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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inability for the organisation to enact, oversee and rule on meaningful change, as well as the powers invested in an outdated security council, have been subject of significant concern, especially in the 21st century.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 Alex spoke to Senior Tutor in Law at the University of Auckland, Dr Justin Sobion, about the UN’s glaring issues, and potential fixes.

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 University of Otago, Wellington, Nick Wilson, about this study, and what the government already has in place to deal with these risks.

It's Monday brekkie! And poor Rosetta is sick so it's just Milly today. On the Show we have: Te Whakataukī o te Wiki with Arini Loader, Fashun with Penelope Noir, The Others Way second line up is announced - and it's soooooo good! Loose Reads with Jenna, and Grom is your bosom selecta today! Plus we're giving away a double pass to see Pumpkinhead and a single pass to Community Garden: Lila Tirando a Violeta all week! Whakarongo mai nei!

This week for Fashun, Penelope Noir talks about Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion a show currently on at the Barbican in London. Penelope Noir and Milly chat about grubby clothing and what it has to say about fashion on the whole. Whakarongo mai nei!

This weeks Bosom Selecta is Grom from Teenage Frequencies. You can catch Teenage Frequencies from 5 - 7 AM on Fridays or via the bCasts!

Song selections: 

'ten' - Fred again..., Jozzy

'Seventeen Going Under' - Sam Fender

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 from the opposition parties, international relations experts, and pro-Palestinian advocates.

For our weekly catchup, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about the country’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood.

We also discussed the government overhauling the Holidays Act.

The changes include a shift to hours-based accrual system for annual leave and a 12.5% Leave Compensation Payment for casual employees as opposed to accruing leave.

Joel also spoke to Simon about this topic, specifically about its impact on casual and part-time employees.

But first, we discussed the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestine.

This week Jenna and Milly catch up to chat about the Booker shortlist, as well as Bookstore Day coming up on the 11th October, which Timeout are holding a number of cool events for! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

This week's show featured new music from Geese, Danny Brown, Troy Kingi, Tame Impala and more. Sam also pays tribute to double bass player Danny Thompson who passed away last week.

Mōrena Radio Mother listeners! Join us for 2 hours of awesome beats and an interview with Director Allie Howel and Producer Angel Kameta from the upcoming film Ata Pūao, a coming-of-age film set in Tāmaki Makarurau following a young Māori trans woman discovering and surviving the city. Whakarongo mai!