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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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The Wire w/ Joel: 29 September, 2025

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2025/09/28

This week on the Monday Wire:For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about the Government not announcing they would recognise a Palestinian state and the government’s new Employment Act. Producer Alex spoke to Senior Lecturer in Accountancy and Finance and the University of Otago, Dr Sebastian Gehricke, about Winston Peters’ comments to the UN about top Emitters, and what it means for Aotearoa’s climate

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New Zealand not recognising Palestine and the...

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2025/09/28

Over the weekend, at the United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced that New Zealand would not formally recognise a Palestinian state. This follows weeks of the Government not explicitly laying out what their plans were regarding recognising Palestine, unlike countries such as France, the UK, Canada, and Australia, who all announced they would be recognising a Palestinian state. The government’s decision to not recognise a Palestinian state has received criticisms

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Should New Zealand better prepare for catastrophe...

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2025/09/28

In a recently released study from the University of Otago, researchers surveyed over 1000 participants, with over two thirds of these participants supporting the idea of the government developing plans to deal with catastrophe’s, extending across the political spectrum. Such catastrophes include nuclear war, the spread of bioengineer infectious diseases, and weather events. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Senior Researcher and a Population Health Professor at the

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Winston Peters' Comments on Emissions and What it...

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2025/09/28

Last Week, at a United Nations Climate Summit, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters pointed to what he called the “elephant in the room” - that in order to rein in emissions, the top 4 countries in terms of emissions, at 60% of the world’s emissions, must do their part. While there is validity to these claims, and they offer a welcome contrast to the Climate Denialism of leaders such as US President Donald Trump, there are still concerns over what these claims may mean in terms of Aotearoa’s own

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The Shortcomings of the United Nations w/ Senior Law...

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2025/09/28

Last week, US President Donald Trump had an outburst of criticism towards the UN. Despite the why and what of these criticisms by the right wing leader, he is not the first to levy criticisms against the organisation and its structures. Particularly, the inability for the organisation to enact, oversee and rule on meaningful change, as well as the powers invested in an outdated security council, have been subject of significant concern, especially in the 21st century. Monday Wire Producer

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Temporary pauses on international adoptions w/...

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2025/09/21

The Government has passed with urgency a temporary halt on some international adoptions under the Adoption Amendment Bill.The urgency of this bill is aimed at combating the exploitation of young children who have been adopted from overseas. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the Children's Commissioner, Dr Claire Achmad, about this temporary pause, and what this will mean for some children overseas awaiting adoption.

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The Wire w/ Joel: 22 September, 2025

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2025/09/21

This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about the new school subjects set to be implemented into the new, proposed curriculum, and the drastic changes to art history and outdoor education. Producer Alex spoke with the University of Otago's Robert Patman about international support for Palestinian Statehood, and whether or not Foreign Minister Winston Peters will follow his Australian and

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The International Community's Support for Palestinian...

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2025/09/21

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has headed to New York for a conference on a Two State solution in the middle east, where debate over Palestinian recognition and statehood will take place during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. As countries like Australia and Canada pledge support for Palestinian Statehood, alongside other countries that have either expressed intent or already done so, Peters has remained closed off as to whether or not New Zealand will join these ranks. Monday Wire

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CDC’s Changes to Child Vaccination Recommendations w/...

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2025/09/21

Last Week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices met to review childhood vaccination recommendations in the US. The committee, whose members were appointed by anti-vaccination US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, have voted on a variety of recommendations for child vaccinations and restrictions of vaccinations from COVID-19 to Measles and Mumps immunisations. This move has been met with concern, both over the implications for the health and wellbeing of children and the

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New school subjects w/ the ACT Party’s Simon Court:...

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2025/09/21

The Government has announced some new secondary school subjects and changes to current ones, which will be a part of the proposed new curriculum. Some of the subjects include: earth and space sciences, civics, politics, and philosophy, media, journalism and communications, and te mātai i te ao Māori However, art history as a subject is set to be axed, instead being integrated into other visual art subjects such as design, painting, and photography. In addition to this, outdoor education as a

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Harbour Bridge March for Palestine, Tāmaki Makaurau...

