Last week, NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft put forward a bill that would seek to define the terms “man” and “woman” in law. The bill has been supported by coalition parties through its first reading. Its primary supporters in parliament, ACT and NZ First, say the bill is about prioritising biology over ideology, or about maintaining common sense.
Its opponents, however, say the bill is unnecessary, and that the ideology pushed by its supporters does not align with evidence. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the human rights commission, says that the bill is “not necessary”, and “risks harm to communities who continue to experience discrimination on the basis of their gender identity”.
Disability Rights Commissioner and Rainbow rights spokesperson at the Human Rights Commission, Prudence Walker, sez the bill will not only “trample on the mana of trans and intersex people”, but it also “attempts to completely erase non-binary people”.
Despite the strong opposition, the government is pushing for the bill to be considered in select committee.
For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about the bill and why the government is bringing it about.
DISCLAIMER: this interview covers multiple anti-trans talking points, and briefly discusses sexual violence.
Earlier this year, NZPost announced plans to take away the postal service in Lambs Pharmacy on Karangahape Road, after 30 years of service.
Residents and business owners on Karangahape Road have protested against the announcement, with posters raising awareness and a petition that the owner of Lambs Pharmacy will pass on to Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick . The event is set to run until 12:30, with Swarbrick set to table the petition in parliament on the 26th of May.
News Director Castor spoke to Chloe Swarbrick about the announcement, beginning by asking about what the rationale is from NZ Post getting rid of the office at Lambs Pharmacy.
Oto and Jaycee chatted with Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter Annika Rani about her latest single -'Blush'and played 2 hours of tunes by Asian artists from Aotearoa, including some unreleased material!
hi thx for tuning to our second year of doing 100% NZ Music Week for the last week of NZ Music Month on 95bFM! Unreleased music and classic favourites from our local guests in Aotearoa!.
here is our setlist from tonight's show! Thanks to JAGIYA !
Annika Rani - My Saviour
bad for education - Thinking About You
Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl
Reia Guess - Merry Go Round
Tei - Bbq (Explicit)
boyracer, Nima Astria & Smurgy - OUTFIT (Explicit)
Charlie is back up in the studio chatting kawhe! This week, he brews up a beautiful aeropress for the girls to try on air. Tune in throughout the week for your chance to win a bag of the eighthirty organic blend!
Crawley’s away and so producer Harry’s been let off his leash!!! In this week’s drive, it was tunes galore and, given that it’s the very special 100% NZ music week, they were all from our very talented homegrown artists. Yeeew!
We gave Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham a call for That’s The Spirit and boy did we chat! This week's topic was Buddhism and why it appeals to people disenchanted with traditional religion.
Speaking of spirits, though Crawley was away, his ghostly presence was still very much felt. He even spoke to us through the medium of song.
Earlier this month, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced details on the scheme replacing NCEA. The replacement, the New Zealand Certificate of Education, is aimed, according to the government, at tackling the ‘confusion’ of the current system. This will be the most recent of the government's changes to the education system, which have frequently been the target of criticism from teachers and education unions.
Tuesday Wire host Alex spoke with President of the Post Primary Teachers Association, Chris Abercrombie, about the replacement, and what it means for students and their teachers.
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