaikoura Wildlife Rescue about the red billed gulls that were brutally killed in Kaikoura. Reuben has a chat to lawyer Michael Bott about his accusations that police were effectively acting as private security for the defense industry expo last year in Wellington.

Taonga Levy

Taonga Levy Taonga Levy, 16.91 MB
Mon 18 Jun 2018

The government has proposed charging tourists a levy of up to $35 on arrival. While Australians and Pacific Islanders would be exempt, it would raise eighty million dollars in the first year. The tax revenue will go towards aiding the pressures on infrastructure from high tourist numbers. Dalton Kelly is the CEO of the Rural GP Network, the organisation calling for an allocation of the tax revenue because of the high demand they experience from tourists. Mary-Margaret started by asking him to tell us how big the network is.

The Wire with Kelly: Friday 15 June

The Wire with Kelly: Friday 15 June The Wire with Kelly: Friday 15 June , 104.42 MB
Fri 15 Jun 2018

Are we doing enough to curb drug driving?

Are we doing enough to curb drug driving? Are we doing enough to curb drug driving?, 17.18 MB
Fri 15 Jun 2018

New figures released by the AA show that drug-impaired drivers are the cause of more fatal accidents on our roads than drink drivers.

It is understood to be the first time in recorded history that the stats have gone this way.

And, while cannabis is highly reflected in the research, meth and even prescription drugs are also to blame for some of New Zealand’s high road toll.

Stewart had a chat with AA spokesperson Dylan Thomsen about the news, asking him what the figures show us and whether it's surprising. 

Is it 'Wright' for RMA breaches to be criminal?

Is it 'Wright' for RMA breaches to be criminal? Is it 'Wright' for RMA breaches to be criminal?, 13.58 MB
Fri 15 Jun 2018

Kelly spoke with Mark Wright, a University of Canterbury College of Business and Law doctoral student, who has worked both as a Crown prosecutor in Auckland and Rotorua, and as a lawyer prosecuting environmental non-compliance cases in Tauranga. He knows his stuff and is currently reviewing the RMA’s sanctioning regime and looking at alternatives on how to reprimand breaches that do not necessarily need to be classed as criminal offences.