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Smashton takes the airwaves by himself for the 1st top ten show of November! 

Featuring What's Up with National Party minister for Māori Affairs Tama Potaka talking public housing and the housing crisis, and the Aural Emporium.

A recent document obtained under the official information act has revealed that minister for Child Poverty, Louise Upston, is calling for a statutory review of New Zealand’s current 10-year child poverty reduction targets.

In the document, Upston says that New Zealand’s current child poverty reduction goals are “unattainable” and called for investment into those targets to be reduced within the current timeframe.

The review will then be sent to minister of Finance, Nicola Wilis, who will have the final say on the fate of Aotearoa’s child poverty reduction goals.

For their weekly catchup, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss the party’s take on Louise Upston’s decision to reduce child poverty reduction targets. 

They also talked about the new charter for recreational hunting and fishing, introduced by minister for Hunting and Fishing Todd McClay, as well as the Green Party’s calls to ban bottom trawling.

Jonny questions National Party minister for Māori Affairs Tama Potaka on the government's approach to public housing and the ongoing housing crisis.

The new rodeo season commenced this past Sunday the 3rd of November, and animal rights organisation SAFE is calling for a ban on this sport. 

SAFE Campaign Manager Emily Hall spoke to Sasha about these rodeo events, stating that they breach the New Zealand Animal Welfare Act. There are many other issues with the rodeo sport industry, as for example it is not necessary for the organisations to report deaths or injuries unless requested.

Commonwealth countries have recently adopted the Apia Ocean Declaration for One Resilient Common Future, which calls for an importance to restore and preserve all amenities of the ocean for future generations.

The declaration was signed last week in Samoa, and includes fifty-six independent sovereign states. Addressing the ocean through a declaration is inherently important, but due to the wide scope and similar previous declarations, experts question whether it will lead to real action.

Sasha spoke to Professor of the Marine Institute from the University of Auckland, Simon Thrush, about the recent commonwealth ocean declaration and potential implications.

Oto reached out to Sarita Divis from the Child Poverty Action Group for her organisation’s take on the proposed changes to Child Poverty Reduction goals by Minister Louise Upston. 

This comes after Louise Upston, called for a statutory review of New Zealand’s current 10-year child poverty reduction targets, and subsequent reduction of them, in a recently revealed document.

The Child Poverty Action Group have officially criticised the review, saying that the current goals were important for reducing child poverty and have called upon National to retain them. 

The United States General Elections are officially being held today, and thousands of American citizens are rushing to polling stations to cast their vote for the next leader of the world’s largest superpower.

The two prospective candidates, Donald J. Trump of the Republican party, and Kamala Harris of the Democrats, are expected to be neck and neck in the polls, with the final outcome of the election to be won only by a slim margin.

However, a number of experts have purported that, in the possible event of his election loss, Donald Trump may denounce the results and accuse the US electoral college of fraud, a call that may lead to widespread uproar from his devoted supporters.

Oto spoke to Dr Timothy Fadgen, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland on Donald Trump’s possible reaction to the results of the US General Elections in the event that he loses, and the potential of him decrying the US electoral college.

Featuring a 95bFM Special Announcement, 95bFM presents Phoenix Foundation at Double Whammy on 13 December with a guest interview with Samuel Scott, and Ready Steady Learn thanks to The University of Auckland.

Jonny chats to PhD candidate Kingsley Spargo about his research on artist collaboration at the School of Music. Thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland.