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VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai

 VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai, 19.23 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2017

Last week, we heard a bit about a new NGO being launched called VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai. The organisation intends to operate as an advocacy and connection service for children and young people in care. It will launch on April the 1st this year, alongside the replacement for Child Youth & Family, the Ministry for Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki. News Director Ximena Smith speaks to Dingwall Trust Director & member of the VOYCE establishment team, Tracie Shipton, to get more detail about what the service does.

Report: te reo Māori in schools

 Report: te reo Māori in schools Report: te reo Māori in schools, 9.11 MB
Thu 2 Feb 2017

The Green's announced a new policy yesterday to make Te Reo Māori compulsory in schools. bFM reporter Mack Smith examines this issue, speaking to Green Party MPs Marama Davidson and Catherine Delahunty, and President of the New Zealand Educational Institute, Lynda Stuar in this report.

New opportunist in Mt Albert by-election

 New Opportunist in Mt Albert By-Election New Opportunist in Mt Albert By-Election, 6.31 MB
Thu 2 Feb 2017

bFM reporter Mack Smith goes to the announcment of new Opportunity party for the Mt Albert by-election.

Corrections Department to not attend Auckland Pride Parade

 Corrections Department to not attend Auckland Pride Parade Corrections Department to not attend Auckland Pride Parade, 6.22 MB
Thu 2 Feb 2017

The Auckland Pride Festival Board has asked the Department of Corrections to withdraw its application to march in next month's Auckland Pride Parade. Corrections presence at Pride events became contentious after protest group No Pride In Prisons gatecrashed the parade objecting to the Department's staff for their treatment of transgender inmates. bFM reporter Pearl Little speaks to No Pride in Prisons spokesperson Emily Rākete about the issue.

 

The Wire with Pearl: Thursday February 2, 2017

 The Wire with Pearl: Thursday February 2, 2017 The Wire with Pearl: Thursday February 2, 2017, 40.8 MB
Thu 2 Feb 2017

This week on the show, Pearl and her producer Mack take a look at Te Reo Māori in schools, the new contender for the Mt Albert by-election and the withdrawal of Corrections from the Auckland Pride Parade. Pearl also has her weekly chat with Labour leader Andrew Little.

Funded HPV vaccine now gender-neutral

 Funded HPV vaccine now gender-neutral Funded HPV vaccine now gender-neutral, 5.46 MB
Wed 1 Feb 2017

The government announced yesterday that boys as well as girls will now have funded access to the HPV vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine is commonly understood to protect against cervical cancer, but HPV can cause other types of cancer in both men and women. 95bFM reporter Olly Clifton speaks to the University of Auckland's Gay Men’s Sexual Health research group director, Peter Saxton, about the move to make the funded vaccine gender-neutral.

Does the South Island Kōkako still exist?

 Does the South Island Kōkako still exist? Does the South Island Kōkako still exist?, 7.13 MB
Wed 1 Feb 2017

The South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust has introduced a new reward system. If anyone can provide definitive proof that the South Island Kōkako still exists, the trust will pay them out $5000. The bird was thought to be extinct, but wavering evidence over the last decade suggests that the bird may well be frollicking within the South Island bushlands. Dylan Kelly speaks to Geoff Reid, a photographer and environmentalist who is determined to find the South Island Kōkako.

AA: National fuel price increases by 5 cents

 AA: National fuel price increases by 5 cents AA: National fuel price increases by 5 cents, 6.88 MB
Wed 1 Feb 2017

The AA monitors the fluctuations of the cost of petrol in New Zealand. This month, they say the national cost of petrol has risen 5 cents per litre to $2.08, despite no increase in commodity prices or a drop in the exchange rate. So why might this be, and what are the effects of this? Ximena speaks to the AA PetrolWatch Spokesperson, Mark Stockdale, about the issue. 

The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday February 1, 2017

 The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday February 1, 2017 The Wire with Ximena: Wednesday February 1, 2017, 43.45 MB
Wed 1 Feb 2017

This week on the show, Ximena & her producer Dylan look at rising petrol prices, botched science experiments, a new reward scheme to find the once-thought-extinct South Island Kōkako bird, and more.

Labour and the Greens address the state of the nation

Labour and the Greens address the state of the nation Labour and the Greens address the state of the nation , 7.63 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2017

Last Sunday the Greens and Labour had their first joint state of the nation address in Mt Albert. Both leaders spoke to a pakced hall of party faithful and media. Reporter Sam Smith went along and filed a report on the event.