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City Counselling w/ Cr Pippa Coom: July 14, 2020

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Tue 14 Jul 2020

This week on City Counselling, we talk to Cr Pippa Coom about equity in the budget, communication around funding for the shovel ready projects and the Climate Action Plan. 95bFM's Oscar Perress began by asking about the record submissions in Auckland Council's consultation process.  

The Tuesday Wire with Justin: 14th July 2020

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Tue 14 Jul 2020

On Greendesk, Bronnie spoke to Michael Apathy about climate anxiety.

Oscar caught up with Councillor Pippa Coom about Auckland Council's emergency budget, infrastructure projects and climate action plan on City Counselling.

International Desk recounts on a history between France and Algeria.

Hanna talked to Isabella Lenihan-Ikin of the New Zealand Union of Student Associations about the government's plan to provide mental health services for students.

Justin's International Desk: 14th July 2020

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Tue 14 Jul 2020

The remains of 24 Algerian resistance fighters, which have been taken to France as trophies, have been repatriated from Paris to Algiers for burial.  International Desk reports a history of French colonization in Algeria.

The New Privacy Law w/ Gehan Gunasekara: July 13th, 2020

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Mon 13 Jul 2020

In a two part series, producer James Tapp covers the new updates to New Zealands privacy law, which comes into affect on December 1st, 2020. In this first part, James talks to Gehan Gunasekara, who is the chair of the New Zealand Privacy Foundation as well as an associate business professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in privacy. James also covers what it is going to be added amd starts of by asking Gehan what is new.

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation w/ Ben Birks-Ang

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Mon 13 Jul 2020

Recently the government announced a $32 million boost to strengthen drug and alcohol addiction services in Aotearoa. To discuss this and addiction struggles in New Zealand, Zoe Larsen Cumming interviewed the Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the New Zealand Drug Foundation Ben Birks-Ang. 

The Monday Wire with Zoë, Oscar and James; July 13, 2020

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Mon 13 Jul 2020

This week on The Monday Wire, we have our weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw on The Clean Energy Plan. 

Pacific Media Centre Contributing Editor Sri Krishnamurthi, with the latest in pacific news, from The Phillippines to West Papua.  

95bFM reporter James Tapp brings us a piece on Privacy Law with THe University of Auckland's Gehan Gunasekara. 

And finally, 95bFM Producer Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews the Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the New Zealand Drug Foundation Ben Birks-Ang regarding a recent boost in funding to drug and alcohol rehabilitation. 

 

A huge thank you to everyone who spoke to us today. 

 

AAAP Calls for Welfare Reform with Brooke Fiafia

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Fri 10 Jul 2020

Sam speaks with Auckland Action Against Poverty's Brooke Fiafia about the organisation's numerous recommendations to government in their new campaign aiming to lift benefit levels to a liveable rate.

Hemp Farming with Michael Burnett of The Brothers Green: July 09, 2020

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Thu 9 Jul 2020

Producer Ollie speaks with Michael Burnett of The Brothers Green on the reaction to their cannabis farm in North Canterbury and the sustainability and environmental benefits of hemp growing in Aotearoa

Monitoring Treatment of Children in Detention Centers w/ Andrew Becroft: July 9 2020

 Monitoring Treatment of Children in Detention Centers w/ Andrew Becroft: July 9 2020 Monitoring Treatment of Children in Detention Centers w/ Andrew Becroft: July 9 2020, 22.96 MB
Thu 9 Jul 2020

The extension of the role of Children’s Commissioner makes Andrew Becroft the monitor of treatment of children in secure detention centres. Mary-Margaret spoke to Andrew about the power imbalance that exists between the State and vulnerable children detained without choice. She asked if we can be confident that their rights will be better upheld this way, and about Andrew’s impression of how the law treats the rights of children more generally.

The Wire with Mary-Margaret: July 9, 2020

 The Wire with Mary-Margaret: July 9, 2020 The Wire with Mary-Margaret: July 9, 2020, 121.37 MB
Thu 9 Jul 2020

Mary-Margaret speaks to Andrew Becroft about the extension of the role of Children’s Commissioner to monitor of treatment of children in secure detention centres

Emmy Rakete gives us the where and when of their rally demanding that the officers who hurt Nikau Andrews are brought to account

Ollie talks to Michael Burnett from The Brothers Green about hemp, and if they have upheld their responsibility to partner with Ngai Tahu

In Neighbourhood Watch, Zoe updates us on the situation at Melbourne Towers, and the border between Victoria and New South Wales being closed

And Andrew Little joins us to discuss several developments this week, such as the proposed rewriting of the Official Information Act