The Wire with Caeden

Today Allan talks us through some very very distant stars that are also very old. He explains how there is a new black that pretty much almost nearly absorbs ALL light. We talk through the sound your knuckles make when you crack them and mention the rogue space station that finally came down near Tahiti this week. 

Producer Leonard Powell caught up with Sophie Rice from The Tearfund Foundation. 
The topic was the Live Below the Line Campaign, where people take part in a challenge to live off less than $2.85 per day for a week to raise money for global poverty. 

Conor speaks with Tania Sawicki Mead from justspeak about the proposed mega prison in Waikeria.

Mark yarns to Kim Meredith Jones about physical activity on toddlers and how it affects obesity later on in life.

Leonard talks to Sophie Rice from the Tear Fund Charity about live below the line, a campaign looking at the 767 million people living in poverty and how we can help.

On the Green Desk, Jack chats with Holly Dove from the Kiwi Bottle Drive about introducing a bottle deposit system in New Zealand.

Finally we collaberate to discuss the increase to the minimum wage. Firstly Leonard speaks with ACT leader and close friend of bFM David Seymour, following that Conor be interviews with Richard Wagstaff live on air, President of the Council of Trade Unions.

The Chief Ombudsmen has slammed conditions in Arohata upper Prison after an inspection last year. One of the main criticisms was plan to double bunk, meaning the cells would house two prisoners instead of one, due to the prison not being able to cope with the growing prison population. Lachlan spoke to Victoria university lecturer Dr Liam Martin about the prison, and prison conditions in Aotearoa more generally.