The Wire with Manny

This week on Everyday People Leonard spoke to fellow bFMer Kelly Enright.
Kelly is the Friday Wire host, and always brings love and a smile to the station. 

Conor speaks to Victoria University’s senior politics lecturer about how Trump and Xi Jinping’s trade war will impact India. Leonard speaks to kiwi rapper Raiza Biza about touring his new album in China. Mary-Margaret speaks to Auckland councillor Richard Hills about nine proposed Panuku developments and the backlash to one in Takapuna. In Leonard’s segment Everyday People, we hear from our beloved Friday Wire. This week on the Greendesk, Jack looks at the downsides of high meat consumption.

The Panuku Development Board has prioritised 9 areas around Auckland for urban development programmes. One of these, is the carpark on Anzac St in Takapuna. The proposal is to pedestrianise the block and build a large green space for the public to hang out at and walk along towards the beach. However, there is fierce backlash from one group, ‘Save the Carpark’. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and councillors Richard Hills and Chris Darby were invited by the group to a public presentation in Takapuna on Sunday, however there was little room for them to talk and they were met with a lot of yelling. Mary-Margaret spoke to Richard Hills about the proposal and the backlash it has brought, and started by asking him where the Council’s vision for this area first came from. Submissions for the build close on Friday, so if you visit Panuku.co.nz/Takapuna you can have your say.

Direct Animal Action and Kaipara locals will protest outside Tegel headquarters about the proposal of a new Tegel factory just outside of Dargaville. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to Direct Animal Action’s Dierdre Sims about why they oppose the factory and why they are protesting about.