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2025/09/11

Pro-Palestine protestors are set to march across the Harbour Bridge in Auckland on Saturday. Last week, Te Paati Māori’s Oriini Kaipara won the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, beating Labour’s Peeni Henare. And this year’s Pacific Islands Forum is taking place this week in the Solomon Islands. For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke with Shanan Halbert about all of these issues.

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The Harm of Online Abuse Against Politicians w/...

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2025/09/11

Earlier this week, Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle (Ngāpuhi) resigned from Parliament.They cited concerns for their safety following receiving ‘hate, vitriol and threats of real-world violence.” Earlier this year, research found online threats of physical and sexual violence have caused Members of Parliament to feel ‘fearful, anxious and distressed.’ Wire Host Caeden spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury, Cassandra Mudgway, about this issue and potential solutions.

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International Desk: The Death of Charlie Kirk and...

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2025/09/10

This week on International Desk, an unfolding story from the United States. Conservative political organiser Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was a controversial figure, known for his pro-gun and Christian Nationalist views, as well as his close allyship with United States President Donald Trump. Kirk’s death comes shortly after other stories of political violence in the United States. In June, Democratic legislator Melissa Hortman and her

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The Wire w/ Caeden: 11 September, 2025

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2025/09/10

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden asked Shanan Halbert about the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election result, this weekend's march across the Harbour Bridge for Palestine, and the Pacific Islands Forum. For International Desk, they spoke to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso about the death of Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and the prominence of political violence in the United States. They also spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury,

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Major shakeup of Auckland Council w/ Councillor Julie...

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2025/09/10

The government has recently announced the specifics of the ‘shakeup’ of Auckland Transport. This follows the plan, which was first announced in December last year, to introduce new legislation that would strip Auckland Transport of a lot of the entity’s power. The changes will result in Auckland Council overseeing major decisions regarding transport, that will be split between the major, 20 councillors, and local boards. As well as this, a new Auckland Regional Transport committee will be

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RFK Jr cutting $500m USD in funding for mRNA vaccine...

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2025/09/10

Recently, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr, has cancelled over $500 million US dollars, roughly equating to $851 million New Zealand dollars, worth of federal funding for the mRNA vaccine. News and Editorial Director Joel spoke to John Fraser, the former Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences and current research professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland, about this cancellation of funding, and the claims RFK Jr has

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The Wire w/ Oto: 10 September, 2025

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2025/09/09

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Wednesday Wire host Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government’s announcement to expand support services for rough sleepers, Green MP Benjamin Doyle’s resignation from Parliament and Erica Stanford’s recently announced measures to crack down on overstayers. And, for this week’s Get Action! He spoke with Fiona McDonald from Education Outdoors New Zealand about her petition to keep outdoor education on the list of senior curriculum

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Actors Strike Against Israel w/ Will Alexander:...

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2025/09/09

Hundreds of actors, directors and other film industry professionals, including the likes of Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton have signed a pledge, which was submitted by the group “Film Workers for Palestine”, where they have vowed not to work with Israeli film institutions that they say are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”, the pledge is inspired by the cultural boycott that contributed to the end of apartheid in South Africa. Taking

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Can We Expect Further Sanctions Against Russia? w/...

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2025/09/09

When a White House reporter asked the President of the United States, Donald Trump, whether he was ready to move to the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia and Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Trump responded with a blunt “yeah I am” and chose not to elaborate any further. Following this, the European Union’s most senior sanctions envoy was confirmed to be holding talks with US counterparts, which were reported to have taken place yesterday. The main topic was to look for tougher measures

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Graduate Nurse Training Reform w/the University of...

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2025/09/09

Recently, commentators and industry voices have been raising the alarm about the state of our public health service while thousands of nurses strike for better conditions. One facet of this is concerns over inadequate nurse staffing compounded by the underhiring of nurse graduates. Leaks from Health New Zealand last week show reforms that will ensure nurse graduates are offered some work, but they will also be offered fewer hours of support and training. Dr Sue Adams, a senior lecturer of Nursing

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