A new report from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health has outlined the consequences of AI on water, land, and carbon emissions.
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Professor Te Kaka Keegan, from the University of Waikato Department of Software Engineering and Co-Director of the AI institute, about the report and the cultural impacts of AI for Māori.
They also spoke to Professor Nirmal Nair from the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering about how the report applies to a local context.
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.
Nicholas and Molly are covering for HALFQUEEN today. Featuring a catch-up with Chris on regulation changes and recent court cases for Marijuana Media, thanks to The Hempstore!
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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Starting with the Honours this week, Sue Nolan gets a gong (OMNZ) for services to drug testing in the workplace. Then, the healthcare backlog for prescriptions, and a Blenheim woman who admitted to selling cannabis to RSE workers told police she did it because otherwise they would be “ripped off” by other dealers. Good news: revoking the Industrial Hemp Regulations will usher in big changes for local industries.
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
A busy show this week. First some old favourites and new music, then Emma chats to Big Fan's Savina Fountain about their new music series, and for the last quarter of the show she's joined by the fabulous Noelle McCarthy to hear about her new book, Stakes, and 95bFM memories.
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