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95bFM: The Wire

Listen back to features and interviews from 95bFM's daily news and current affairs show. Joel Armstrong, Sara Mckoy, Max Micheel, and Caeden Tipler focus on the issues of Tāmaki Makaurau and elsewhere in independent-thinking bFM style. Monday-Thursday 12-1pm on 95bFM.

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Winston Peter's Proposed Gender Members Bill w/ Queer...

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2025/04/27

Recently, NZ First Leader, and Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, has proposed a members bill that would ensure the terms “woman” and “man” are interpreted alongside one’s sex assigned at birth, as opposed to gender identity. Peters sez he is aiming for this bill to replace a self-identification law that allows citizens to change their sex on their birth certificate. This bill has seen a multitude of criticism, over concerns this bill is aligning with similar moves overseas, such as in the UK

Calls for Cross-Party Support for Anti-Trafficking...

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2025/04/27

National MP, Greg Flemming, is pushing for cross-party support for anti-trafficking legislation to expand on his members’ bill.This comes as recent court documents and child welfare agencies have shown cases of adoptive parents with criminal histories abusing children who have been adopted from overseas. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to a board member of ECPAT Child Alert; an organisation aimed at ending child sexual exploitation, Rebecca Kingi, about current

How the use of AI has evolved over a year w/ Global...

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2025/04/27

Global Innovator, Matt Hart, joins News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, and Producer Evie to discuss who the use of AI has durastically evolved over the past year!

International Desk: The backlash to the UK Supreme...

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2025/04/23

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled that trans women do not meet the definition of women under UK equality laws. The decision means services for women, such as refuges, hospital wards, and toilets, can exclude trans women. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Jane Fae, a director at TransActual UK, about this decision and its backlash.

The Wire w/ Caeden: 24 April, 2025

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2025/04/23

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni about the recent cross-party delegation to the Pacific, New Zealand First’s new trans-exclusionary members' bill and Winston Peters’ threat to cut RNZ’s funding. For International Desk, they spoke to Jane Fae, director at TransActual UK, about the UK Supreme Court decision that excludes trans women from the legal definition of a “woman.” For City Counselling, Wire Producer Sara spoke with Auckland

Activists Halt Coal Mine Operations for more than 60...

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2025/04/23

Four climate activists were arrested and seventy protesters were trespassed after blockading operations at Bathurst Resources’ Stockton coal mine for more than sixty hours. The protest targeted the Australian-owned mine which is planning an expansion of activities approved through the government’s new fast-tracked consent process. While Resources Minister Shane Jones has justified the coal expansion as important for domestic energy needs and economic growth, activists assert that the government is

The cross-party delegation to the Pacific, NZ First’s...

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2025/04/23

A cross-party delegation of MPs recently visited Tonga, Hawai’i and Vanuatu as part of a Pacific trip organised by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Earlier this week, New Zealand First proposed new legislation that would exclude trans communities from the definition of “woman” and “man” in law. Winston Peters defended the bill on RNZ’s Morning Report, where he called interviewer Corin Dann a “disgrace” for raising the criticism against the bill that was brought forward by opposition

Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa urges...

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2025/04/22

On the 22nd of April 2025, the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa, or PSNA, wrote to the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, requesting that New Zealand initiate the call for an internationally enforced "no-fly" zone over Gaza. PSNA Co-Chair, John Minto, said that it would be "a small but practical step to blunt Israel's continuing genocidal attacks on Palestinians". Producer Max spoke with John Minto, to talk about the appeal to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, New Zealand's

Calls for Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Stephen...

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2025/04/13

Calls have been made for New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Stephen Rainbow, to either step down from his role, or be fired from his position, over accusations of Islamophobia.These calls have been made by multiple organisations, including Justice for Palestine. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the Co-convenor for Justice for Palestine, Samira Zaiton, about the controversy surrounding the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, and the organisation's calls

Proposed Drivers Licence Testing Changes w/ SADD’s...

