The Wire with Caeden

The Panuku Development Board has prioritised 9 areas around Auckland for urban development programmes. One of these, is the carpark on Anzac St in Takapuna. The proposal is to pedestrianise the block and build a large green space for the public to hang out at and walk along towards the beach. However, there is fierce backlash from one group, ‘Save the Carpark’. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and councillors Richard Hills and Chris Darby were invited by the group to a public presentation in Takapuna on Sunday, however there was little room for them to talk and they were met with a lot of yelling. Mary-Margaret spoke to Richard Hills about the proposal and the backlash it has brought, and started by asking him where the Council’s vision for this area first came from. Submissions for the build close on Friday, so if you visit Panuku.co.nz/Takapuna you can have your say.

Conor talks to Dr Manjeet Pardesi; a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations. We discuss how the current US-China Trade War will impact India and how we can expect India to develop economically and politically over the coming decades

The government has announced a new funding round for the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust fund. The Trust distributes up to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars of grants a year to support the awareness of Chinese New Zealanders' history, language and culture and the contributions of early Chinese settlers. bFM reporter Justin Wong spoke with the chairperson of the trust Kai Luey about the history of Chinese NZers, some of the work the trust has done in the past, and would it would like to support in the future. Luey sez the grant will teach New Zealanders about the history of Chinese settlers in New Zealand. Justin started by asking Luey to explain who the first Chinese settlers were.

Auckland Concil has introduced the controversial "Bed Tax" which increases rates of Auckland homeowners renting their homes out online with services like Airbnb. Bailley speaks to tax expert Terry Baucher about how the tax works and what it means for homeowners and tourism.