Bryce Edwards unpacks the recent Natinal Party Conference.

Earlier this week, Aotearoa Justice Watch released a report detailing numerous testimonies of abuse, discrimination and alleged violations of human rights within New Zealand’s criminal justice system.

Of the 62 submissions made between June 2022 and March 2024, 36 testimonies related to prisons, 20 to policing and 6 to both policing and prisons.

Aotearoa Justice Watch is made up of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, JustSpeak and the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties.

Producer Sofia spoke to Senior Campaigner at Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, David Vega, about the report and identifying areas for improvement in our criminal justice system. 

Playlist includes: good tracks and zero cohesivity. Enjoy!

Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

Prince Fatty, Shniece McMenamim - White Rabbit/ Underwater Love

Celesete Carballo - El Arbolito - Live

Peaches - Search And Destroy

Jonah Yano - Romance ESL

Johnny Adams - Even Now 

Justice, Connan Mockasin - Explorer

DOOPEES - Auntie Kim Sings "Now That You've Gone"/ Love Songs

The Yardbirds - For Your Love 

Tim Maia - Ela Partiu

Eaves Wilder - Are You Diagnosed

Nina Miranda - água

Milly takes you through a super duper chill three hours for your drive home. Featuring groovy beats and special guests such as Chris Fowlie for Marijuana Media, and James and Jesse from IVY speaking to Max about their music. Lay back and let it wash over ya! 

Thanks to The Beerspot! 

Milly and Chris chat about great Marijuana news this week, including US politics, youth studies and Auckland's very own Cannabis Museum. 

Thanks to The Hempstore!

A wild variety of random assortments, with a chat to the University of Auckland Rainbow Engineering Club about a Rainbow Stein they are holding! Whakarongo mai! 

Joel spoke to Chante de Villiers, Event Coordinator for the University of Auckland's Rainbow Engineering Club, who are hosting a Rainbow Stein event, which being held in in collaboration with Rainbow Engineering, Science, Law, Business, Education and Social Work clubs, and Trans on Campus.

Thursday with political commentary & Breakfast food.

Following the government’s decision to halve the excise tax from tobacco products, lung and vaping research expert Kelly Burrowes and her team have been investigating the effects of vaping on the body. She will be heading to Wellington to present her findings today on the effects on airflow, blood flow and lung function. Sasha spoke to Kelly Burrowes from the University of Auckland on her findings to prevent a ‘potential vape epidemic’

New Zealand’s family violence act officially took effect on the 1st of July 2019. The act reformed previous legislation released in 2018 to update the definition of family violence and include references to controlling and coercive behaviour. 

However, while certain coercive and controlling behaviours in abusive relationships are criminalised and covered by New Zealand law, coercive control itself is not illegal, with family courts in Aotearoa often failing to prosecute those responsible for coercion and non-physical forms of abuse in family violence situations.

Oto spoke to Carrie Leonetti, associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, to discuss how Family courts in Aotearoa often fail to properly address coercive and controlling behaviours.