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2025/04/13

Yesterday the government announced a proposal to change the requirements when it comes to drivers licence testing. The announcement by Transport Minister Chris Bishop revealed the axing of the full license test, meaning drivers on their restricted licence would automatically gain their full license after 18 months. Bishop says these changes would make it ‘more efficient, accessible and affordable’ for drivers to get their licence. The changes come with new safety measures such as drivers needing

The Wire w/ Joel: 14 April, 2025

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2025/04/13

This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catchup with Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to her about the Treaty Principles Bill being voted down on it’s second reading and the party announcing they will be running candidates in general seats in the next election. For our weekly catch up Producer Evie spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about the Treaty Principles Bill being voted down at second reading, an ACT Party Members Bill

Lowest minimum wage rate increase in more than a...

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2025/04/02

The adult minimum-wage rate has been set to increase by just 35 cents from the 1st April, the lowest increase since 2013. Announcing the move on Tuesday, Minister for Workplace Relations Brooke Van Velden says it reflects the New Zealand economy’s recovery from a “sustained period of high interest rates and recessionary conditions” and ensures that “employers and businesses can continue to grow and provide employment opportunities – which could be put at risk with a disproportionate increase in the

Tamatha Paul’s comments on the police and the...

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2025/04/02

Last week, Green Party MP Tamatha Paul made comments about the police and the expansion of beat patrols in Wellington, saying they make a lot of people feel “less safe.” The comments have been criticised by MPs across National, Act, New Zealand First, as well as Labour. And Finance Minister Nicola Willis is seeking specialist external advice on what ways the supermarket duopoly could be restructured. For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Deputy Leader Carmel

The Wire w/ Caeden: 3 April, 2025

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2025/04/02

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about Green MP Tamatha Paul’s comments about the police and Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ recent announcement on the supermarket duopoly. For International Desk, they spoke to Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria from Curtin University in Perth about the arrest of former Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, by the International Criminal Court. For City Counselling, Producer Sara spoke to Auckland

International Desk: The impact of former Philippines...

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2025/04/02

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court and will be tried in the Hague for crimes against humanity.This comes as the ICC faces criticism for other, more controversial current arrest warrants, including those against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria from Curtin University in Perth about Duterte’s arrest and broader issues facing the

New findings show concerns over lack of social...

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2025/04/01

New research, which has been commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation shows that many are expressing concern for social cohesion in the country. Tuesday Wire Host, Castor, spoke to the Movement Building and Advocacy Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, Lisa Woods, about this research, and why people may be concerned for social cohesion in New Zealand.

The Wire w/ Oto: 2 April, 2025

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2025/04/01

For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto spoke to him about Brooke van Velden's changes to the health and safety at work act, The recent controversies over comments made by Greens MPs Tamatha Paul and Benjamin Doyle and The Greens’ call to scrap government changes to early childhood care. For this week’s Green Desk, Producer Leilani speaks to the Hospital Manager at BirdCare Aotearoa; a rehabilitation hospital for native birds, Pooja Dorle, about how to care for a

MOTAT’s STEM Fair 5th-6th April w/ Te Puawānanga...

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2025/03/31

This weekend at MOTAT is the STEM fair, celebrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. There’s plenty of exhibitions and activities to get engaged in, and to discuss the fair Wire host Castor spoke to MOTAT’s Te Puawānanga coordinator, Phoebe Drayton. You can find more information about the STEM fair and book tickets here.

Cuts to archives NZ w/ National Secretary of the...

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2025/03/31

Archives New Zealand and the National Library announced last week plans to cut 30 roles within the organisations. The two organisations are responsible for the preservation and retrieval of both historical and legal records in Aotearoa. The National Library also assists libraries and schools across the country in initiatives to boost children’s engagement with literacy and reading. To discuss the impact of the layoffs and what they say about the government’s broader approach to the situation Wire

Global Aid Funding Cuts w/ UNICEF Aotearoa's Tania...

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2025/03/31

Approximately 14 million children are likely to experience disruptions in nutrition support and services due to recent and anticipated global funding reductions, according to analyses by UNICEF. The funding shortfall arises amid children worldwide grappling with record displacement, ongoing and newly emerging conflicts, disease outbreaks, and the devastating effects of climate change - all of which are threatening their access to sufficient nutrition. Producer Amani spoke with Director of

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