The Wire with Caeden

On Tuesday legislation was passed by the House of Representatives allowing for a large-scale housing development on 11.7 hectares of the reserve in Tāmaki,enabling local iwi Ngāti Pāoa to build 300 houses on the reserve land as part of its Treaty settlement. Concerns have been raised by Auckland Mayor Phill Goff and Chairperson of the Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board regarding the government’s use of special legislation to lift reserve status outside normal statutory processes. Producer Harry Willis talks to Bartley to gauge the local board’s opinion on the bill.

Next week is Music Therapy Week 2017, a week dedicated to helping those with health issues through creativity and expression. The theme of the week, ‘Finding Your Voice’, intends to bring focus to how music therapy can help patients express themselves and communicate through music. 95bFM producer Will Parsonson catches up with music therapist Libby Johns to learn about how music can help the healing process for people with a wide range of health issues.

The event runs from 1-9 July. Find out more about events in your city here.

AUT’s Allan Blackman joins the Wednesday crew for Dear Science again today. This week, we take a look at some alarming misinterpretations of science, including how Turkish schools will no longer teach the theory of evolution to their students, as well as how a NASA scientist has called out Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘wellness’ website, GOOP, for one of (its many) dodgy products it touts as being legit. We also touch on a nerdish-ly exciting announcement that the weight of the kilogram is going to be redefined in 2018.

The Arabian Gulf state Yemen is currently experiencing crises on two fronts. A devastating cholera outbreak and an ongoing civil war. However, are they forgotten about in a region that dominates international news coverage? Reporter Sam Smith filed this report.