The Government is changing the law so only elected councillors can vote on council committees, stopping iwi representatives and independent experts from being full voting members.
And last week, the Government announced the Budget for the next year. It includes investment in areas such as housing, health, and rail infrastructure in Auckland.
For City Counselling this week, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about both of these topics.
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QEEI – ATMUNDO
Misleading Structures - Hanging Valley
MFM - BURN - AMBIENT MIX
EvaneH - SeaofNOise
KAKUHAN & Adam Golebiewski - XV
Velleitie - I Had Sex to Ghostface Killah With a Complete Stranger in an Unlocked Car and Now I Feel Whole Again
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko - O Ignis Spiritus
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MARKUS MEHR – AIRPORTS FOR MUSIC
deusxa - we have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future
wish - america runs on dunkin
Shuta Yasukochi - Leaving
Tristan Bründler - This Dream Was So Intense
SUS1ER - Mobsters Try One
No Author - Rust
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Fridge - Revealer
Luxury Wounds - First Resort
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Natural Ange is back in the studio, answering your questions and fixing your ailments! Today, she chats with Milly and Rosetta about feel-good herbs to beat the winter blues, dry scalp remedies, protein, and whether we should trust smart-watches. Whakarongo mai nei!
For City Counselling this week, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about a law change that will mean only elected councillors can vote on council committees and what Budget 2026 means for Auckland.
And they spoke to both Professor Te Kaka Keegan from the University of Waikato and Professor Nirmal Nair from the University of Auckland about a new UN University report on the environmental impacts of AI.
And Tuesday Wire Host Alex spoke with Elliot Crossan, the co-chair of Auckland Action Against Poverty, about the changes made to social housing in the 2026 Budget.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Producer Pranuja spoke with Shanan Halbert about the 2026 Budget.
And she also spoke with Senior Lecturer Dr Lisa Darragh, challenging the idea that New Zealand is facing a maths education crisis
Savina Fountain, general manager of Big Fan, the not-for-profit studio and music venue in Morningside, tells us all about their latest initiative, New Fans. The bi-monthly, all-ages live music series aims to support emerging musicians and promoters, as well as young people wanting to get experience with lighting, front of house and more. The inaugural event is June 12 with a line up of vyreli, Hazy Way, Crying Ivy, and Not Exact selected by Sonic Bloom. Tickets are $10 and you can register your interest for future events here.
Very special bFM alumna Noelle McCarthy stops by the studio to reminisce and discuss her new book, Stakes, a memoir about Dracula and the secret to happiness. (The interview starts three minutes in, after the opening of 'Bela Lugosi's Dead'.)
According to a recent report by Community Housing Aotearoa, homelessness in this country has reached its highest level in history, with more than 50% of people experiencing homelessness being under the age of 24. People continue to die on the streets every year, and as we enter the winter months, the risks to people without a roof over their heads grow even more serious.
To discuss the issue of youth homelessness in the context of the government’s recent budget announcement, producer Toby spoke to Aaron Hendry—a youth development worker and advocate based in Auckland. Hendry works with the organisation Kick Back, which runs an open space on Karangahape Road called “the Front Door,” providing shelter and essential services for young people in vulnerable situations.
this wiki we are going back to visit liv's favourite ecosystem, the braided river systems of the canterbury plains, to talk about a special manu, te tarapirohe/black fronted tern! a special manu for kai tahu, and a indicator species for river health <3333
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