This week, over FIFTY charities signed an open letter asking the Government to lift benefit levels before Christmas.
On of thse organisations, The Auckland City Mission says they are preparing to face one of the hardest Christmas periods in ONE HUNDRED years, and will face immense pressure to provide families with essential resources.
Jessica talked to Deb Ward, Fundraising and Reputation manager at the Auckland City Mission about what needs to be done to help lift people out of poverty, and how Covid-19 has led to more people needing support.
Jade talks to President of the Abortion Law Reform Association of Nz (ALRANZ) who are supporting the new Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Safe Areas Amendment bill by MP Louisa Wall.
Jade talked to Emilie Rākete of People Against Prisons Aotearoa about the recent Mihi Bassett case that has been brought to the district court. Bassett faces more potential prison time to her current sentence following a protest in which she and other inmates set property on fire following inhumane and degrading treatment at the Auckland Women's Prison.
Soilsafe Aotearoa is an intersectional research programme run by social and environmental scientists at the University of Auckland in partnership with researchers at Geological and Nuclear Sciences and Macquarie University.
The research seeks to understand community social values and highlight the importance of healthy soils through free soil testing, a soil values questionnaire and community projects.
I talked first to Dr Melanie Kah and then to Dr Emma Sharp about their research.
Jemima Huston spoke to council representative for the Waitematā and Gulf ward, Pippa Coom, about the central govrnemnt's revitalisation project for the Hauraki Gulf, the completion of the enhancements to Karangahapa Road and Matariki celebrations throughout Auckland.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding sat down with Auckland Councillor Pippa Coom to discuss the recent protests around the Waiheke Island Marina. They also chatted about Auckland Transport's plans to improve climate sustainability.
Today: Christopher Luxon on local government and EV's; Shaun Hendy on Covid-19 Herd Immunity; Dr Kiera Cremin and Dr Debashis Bondapadhi on the four day week; Pippa Coom on Pūtiki protests and climate change.
We had: Christopher Luxon on gangs and government; Taciano Milfont on old people and climate change; Kennedy Point Marina's Kitt Littlejohn, Forest & Bird, and Protect Pūtiki on protests in Waiheke; Professor Michael Baker on Covid alert levels; Shane Henderson on buses, trains and water.