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Wire Host Caeden spoke to Dr Mike Lee, Associate Professor of Marketing at the Auckland Business School on the sustainability issues associated with Halloween and growing anti-consumerism movements.

Tiny moments from big units

After a week off, Sof is back on the b! A lovely packed show... chatted with Mackenzie, aka Juno Is, about her newest releases - 'Florist' and 'Your Character Will Soon Unfold' - as well as her debut album, 'Where To Begin', coming out this Friday 8th November. TSENATE also phoned in from Naarm (Melbourne) to chat about her newest single, 'worst thing i could do'. 

Ngā mihi nui to The Tuning Fork!

Hosted by PHILLIEE, featuring the Sound of Sydney 'Bali Edition', with our man Carlos Avilés.

~ Universal Harmony ~

Oozing a grateful ora, massaging the creative mind.

This week on the Tuesday Wire...

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Doctor Cushla McGoverin, talked to us about using glowing gel to improve surgery, using rats to sniff out contraband wildlife, and how parrots change their plumage. 

In our weekly catchup with the National Party, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to MP Katie Nimon about Mike King’s comments regarding alcohol and mental health, and David Seymour’s comments regarding a ban on swastikas in public. 

Wire host Castor spoke to Social Work Doctoral Candidate and addiction researcher, Suzette Jackson, about the extent of substance abuse in Aotearoa and how it affects our most vulnerable populations. 

Producer Josef spoke to Nadia Abu-Shanab, an organiser of the Don’t Bank on Apartheid Campaign, about this week’s protests outside ASB branches across the country.

Josef also spoke to the New Zealand Veterinary Association’s Head of Veterinary Services for Companion Animals, Sally Corey, about a new petition to ban the sale of fireworks to the public.

Several protests are taking place on the 5th of November and the rest of the week outside branches of the bank ASB across the country.

These protests are being organised as part of Justice for Palestine’s  ‘Don’t Bank on Apartheid’ campaign who oppose the companies investment practices which, they say, are financing Israel’s actions in the Westbank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

The campaign is calling for ASB to end their investments in the communications company Motorola Solutions Incorporated and say that if ASB does not divest from Motorola Solutions, then a number of their customers will switch banks.

Producer Josef spoke to Nadia Abu-Shanab, a member of Justice for Palestine and a Campaign Organiser for 'Don’t Bank on Apartheid,' about the protests, boycotting, and why ASB specifically is being targeted by the protests.

Oto and Jaycee played a variety of RnB, Hip-Hop and Electronic tracks from mainly female Southeast-Asian artists and had a chat with Munjiy, a DJ, designer and creative from Malaysia.

The Labour Party has recently called for funding to be halted for the Gumboot Friday initiative.

This follows controversial claims made by mental health advocate and Gumboot Friday and I Am Hope campaigner, Mike King, in an interview with Newstalk ZB, where he said alcohol is not a problem for those struggling with mental health problems, and that alcohol can even be a solution.

For our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Katie Nimon, News and Editorial Director Joel spoke to Katie about Mike King’s claims, and what the parties thoughts and plans are regarding these.

Joel also spoke to her about recent comments made by ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, where he said he would not ban the display of swastika, amid ongoing legislation by the coalition government banning the public display of gang patches and insignia, set to begin from the 21st of November

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about glowing green gel used in eye surgery, rats sniffing out contraband goods, and how parrot feathers get their colours. 

Mike King’s recent comments about alcohol use and mental health have brought to light larger issues around substance abuse by our most vulnerable populations. Particularly affected by substance abuse are mothers, Māori, and Pasifika communities, particularly those who are living in poverty. 

Wire host Castor spoke to Social Work Doctoral Candidate and addiction researcher, Suzette Jackson, about the causes and consequences of substance abuse in Aotearoa.