This week's show featured new music from Troy Kingi, Durand Jones & The Indications and Japanese Breakfast. Gareth Thomas also joins Sam in the studio to talk about his new single "Word's That Don't Come Back."

More Melburnians and overseas f-nk than usual, TBH.

Thanks to Mama's Brew Shop - Happy Hour Kombucha.

Justin talked to Health, Treaty Negotiations, and SIS Minister Andrew Little about the nurses' strikes yesterday, National MP Paul Goldsmith's comments on colonisation being "on balance" good for Māori, and Te Pāti Māori asking for a SIS-Police taskforce on anti-Māori hate speech.

Justin talked to Health, Treaty Negotiations, and SIS Minister Andrew Little about the nurses' strikes yesterday, National MP Paul Goldsmith's comments on colonisation being "on balance" good for Māori, and Te Pāti Māori asking for a SIS-Police taskforce on anti-Māori hate speech.

The Friday Wire with Ayana and Noah for June 11, 2021:

Firstly Ayana spoke with Tuwhenuaroa about the Significant Natural Area protests happening in the Far North. 

Then on our regular segment with National MP Christopher Luxon, Noah discusses colonialism and comments made recently by National Party members, Paul Goldsmith and leader Judith Collins. 

Then Ayana spoke to the Secretary at Linwood Islamic Trust, Mr Faisal, about the report that a Hollywood film is being made about the Christchurch Terror Attacks. 

Lastly, on our regular segment with Auckland Council Ayana and Shane Henderson discuss water infastructure, drought and climate change, rising prices, and central interceptor progress.

Get into it! 

Māori, farmers and other landowners in the Far North have united against council mapping of Significant Natural Areas (SNAs). Local Māori have complained that 43% of SNAs are Māori land and have criticised the local council for an attempted land grab. Ayana spoke to journalist and ex-BFM newsteamer Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira about the protests.

This week the topic is water on our regular segment with Auckland Council! Ayana and Shane discuss the three waters reform, drought and climate change, water prices rising, and the central interceptor - a wastewater channel high enough to fit a giraffe and wide enough for four rhino's side by side. 

National MP Paul Goldsmith's recent remark that Māori benefited from colonisation in Aotearoa has led to criticism from both sides of the political aisle. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to fellow National MP Christopher Luxon about Goldsmith's remarks and how colonisation has affected New Zealand. They discussed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori sovereignty and the role of the Waitangi Tribunal in today's society.

Ayana talks to Mr Faisal, the Secretary at Linwood Islamic Trust, about the report that a Hollywood film is in the works about Jacinda Ardern's response to the Christchurch Terror Attack. The film is being directed by Andrew Niccol and Australian actor Rose Byrne is reportedly playing Jacinda Ardern. Mr Faisal discusses how how he feels about this announcement and the response in the muslim community in Christchurch.