In late 2016 various groups from the education and disability sectors launched the "Education for All" campaign, to call for greater support for students with disabilities. One of the groups behind the campaign is the Inclusive Education Action Group, bfm producer Ben spoke with one of their members, Trish Grant, about the current state of support for students with disabilities.
Israeli police have blocked this year's annual Palestinian March of Return. The police have denied the organisers a permit, saying there is a shortage of officers to oversee the march. However, Palestinian leaders in Israel see this as yet another effort to silence their resistance. bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson took a look at the 1948 Nakba and the history of the March of Return.
Amanda Jane Robinson and producer Ben Goldson bring you The Wire for Monday 10th April. We hear from Professor Paul Moon and National President of the New Zealand Union of Student Associations Jonathan Gee about whether or not free speech is in danger on the University campus. We talk to representatives from the Avondale Business Association and the Salvation Army talking about whether banning beggars from store fronts is an effective solution. We have our weekly chat with the Green Party, this week talking to co-leader Metiria Turei about the initial party list and US air strikes in Syria. As usual we have AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt talking all about the latest in Pacific news for Southern Cross. We take a look into the history of the Palestinian March of Return. And lastly, we have Trish Grant from the Inclusivity Education Action Group talking about support for student with disabilities.
95bFM reporter Ben Goldson speaks to Avondale Business Association chairman Duncan MacDonald and Salvation Army Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit’s Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hutson about whether business owners should be able to banning beggars from store fronts.
Check out the full show from Friday 7th of April where Tess speak to Deborah Mackenzie from The Backbone Collective about a report that outlines domestic violence and NZ family court. We have our weekly chat with National MP, Jami-Lee Ross talking about the data collection for the Ministry of Social Development and the Typhoid cases in NZ. We had Radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding for all the latest in Australian news. We had the owner of the wine cellar, Rohan Evans, talking about gentrification and it’s affects on alternative musicians and venue owners within central Auckland. We also had the New Zealand Fire Service Station Officer, Chris Kennedy about their new virtual reality experience. And we had have WWF campaigner, David Tong discussing dolphin safe fishing methods and Maui dolphin protection.
The Backbone Collective released a report on the experiences of domestic violence victims within family court, Tess Barnett speaks to the Collective’s Deborah Mackenzie about this.
Joel Thomas, talked to Rohan Evans the owner of Wine Cellar, a K-Road bar and music venue, about how the gentrification of K-road and Auckland as a whole has affected the alternative music scene, and how last week's forced closure of the Kings Arms due to noise control puts the position of venue owners in a state of uncertainty.
A recent WWF opinion poll found 75% of respondents think the government should financially assist fishers to transition to dolphin-safe fishing methods in Maui dolphin habitat off the western coast of the north island. bFM’s Harry Willis spoke to WWF campaigner David Tong in this report.
Last year the New Zealand Fire Service attended over 5,200 structure fires, and within these there were 18 avoidable deaths caused by residential fires. New Zealand Fire Service launched a world-first initiative on Tuesday – a 360 degree and virtual reality (VR) experience – Escape My House. For the first time ever, the public can experience a real house fire first-hand and, along the way, learn why they need an escape plan. In this project, the public can experience online a house fire first-hand, using all real video footage from an actual house burning down. bFM reporter Jess Smith spoke to New Zealand Fire Service Station Officer and current Training Officer, Chris Kennedy, to learn more about the project.