In Tāmaki Makaurau 500 – 1000 bikes are reported stolen each year. However, it is estimated that the actual number is between 2500 – 5000. 7% of people who have a bike stolen don't replace it and stop riding altogether, and bike theft becomes a financial barrier to choosing to bike. 

Bike Auckland is an advocacy group who are working to create a better city for people on bikes. They are wanting to reduce barriers that stop people riding bikes, so people can keep using their bikes – for the planet, for climate change, for safe live-able cities and for mental and physical health.

Bike Auckland have recently partnered with Project 529 to tackle bike theft with the launch of a new bike registration and recovery system called 529 Garage. This week on the Wire, Frances caught up with Gabriel Gati who is on the leadership team with Bike Auckland and spoke about bike theft in the city and what this initiative of 529 Garage might do to reduce it.

If you are interested in getting your bike registered with 529 you can send an email to [email protected], visit www.529garage.co.nz or find their app by searching 529 Garage.

This is another of our weekly segments, where Producer Alex will speak with the Deputy Leader of the ACT Party, Brooke van Velden, discussing the hot political topics of today and tomorrow and how one of our most important minor parties feels about them. 

Earlier today, we chatted about the new history curriculum, Aotearoa New Zealand's histories, which the ACT Party has previously voiced concerns about, and the cost of living crisis, with a specific focus on housing. 

Shortly before the show Prodcuer Alex chatted with Green MP Teanau Tuiono about how the omicron outbreak is affecting Maori and Pasifika communities and what the government can do better.

Earlier today Producer Alex chatted with National Party MP and Mental Health Spokesperson Matt Doocey about the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s recent report, which was damning about the outcomes that are being achieved with the Government’s present approach to mental health.

This week on EuroVision European Correspondent Cameron Mulgan joins us to tell us what’s going on in Europe. This week Cameron and Frances spoke about the developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has just returned to the UK after being detained in Iran for nearly six years and a little about what’s happening with the music scene in the wake of Brexit over there.

Recently, the Herald revealed that a woman, who was a student at the University of Auckland, had been sexually assaulted by another student from her university of hall of residence. The perpetrator was reprimanded and prohibited from contacting the victim, but eight months on, he remains enrolled at the university.

Christina spoke to Vivien Whyte and Lily Chen from Thursdays in Black about the incident. They discussed rape culture on campus and the university’s response.

The Mayor phones up to talk about yesterday's storm, potential changes to Covid management, and Auckland's water plans. Whakarongo mai! 

Alice and Shona McCullagh from the Auckland Arts Festival have a chat about the digital theatre offerings at this year's festival. Whakarongo mai! 

Soothing sounds for tempestuous times & thundering rhythms for exorcising mimes

This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They talked about Russian and Ukrainian geopolitics reaching the International Space Station, an electrical circuit board that can learn on its own, and the implications of mapping the genome of an IVF embryo.