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'Labour are hypocritical on the TPP'- It's Our Future

 'Labour are hypocritical on the TPP'- It's Our Future 'Labour are hypocritical on the TPP'- It's Our Future, 17.58 MB
Tue 14 Nov 2017

It was touch and go for the TPP over the weekend but the trade agreement survived talks with world leaders at the APEC summit in Vietnam over the weekend.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she’s pleased with the progress the government has made on the deal and claims it is now very different from the original TPP 12.

But its new name, the Comprehensive, Progressive Trans-pacific Partnership or CPTPP, hasn’t won over oppositionists including the Council of Trade Unions and even the Green Party.

Reuben McLaren spoke to It’s Our Future Coordinator, Stephen Parry, about the current version of the trade agreement.

What do MP's actually do?

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Tue 14 Nov 2017

 What is the role of an MP and what do they actually do? It was brought to our attention this week that we actually know very little about what the people who represent us actually do. We sought to clarify this by speaking to electorate MP Michael Wood and list MP Paul Goldsmith who gave us an incite into their day to day duties. 

"An overreaction and typical!"

 "An overreaction and typical!" "An overreaction and typical!", 8.16 MB
Mon 13 Nov 2017

We spoke with South Auckland blogger and resident Ben Ross about the media's "overreaction" to the Tongan rugby league supporters celebrations of their team's victory over New Zealand on the weekend. 

The Wire with Joel: Monday 13th November

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Mon 13 Nov 2017

Joel, Sam, and Leonard tackle The Wire for Monday the 13th of November. We heard from Talking Auckland blogger and south Auckland resident Ben Ross about the negative media response to Tongan rugby league supporters celebrating their victory over the weekend. We chatted to Green Party member Golriz Gharaman about the Transpacific partnership. For the Pacific News segment Southern Cross, Leonard talked with AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt about the Solomon Islands which are currently without a Prime Minister. We spoke to poet and author Michele Leggott about her new book Vanishing Points. Finally, News Director Lillian Hanly spoke to Hamish Taverner, People First NZ member and former National Chairperson who won the Leadership award at the Attitude awards last week.

Lillian Hanly speaks with Attitude award winner Hamish Taverner

 Lillian Hanly speaks with Attitude award winner Hamish Taverner Lillian Hanly speaks with Attitude award winner Hamish Taverner, 13.38 MB
Mon 13 Nov 2017

Hamish Taverner, People First NZ member and former National Chairperson won the Leadership award at the Attitude awards last week, Lillian Hanly spoke with him the next morning to find out more.

 

Michele Leggott on Vanishing Points, her latest book

 Michele Leggott on Vanishing Points, her latest book Michele Leggott on Vanishing Points, her latest book, 49.62 MB
Mon 13 Nov 2017

Michele Leggott is an Auckland based poet and English professor who has spent the last several years living with blindness. Joel Thomas spoke with Leggott about her recent book, Vanishing Points, which captures and preserves snapshots of moments and memory.

This Weeks Bits: Sunday, 12th of November, 2017

 This Weeks Bits: Sunday, 12th of November, 2017 This Weeks Bits: Sunday, 12th of November, 2017, 25.28 MB
Sun 12 Nov 2017

Kelly gives you the lowdown on the best bFM news bits of the week!

Cutting Costs and Cutting Staff

 Cutting Costs and Cutting Staff Cutting Costs and Cutting Staff, 5.81 MB
Fri 10 Nov 2017

Producer Laura Kvigstad talks with Rail and Maritime Transport Union Spokesperson, John Kerr, about a petition to Auckland Transport cutting staff on trains and buses 

 

TPP-eh?

 TPP-Aye? TPP-Aye?, 19.61 MB
Fri 10 Nov 2017

Producer Conor caught up with Professor Jane Kelsey from the University of Auckland Law Department. Kelsey updated us on the recent developments in negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, and discussed possible motivations for states to pursue or reject the deal. 

Please Recycle!

 Please Recycle! Please Recycle!, 8.6 MB
Fri 10 Nov 2017

Producer, Laura Kvigstad talks with the Sustainability Manager at Reclaim, Peter Ralph, about recycling week and the efforts to raise awareness around the importance of recycling.