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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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Recent data on the state of youth mental wellbeing in...

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2024/06/30

Last week, Te Hiringa Mahara - the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - released data on the state of New Zealand youth mental health. It found that while most rangatahi are doing well, there is a steady decline in youth wellbeing in comparison to older age groups more recently, with 1 in 5 young people experiencing higher rates of psychological distress. Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Dr Ella Cullen, the Director of Wellbeing System Leadership at Te Hiringa Mahara, about this data,

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Reaching a global pandemic agreement and New...

95bFM: The Wire ·

2024/06/30

Driven by a need to ensure the world is better prepared for future pandemics, for the past two years the World Health Organization’s 194 member states have been negotiating an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. While it initially aimed to have reached an agreement by last month, talks have been extended. Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Professor Michael Baker from the department of Public Health at the University of Otago about what a global pandemic

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The Wire w/ Sofia: 1st July, 2024

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2024/06/30

For their weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, Wire host Sofia speaks to ACT MP Laura Trask about public sector job cuts, military-style academies for youth offenders, and the Māori wards bill. She also speaks to Dr Ella Cullen, the Director of Wellbeing System Leadership at Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, about recent data on the state of youth mental wellbeing in Aotearoa She also speaks to Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago about forming a global

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Government to introduce bill criminalising stalking...

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2024/06/30

Last week, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced he would introduce a bill to parliament that would officially make stalking illegal by the end of the year. The announcement comes after an open letter and petition with more than 21,000 signatures called for the government to introduce anti-stalking legislation. The movement to criminalise stalking was ignited after the murder of 21-year old Farzana Yaqubi in 2022, who was stalked for several weeks leading up to her death, and was effectively

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MOTAT’s new exhibit, Te Puawānanga, w/ MOTAT’s Senior...

95bFM: The Wire ·

2024/06/10

MOTAT, or the Museum of Transport and Technology, recently opened a new exhibit, Te Puawānanga, aimed at engaging young people in science and innovation. Wire host Castor took a look around the exhibit and spoke on-site to senior exhibition developer at MOTAT, Esther Tobin, about the exhibit and what it has to offer.

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New Zealand Government Funding to the UNRWA w/...

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2024/06/10

Last week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced that New Zealand would reinstate its annual payment of $1 million to the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. This comes after the government stopped funding to the agency in January over accusations by Israel that the agency’s staff were involved in Hamas' attacks, of which reports later found Israel failed to provide evidence for. The UNRWA is the United Nation's largest agency operating in Gaza and is the main

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Including Youth Engagement in the Budget w/ UNICEF...

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2024/06/10

Following the Budget 2024 announcement two weeks ago, UNICEF Aotearoa has called for greater youth and family engagement in future budgets, highlighting the importance of youth voice and perspective in policy decision making. Producer Elle spoke to the UNICEF Aotearoa Policy and Advocacy Manager Frances Cox-Wright about policy suggestions to reduce child poverty and involve youth voice in climate action.

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The Wire w/ Castor: 11th June 2024.

95bFM: The Wire ·

2024/06/10

For Dear Science this week, Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about a genome in tiny ferns, a retracted Alzheimers paper, and investigating success and failure. Wire host Castor spoke to the National Party’s Tom Rutherford about the March for Nature, Fast Track Approvals Bill, and the Ram Raid bill. He also spoke to Senior Exhibition Developer at Motat Esther Tobin about their new gallery, Te Puawānanga. Producer Sofia spoke to the National Chair of Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa,

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The March for Nature, Fast Track Approvals Bill, and...

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2024/06/10

This weekend’s march for nature saw 20,000 people gathering in Central Auckland to protest against the Fast Track Approvals Bill. Submissions closed just under two months ago, and the select committee is currently reviewing and proposing changes to the bill. The bill has been quite controversial since its proposal, with debate from both sides of parliament and the public on whether the potential benefits outweigh the costs. The ram raid bill, initially proposed under the previous Labour

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Cardiovascular Health Gaps Among Maori and Pasifika...

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2024/05/28

Health outcome gaps for Māori and Pasifika suffering from cardiovascular conditions have been apparent for quite some time. In order to address this ongoing problem, a group of researchers involved in Manawataki Fatu Fatu for ACCESS conducted a qualitative study, where they interviewed Māori and Pasifika patients in cardiovascular care to uncover the causes behind these health gaps, as well as potential solutions. To discuss the study and its findings, Oto spoke to Senior Research fellow Karen

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The 'No More Coal' Petition and NZDF Deployments to...

