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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The United States as a 'Rogue State' w/ The...

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2025/08/31

As we venture deeper into the second half of President Donald Trump’s first year of his second term, his actions continue to sow chaos and undermine stability across the globe.Under this Trump Administration, the US has increasingly acted as a ‘rogue state’ - a term used to denote both uncertainty in international politics, and oppressive domestic policies. Producer Alex spoke to Associate Professor and Programme Director for Global Studies at the University of Auckland, Chris Ogden, about how

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The Need for AI regulations to protect Women &...

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2025/08/31

An open letter signed by over 20 AI experts has been sent to the government, expressing the urgent need for AI regulation in Aotearoa New Zealand. The letter points to low trust, as well as potential harms of AI, as serious issues that need to be addressed. The experts have called for regulations and guardrails to support regulatory confidence and innovation, and reduce harm from deepfakes, fraud, and environmental costs, among others. Producer Alex spoke to The University of Canterbury’s Dr

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International Desk: The Failure to Negotiate a Global...

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2025/08/20

Last week's United Nations talks to negotiate a global plastics treaty failed after a consensus couldn’t be reached.This led to major disappointment from several countries, as well NGOs, who called the failure a “blow to multilateralism.” For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Olga Pantos, a research scientist at PHF Science with a PhD from Newcastle University, about the failure to negotiate.

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Gig Postering in the CBD w/ gig promoter and founder...

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2025/08/20

Promoters in Auckland’s independent music scene have been “shocked” after Auckland Council has started taking enforcement action against gig posters in the CBD. These posters are often self designed and self printed by promoters in order to ensure that there is a high level of engagement in Auckland’s independent music scene which has often been described as the “lifeblood” of the CBD. However, the council has been receiving an increased amount of complaints about posters and has cited the signs

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Polio Outbreak in Papua New Guinea with Associate...

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2025/08/20

Last week the World Health Organisation declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea. The Papua New Guinea government has activated its emergency response supported by the Australian Government, the WHO and UNICEF. The government has modified it’s response after a similar outbreak in 2018. The new response involves mass vaccination campaigns, enhanced surveillance of transmission and better localised community engagement. I spoke to the University of Auckland’s Associate Dean Pacific Sir Colin

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The Teachers Strike, Indian Independence...

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2025/08/20

Yesterday, secondary teachers took part in a one-day strike due to stalled pay talks. Teachers have rejected the government’s offer for a 1% pay increase per year for three years, and a doubling of the number of days teachers can be called to work when schools are closed. The 15th of August marked India's Independence Day, and celebrations across Indian communities in Tāmaki Makaurau took place over the weekend. And a new watchdog report has revealed 62% of Mt Eden prisoners are in voluntary

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Gig Postering and Auckland’s Economic Recovery w/...

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2025/08/20

There have been reports recently that indie promoters across the city have been told to immediately cease postering in the city by Auckland Council. Auckland Council has cited a higher number of complaints and their signs bylaw which technically makes these posters promoting indie gigs illegal. However, an informal arrangement between both parties meant that enforcement action was rarely taken At the same time Auckland is a UNESCO city of music with the city’s independent music scene being

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The Wire w/ Caeden: 21 August, 2025

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2025/08/20

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about yesterday’s teacher strike, Indian Independence Day celebrations in Tāmaki Makaurau, and concerns about safety and rehabilitation in Mt Eden Prison. For International Desk, they spoke to Olga Pantos, a research scientist at PHF Science with a PhD from Newcastle University, about the failure to negotiate a global plastics treaty at the United Nations last week. And they spoke to University of Auckland PhD

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The Aftermath of the Trump-Putin Summit w/ Former UOA...

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2025/08/19

Over the weekend, the highly discussed summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was held in Anchorage, Alaska to discuss the terms for an end to the war in Ukraine. The summit, lasting of total of less than three hours, resulted in no ceasefire terms or any formal deals being achieved. Putin’s conditions for an end to the war remained unchanged, with Trump walking away from the summit ruling out Ukraine’s NATO membership or reacquisition of Crimea. Ukraine,

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Why Aren’t We Walking More? w/ Dr. I-Ting Chuang:...

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2025/08/19

Wherever you’re listening to this, it’s quite unlikely that you arrived at that location by walking there. How do we know this? Because, according to a 2018 census, 82.8% of trips made in Auckland were by car. And that’s despite most New Zealanders understanding that walking has many benefits. It keeps us healthy, reduces stress, and produces zero carbon emissions. So why don’t we walk more? Well, Dr. I-Ting Chuang, a Senior lecturer at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of

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The Wire w/ Oto: 20 August, 2025

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2025/08/19

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the party's support for the five unions taking the Government to the High Court over their pay equity law changes, The final cost of the iRex ferry project’s cancellation and The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill passing in Parliament. And he spoke to Stephen Hoadley, a retired professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland about the

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