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Green party on seclusion rooms

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Wed 30 Nov 2016

A Dunedin school has reportedly been mistreating students with disabilities through the use of a seclusion room.

Sara Cohen School has now undergone investigations by police, the Ministry of Education and an independent investigator.

This comes after the closing of a controversial seclusion room in a Wellington school and removal of funding for other special needs schools around the country.

Education spokesperson for the Green party Catherine Delahunty, spoke with 95bFM reporter Olly Clifton.

Mt Roskill's Labour candidate

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Wed 30 Nov 2016

The Mt Roskill by-election is taking place this Saturday, following the standing-down of Phil Goff to be Auckland Mayor.

It’s to decide who will be the first new MP to represent the area in 32 years.

Advance voting has been open for a week now, but votes are lagging behind those of the 2014 general election.

We spoke to the Labour party's Michael Wood, and the new immigrant-focused People’s Party’s Roshan Nauhria.

Michael Wood spoke to Wire host Daniel Walker.

Dakota Access activist to speak at K Rd

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Wed 30 Nov 2016

Protesters at Standing Rock are continuing peaceful demonstrations against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

A member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, which is a sister tribe to the people of Standing Rock, is visiting New Zealand this week.

Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford was one of the first people to be arrested for protesting against the Pipeline.

Brown Eyes-Clifford spoke to Wire producer Martha Lees.

Report: Lead like a girl

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Wed 30 Nov 2016

The Women’s Collective is a group which focuses on fostering conversations around global issues that affect our community.

Their most recent event ‘Lead like a girl’ focused on the issues of entrenched biases and damaging expressions such as the term “like a girl”.

A panel of 6 female leaders who are currently part of the Global Woman Breakthrough Leadership programme discussed these issues and how they ‘lead like a girl'.

95bFM reporter Olivia Mortimer-Eade attended the event.

NZ's first music wellbeing report

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

The New Zealand Music Foundation has released the findings of their first community wellbeing report. The foundation started in 2012 and provides support to members of the local music industry in times of illness, distress and hardship. The report’s findings were gathered from the results of a survey conducted in July where over 1300 respondents from within the music community answered questions about their working hours, income, exercise, drug and alcohol use, and mental health. Reporter Sam Smith speaks to the general manager of The NZ Music Foundation.

EQC confirms plans to halve staff numbers

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

The earthquake commission has confirmed that it will go ahead with plans to cut almost half of its staff, despite an influx of new claims from the Kaikoura quake. The staff will be reduced next year from around 850 to 450, however with the recent Kaikoura quake the EQC is expecting around fifty thousand new claims, while they are also still meeting claims made from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. Bfm reporter Dylan Kelly speaks to Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Wood, and Jess Smith speaks to insurance lawyer John Goddard about the inevitable effects of the cuts.

Marama Fox on Māori and Mana parties working together

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

Sam Smith resumes his weekly chat with Marama Fox, co-leader of the Maori Party, this week looking at the news the Māori and Mana parties are exploring working together at next year’s election in order to win back the Māori seats off Labour.

Talks of upgrading NZ's free trade agreement with China

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

Talks to upgrade New Zealand’s free trade agreement with China will begin next year, with both countries aiming to to reach the $30 billion mark in trade by 2030, and Prime Minister John Key saying an upgrade is needed to achieve this. Bfm reporter Alice Canton spoke to University of Auckland lecturer Robert Scollay to find out more.

What Fidel Castro's death means for US-Cuba relations

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

Over the weekend former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died aged 90. Castro brought communism to the island nation, overthrowing dictator Fulgencio Batista during the revolution of 1959. His death has been met with mixed reaction with parties in the streets of Miami amongst the local Cuban community who fled his rule, while others celebrate what he achieved as leader in the form of bringing free education and healthcare to the country. Reporter Sam Smith speaks to Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand Mario Alzugaray Rodriguez about Castro’s death and his legacy.

Say NO to violence

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Mon 28 Nov 2016

The Zonta Club of Auckland and Auckland Libraries are holding a panel discussion addressing the issue of violence against women and children. The discussion is being held tonight at Auckland central library at 5:30pm. 95bFM producer Hannah Ross spoke to one of the panelists, Janet Fanslow, who is an Associate Professor from the School of Population Health at Auckland University, about what the panel is focusing on.