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Cost of Plastic

 Cost of Plastic Cost of Plastic, 22.34 MB
Fri 28 Jul 2017

Plastic Free July has been supported by sustainable.org around New Zealand this month, as they aimed to see households and organisations cut down on single-use plastic items and the urgency our environment faces to be rid of these.  

The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017

 The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017 The Wire with Amanda: Friday 28th July 2017, 92.79 MB
Fri 28 Jul 2017

This Friday on The Wire, producer Kelly Enright speaks to Sustainable.org CEO Rachel Brown and CommonSense Organics Spokesperson Marion Wood about Plastic-Free July. Amanda speaks to National MP Paul Foster-Bell about Transport Minister Simon Bridges claiming vindication after being cleared of trying to improperly influence officials into keeping a report secret. They also discuss newly proposed changes to immigration regulations. Amanda speaks to Nicole Wedding about all the latest Australian news for Neighbourhood Watch. And finally, Amanda talks with Depot Manager Lynn Lawton about new book discussing suicide in Aotearoa, The Roaring Silence. 

The Roaring Silence

 The Roaring Silence The Roaring Silence, 25.22 MB
Fri 28 Jul 2017

The Roaring Silence is a book about suicide awareness, comprising of contributions from 79 artists, writers, poets, and a few professionals from all generations and backgrounds. Host Amanda talked to Lynn Lawton, one of the contributors, about the purpose and content of the book.

The great skills shortage?

 The great skills shortage? The great skills shortage?, 16.27 MB
Thu 27 Jul 2017

With New Zealand's largest construction firm, Fletcher Buildings rocked this month by a slashed earnings projection, 95bfm Producer Ben speaks to the head of the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, Warwick Quinn, about whether we're seeing a shortage of skilled tradies.

"Sloppy": Ross Bell on the handling of recent deaths from synthetic highs

 "Sloppy": Ross Bell on the handling of recent deaths from synthetic highs "Sloppy": Ross Bell on the handling of recent deaths from synthetic highs, 13.75 MB
Thu 27 Jul 2017

With at least eight people dead, and many more hospitalised, by synthetic highs over the past month, 95bfm Producer Ben speaks with the Drug Foundation's Ross Bell.

Emissions Trading Scheme: Up for review?

 Emissions Trading Scheme: Up for review? Emissions Trading Scheme: Up for review?, 8.36 MB
Thu 27 Jul 2017

With the government announcing planned changes to the ETS, 95bfm producer Ben speaks to policy fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Catherine Leining.

The Wire with Harry: Thursday July 27th, 2017

 The Wire with Harry: Thursday July 27th, 2017 The Wire with Harry: Thursday July 27th, 2017, 47.94 MB
Thu 27 Jul 2017

On The Wire today, Ben speaks to Warwick Quinn from the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation on a shortage of skilled tradespeople. Harry has his weekly chat with Labour leader Andrew Little on the passing of the second reading of his Healthy Homes Bill, and touches down on the Metiria Turei news cycle. Ben talks to Catherine Lining, a policy fellow at Motu Economic and Public PolicyResearch on planned changes to the emissions and trading scheme. State of the States is back to unpack the failure of Republican healthcare, Trump disallowing trans soldiers in the military, and a new press secretary. Finaly Ben talks to the Drug Foundation's Ross Bell on the recent deaths from synthetic highs.

Hospitality workers call for higher wages

 Hospitality workers call for higher wages Hospitality workers call for higher wages, 13.8 MB
Wed 26 Jul 2017

According to a Radio New Zealand report released today: hospitality bosses say they are struggling to get locals to apply for jobs and need skilled migrants to stay in the country to keep the industry going. Hospitality workers have hit back saying that if they want more New Zealand staff they need to pay more. 95bFM reporter Reuben McClaren speaks to Chloe King, a hospitality veteran who has launched a workers campaign called Raise the Bar.

Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health?

 Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health? Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health?, 14.52 MB
Wed 26 Jul 2017

Mental health is an issue that has been greatly talked about over the last few months, with acknowledgement of its massive impact on New Zealanders beginning to be addressed in mainstream media. However, we do have a way to go, with New Zealand's suicide rate still being one of the highest in the world. 95 bFM producer, Will Parsonson, speaks to Ekant Veer, a lecturer on marketing and media from Canterbury university about the impacts that media can have in changing socially ingrained perceptions of mental health issues.

The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday July 26, 2017

 The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday July 26, 2017 The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday July 26, 2017, 83.27 MB
Wed 26 Jul 2017

This week on the show, Ximena, Will & Reuben are back with a tonne of great stories for ya, everything from hospitality workers demanding more pay to the media’s influence on mental health. AUT’s Allan Blackman joins the team for Dear Science, chatting today about how ISIS are apparently not very “smart” for failing to build a dirty bomb, as well as about the dangerous mislabelling of ‘synthetic cannabis’. NZ First’s Tracey Martin also has a chat with Ximena about a new survey that shows high living costs are driving significant numbers of teachers away from Auckland.