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e kō, nō hea koe is the debut poetry collection by award-winning slam poet and filmmaker Matariki Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Hinerangi). 

Published by Dead Bird Books, e kō, nō hea koe is “a series of goodbyes and attempts to slow the shedding, it's a group of teenagers sparking up as they watch the great pacific garbage patch catapult into space and become a second moon, it's endless conversations with Grandmama about stars, it is the constant rebirth of whakapapa and learning that silence isn’t the best part of her.” 

Sofia caught up with Matariki about the themes of this body of work and how it came to fruition.

This week, the New Zealand government has pushed through with urgency, the introduction of a Pay Equity Amendment Bill which makes changes to the Equal Pay Act 1972, making the criteria for pay equity claims stricter, and discontinuing thirty three existing claims, which were representing thousands of workers.

While coalition party politicians say the amendment would benefit women and could save ‘billions’, opposition parties and community commentators reject these notions and have expressed disappointment and frustration at the lack of opportunity for public engagement on the issue.

Producer Sara spoke with University of Auckland teaching fellow Simon Schofield about the issue. She began the interview by asking why this bill is so problematic

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni about the scrapping of existing pay equity laws, new statistics on unemployment rates, and the member's bill proposal from National that would ban social media for under 16s.

For International Desk, they spoke to video essayist Rohan Davis about the recent escalation of violence in Kashmir and the political context surrounding this.

Producer Sara spoke with two of the team members at Aspiring Materials, Dr Matt Watson and Dr Simon Reid about new research which found that treating wastewater with alkaline minerals could mitigate ocean acidification

She also discussed the Pay Equity Amendment Bill with University of Auckland’s Simon Schofield.

Featuring Political Commentary with Tim Greene, a guest interview with Liam Finn about his turn towards punk on the new single Spiraling, and Natural Ange.

Barnie Duncan makes a 'Mr. Smithers' and chats to Milly about his upcoming Comedy Festival Show which runs all through May! Head along to Ooky Pooky at Basement to catch the Barnie in action.

Thanks to The Hempstore!

International relations experts are fearing a major conflict between India and Pakistan after sharp, escalating tensions, following a deadly terrorist attack in militarised Kashmir that killed 26 people.

Kashmiris have a long history of oppression. In modern times, this has been as India and Pakistan fight over the region while Kashmiris fight for independence. 

Human Rights Watch reports on Kashmir reveal examples of forced displacement, sexual violence, disappearances and allegations of torture and death in custody.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Rohan Davis about the recent terrorist attack and ongoing military escalation, as well as the historical and political context of the Kashmir crisis.

Davis is a video essayist on YouTube from Kerala, India, who covers Indian history and politics.

International relations experts are fearing a major conflict between India and Pakistan after sharp, escalating tensions, following a deadly terrorist attack in militarised Kashmir that killed 26 people.

Kashmiris have a long history of oppression. In modern times, this has been as India and Pakistan fight over the region while Kashmiris fight for independence. 

Human Rights Watch reports on Kashmir reveal examples of forced displacement, sexual violence, disappearances and allegations of torture and death in custody.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Rohan Davis about the recent terrorist attack and ongoing military escalation, as well as the historical and political context of the Kashmir crisis.

Davis is a video essayist on YouTube from Kerala, India, who covers Indian history and politics.

A new research paper published this week is exploring how the treatment of wastewater with alkaline minerals could reduce carbon emissions through the mitigation of ocean acidification.

The ocean plays a critical role in the Earth’s ecosystem as a ‘carbon sink’, absorbing about 30% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. 

If scalable, the treatment of wastewater released into the ocean to offset acidification could be a valuable piece in the puzzle of global climate solutions. 

Producer Sara spoke with University of Canterbury academics and members of the team at New Zealand cleantech company ‘Aspiring Materials’, Dr Matt Watson, and Dr Simon Reid, about the potential for these findings, as well as how carbon sequestration can be maximised for the benefit of the environment.

Here is that interview.