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ACT's Housing Policies w/ Simon Court: 19th September 2023

 ACT's Housing Policies w/ Simon Court: 19th September 2023 ACT's Housing Policies w/ Simon Court: 19th September 2023, 33.51 MB
Mon 18 Sep 2023

For our weekly catch up with the ACT party Rawan spoke to MP Simon Court about some of ACT’s policies to battle the housing crisis.

They started off by discussing their incentive for councils to increase the building of residential housing, looking at why it's important and how it will work. This incentive aims to take a 50% GST from the revenue of new residential buildings and give it back to councils.

Simon then discussed ACTs plans to scrap the Resource Management Act, taking out what they believe to be an excess of consents and regulations and focus more on development. He also talked about the reforms they plan to make to the business ACT and how this links into the housing crisis

Marnie Prickett on National and Act’s Intentions Around Aotearoa’s Water Sources: 14 September, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

Beth recently spoke with Organiser and Spokesperson for Choose Clean Water, Marnie Prickett, about the Public Health Communication Centre’s survey about political parties’ plans to protect Aotearoa’s drinking water sources.

The survey showed that Greens, Te Pati Māori and Labour had the best policies for this, while National and Act had little to no plans to protect Aotearoa’s drinking water.

Since then, National and ACT have spoken about their intentions surrounding protecting the health of Aotearoa’s water. Beth caught up with Marnie Prickett again to talk about this. 

The Wire w/ Caeden: 14 September, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

Caeden speaks to Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall and Greens MP Ricardo Menéndez March about both the Labour and Greens free dental policies, and how they compare to each other. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins talks to Senior Lecturer in Māori education at the University of Waikato, Jennifer Smith (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi), about their kaupapa to make mātauranga Māori accessible to tamariki in Tuahiwi.

Beth speaks to City Counsellor for Manukau Lotu Fuli for City Counselling about Auckland Council’s consultation around Māori seats and the upcoming Midtown Street Party.

She also speaks to Chair of Bike Auckland Karen Hormann about their call to allocate a cycleway to the Harbour Bridge, referred to as Liberate the Lane.

Olivia speaks to Chief Executive of WWF New Zealand, Doctor Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, about the impact of climate change on our wildlife, and possible climate solutions.

Climate Change's Impact on Wildlife w/ Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb: September 14th, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

Climate change continues to be hugely impactful, with experts saying many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s wildlife species remain at risk of harm and extinction. WWF New Zealand has emphasised the importance of nature in mitigating the effects of climate change on our wildlife.

Olivia spoke to Chief Executive of WWF New Zealand, Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, about the need for the Government to do more to mitigate climate change, and potential climate solutions. 

Labours versus Greens promises of free dental w/ Labour's Dr Ayesha Verrall and the Green's Ricardo Menéndez March: 14 September, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

Multiple political parties have announced their own “free dental” policy for this election. The Greens announced their free dental policy in August, with Labour following with their own announcement for free dental for under 30s earlier this month. 

Caeden spoke to the hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister for Health, about Labour’s free dental policy and why they have chosen to restrict their policy to under 30s. 

They then spoke to Greens MP and Health Spokesperson Ricardo Menéndez March about the Green’s own free dental policy, how it’s different from Labour’s, and how they hope to implement it. 

Liberate the Lane w/ Karen Hormann: 14 September, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

Bike Auckland has recently introduced Liberate the Lane, a call to introduce a cycling and walking lane to the Harbour Bridge. Today on the Wire, Beth spoke with Chair of Bike Auckland Karen Hormann about Liberate the Lane and why it’s so important.

City Counselling w/ Lotu Fuli: 14 September, 2023

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

For this week’s City Counselling, Beth spoke to Counsellor for Manukau Lotu Fuli about Auckland Council’s consultation around Māori seats and the upcoming Midtown Street Party. 

Live Animal Exports w/ SAFE CEO Debra Ashton: 13 September, 2023

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

The export of live animals by sea for livestock purposes, namely cattle, was banned in recent years, coming into effect on April 30 of this year. 

This ban was due to poor conditions for the animals and uncertainty over how they would be treated at their final destinations. 

Some political parties want to reintroduce live animal exports this election cycle. 

Arno spoke to Save Animals From Exploitation CEO Debra Ashton about live animal exports. 

Arno started our interview by asking why they believe live animal exports are unethical and cruel to animals.

 

'River of Freedom' documentary and misinformation and disinformation in the lead up to the election w/ Byron C Clark: 13 September, 2023

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

A newly released documentary 'River of Freedom' is being shown in several cinemas across the country. 

The documentary focuses on the perspectives of the convoy who occupied parliament grounds in 2022, who in the film's own words, were “fed up with Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.”

The film has been promoted on platforms like The Platform, Counterspin, and Reality Check Radio, and has been accused of promoting disinformation. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to activist, researcher, and author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists’, Byron C Clark, about his impression of the documentary, and looking out for misinformation and disinformation in the lead up to the election. 

The Wire w/ Jessica: 19 September, 2023

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

I spoke to The Opportunities Party’s Epsom Candidate Dr Nina Su, about their commitment to honouring Te Tiriti, funding for the arts, and their environmental policy.

Arno interviewed Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE) CEO Debra Ashton about live animal exports.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to activist, researcher, and author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists’, Byron C Clark, about a newly released documentary. 'River of Freedom', which accused of promoting disinformation. 

And Ash-Rose spoke to Youthline Clinical Services Manager, Joanna Madsen, about the government's plan to send co-response teams to those who call emergency services in mental distress.