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2024/05/28

Last week, resources Minister Shane Jones released a draft strategy for mineral mining, aiming to double the amount of exports in the sector. The strategy also mentioned "significant amounts of different types and grades of coal deposits" in Aotearoa, and aimed to align consents for coal to other minerals in order to increase coal extraction. In response, the Green party has created a petition, calling on the government to completely roll back on its coal mining initiatives and to protect the

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Open letter calling to criminalise stalking w/...

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2024/05/27

An urgent open letter has called on the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, to amend the Crimes act to include the act of stalking. Producer Ezra spoke to co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law Practice and Policy at the University of Auckland, Carrie Leonetti, about why criminalising stalking will help prevent innocent people from living in fear.

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Calls to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of...

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2024/05/27

The United States and New Zealand are the only high-income countries that allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, which directs advertising towards consumers rather than medical professionals. Producer Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Associate Professor of Medical Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, David Menkes, about concerns researchers have raised about direct-to-consumer advertising and how to address them. She started the interview asking

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The current government’s approach to crime and...

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2024/05/27

This weekend, People Against Prisons Aotearoa organised a protest against the planned development at Waikeria Prison, calling out existing space in prisons, excessive spending on prisons during cuts across government departments, and the ineffectiveness of prisons broadly. Wire host Castor spoke to People Against Prisons Aotearoa’s Press Spokesperson, Emmy Rākete about the development and the government’s approach to crime and punishment.

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Waikeria Prison and Corrections funding w/ the...

95bFM: The Wire ·

2024/05/27

Earlier this May the government announced plans to revisit a development at Waikeria Prison in Waikato. Originally proposed under the 2017 Labour government, the plan to add new beds was delayed due to COVID 19 complications. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell sez the development will continue past Labour’s initial plan, with an overwhelming message from the National party that the prison population should and will increase. In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Katie Nimon, Wire host

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The Wire w/ Caeden: 23 May, 2024

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2024/05/22

For our weekly catch-up with Labour Party Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni Wire Host Caeden asks about the Government's comments on welfare and the unrest in New Caledonia. They also speak to Student Justice for Palestine’s Layan Khalil about today’s protest action. For City Counselling, Caeden speaks to Councillor Lotu Fuli about the long-term plan and her Airport shares amendment. And they speak with Greenpeace spokesperson Sinead Deighton-O’Flynn about their upcoming March for Nature. Producer

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The ‘March for Nature’ against the war on nature w/...

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2024/05/22

Greenpeace has announced an upcoming “March for Nature” in response to the current Government’s environmental policies, which they have called a “war on nature.” Their website says this protest is targeting the Fast Track Consent Bill which “undermines democracy and Te Tiriti.” Wire Host Caeden spoke to Greenpeace spokesperson Sinead Deighton-O'Flynn about the upcoming march. They started by asking what the demands of the march were.

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The #Blockout2024 Activism Movement w Dr. Sabrina...

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2024/05/22

Users are continuing to boycott celebrities on social media following the beginning of #Blockout2024. The activist movement was sparked by a peak in digital audiences’ frustrations surrounding the concurrent platforming of wealth and celebrity at the MET Gala alongside scenes of humanitarian devastation in Gaza. The parallel has been described by many as uncomfortably close to dystopian narratives such as Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy. Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Media and

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Mast Seeding Discovery Helpful to Biodiversity...

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2024/05/22

A new study of European Beech forests has discovered the impact of the summer solstice as a “celestial cue” on the species’ mast seeding production. This discovery may assist in efforts to protect biodiversity in Aotearoa, due to its relevance to our species of native southern beech, which comprises nearly half of our remaining native forest. Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Emeritus Professor and co-author of this research, Dave Kelly, on how this discovery can support conservation work here in

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Civil Unrest and The Fight for Independence in New...

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2024/05/21

Last week, New Caledonia became the site of widespread civil unrest and mass riots. Protests erupted in response to a decision made by the French government to grant voting rights to residents of New Caledonia who had been residing on the Island for at Least 10 years, overturning a previous constitutional amendment that only permitted the Island’s indigenous Kanak population and residents residing on the Island before 1998 to vote in local elections. New Caledonia’s Indigenous Kanak people, who

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