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Feminist Parenting Forum

 Feminist Parenting Forum Feminist Parenting Forum, 11.32 MB
Mon 20 Mar 2017

The Auckland Women’s Centre is hosting a forum next week all about feminist parenting. 95bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to the Centre Manager at the Women’s Centre, Leonie Morris, about the event.

Sex etc

 Sex etc Sex etc, 5.1 MB
Mon 20 Mar 2017

Tomorrow, Babe Vibes is releasing a new zine all about sex, 'sex etc'. The zine also discusses different types of shame women often feel surrounding sex, from bodies to trauma and assault to slut-shaming. 95bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to Babe Vibes founder, Kara Haupt, about the zine.

The Wire with Amanda: Monday 3rd 2017

 The Wire with Amanda: Monday 3rd 2017 The Wire with Amanda: Monday 3rd 2017, 86.25 MB
Mon 20 Mar 2017

On The Wire we speak to CEO of the Real Estate Institute, Bindi Norwell, about house prices in Auckland. talk with Generation Zero about a new proposed Zero Carbon Tax policy. We have our weekly chat with the Green Party, this week talking to co-leader Metiria Turei about Apple tax and charging for bottling water. We have AUT Pacific Media Centre’s Kendall Hutt talking all about the latest in Pacific news for Southern Cross. Auckland Women’s Centre Manager Leonie Morris talks about the Centre's upcoming feminist parenting forum. And lastly, we speak to Kara Haupt speaking about a new zine from Babe Vibes, all about sex and shame.

 

Mairangi Art Center's annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

 Mairangi Art Center's annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Mairangi Art Center's annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, 9.12 MB
Fri 17 Mar 2017

The 4th Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is happening this weekend at Mairangi Arts Center. Art+Feminism is a global campaign, which intends to boost coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and to encourage female editorship. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. This lack of gender diversity has a number of troubling impacts, particularly in relation to how content is skewed. 95bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to the general manager from Mairangi Arts Center, Angela Suh, about the event.

 

Racism in Auckland's housing market

 Racism in Auckland's housing market Racism in Auckland's housing market, 16.26 MB
Fri 17 Mar 2017

Asian New Zealand Executive Director, Simon Draper, talks about Aucklands relationship with Asia after a survey showing half of Auckland residents blame Asia for housing prices.

The Wire with Tess: Friday March 17th 2017

 The Wire with Tess: Friday March 17th 2017 The Wire with Tess: Friday March 17th 2017, 99.61 MB
Fri 17 Mar 2017

On The Wire we have Asian New Zealand Executive Director Simon Draper, talks about Aucklands relationship with Asia after a survey showing Auckland residents blaming Asia for housing prices, National MP Jami-Lee Ross, talks about abortion law reform and the prospect of tax cuts, radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding for all the latest in Australian news, one of the runners up of the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards, Min Kyu Jung, live in the studio talking about the business he created that helps students improve their exam results and the general manager from Mairangi Arts Center, Angela Suh talking about the 4th Annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.

NZ's holiday parks go predator-free

 NZ's holiday parks go predator-free NZ's holiday parks go predator-free, 14.83 MB
Thu 16 Mar 2017

Hundreds of holiday parks in some of New Zealand’s most beautiful locations may soon be free of rats, stoats and possums after the organisation that represents them signed up to Predator Free New Zealand. The Holiday Parks Association of New Zealand signed an agreement with the Predator Free New Zealand Trust yesterday, which will see its 300 member parks trapping in and around their grounds. Producer Jess Smith spoke with Predator Free New Zealand’s spokesperson Jessi Morgan to find out more about the new partnership.

Auckland University workers fight for higher pay

 Auckland University workers fight for higher pay Auckland University workers fight for higher pay, 17.56 MB
Thu 16 Mar 2017

About 1,200 University of Auckland staff went on strike with 300 rallying on Thursday after failing to reach a pay rise agreement with their employer. The Tertiary Education Union says all staff at the university should be given a fair and equitable increase in pay but a satisfactory agreement with university management had not been reached following seven months of negotiations. 95bFM reporter Ambrose O’Meagher caught up with Antonia Verstappen from the TEU about what the strike entailed, while producer Jess Smith spoke to Emily, a student from Auckland University attending the rally to get an update on how the strike is going.
 

Māori Women's Development Inc and Ākina promote social enterprise

 Māori Women's Development Inc. and Ākina promote social enterprise and Ākina promote social enterprise, 21.76 MB
Thu 16 Mar 2017

The Māori Women’s Development has partnered up with Ākina to promote Māori social enterprise up north and along the east coast in Te Tai Tokerau and Tairaawhiti. bFM's Jogai Bhatt caught up with the former’s project manager Kaye-Maree Dunn to learn a little more.

MyBitcoinSaver: the future of online currency

 MyBitcoinSaver: the future of online currency MyBitcoinSaver: the future of online currency, 22.88 MB
Thu 16 Mar 2017

Most of us have probably heard of Bitcoin, but we might not all specifically know what it is or how it actually works. A new local company called MyBitcoinSaver aims to change that, by providing Kiwis with a platform through which they can easily buy and save their own Bitcoin. Our News Director Ximena caught up with the company's co-founder Sam Blackmore yesterday to chat about what Bitcoin is and the ins and outs of how it works.