Lara jumps on the phone to catch Rosetta and Milly up on the latest policy announcements from NZ First and National, what we can expect from the rise of populism this election year, National potentially losing list MPs, and Honi Hariwera potentially rejoining Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
Heading into Strange Universe Winter season, Milly from the 95bFM Breakfast show had a brief chat with American indie-rock singer Cass McCombs, who will be playing live in Tāmaki Makaurau on the 26th this month at Double Whammy.
For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman speaks with us about politics and expertise, solar storms and trees, and droughts in Aotearoa.
For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Host Alex spoke with MP Ryan Hamilton about the state of the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, the Prime Minister’s comments about immigration, and the upcoming budget.
And for Green World this week, Producer Liam spoke to Professor Nicolas Lewis about the government’s plan to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment and merge it into a combined Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, and what effects this will have in the short and long term?
Last week, National MP Catherine Wedd’s members bill for an Under-16s social media ban was paused. Instead, Education Minister Erica Stanford has pledged to, before this years election, bring a wider and more robust proposal for a ban in a larger bill.
Last week also saw Prime Minister Christopher Luxon make comments about the National Party’s stance on immigration, amidst criticised changes to compliance officer powers, and previous spats and comments over immigration policy between government coalition partners.
And with the budget expected next week, promises have begun to be made by the government for where funding can be expected, particularly within education.
Host Alex spoke with National MP Ryan Hamilton about these topics, starting with the Social Media ban.
Mohamen Salman chats with Rosetta and Milly about his research in a tidally-powered nursery system to improve the survival rates of Greenshell mussel spat. Whakarongo mai nei!
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