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Mōrena! Wake up with some queer punk, indie, and upbeat tracks!

Last week was the annual Local Government New Zealand conference. 

Although Auckland Council voted to leave Local Government New Zealand in March last year, notably at the conference, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he wants councils to “do the basics brilliantly” and not be distracted by “nice-to-haves” and that Cabinet was looking into limiting council expenditure as a result. 

Additionally, Auckland Council is currently seeking public input on the future of coastal management in response to the climate crisis. 

The Council’s Shoreline Adaptation Programme and Plans look at how Council responds to coastal hazards and climate change over the next 100 years.

Producer Sofia caught up with Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics. 

Earlier this year, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith in a private meeting with Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones and seafood industry representatives discussed potential changes to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, which is a piece of legislation that replaced the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. 

The Takutai Moana Act allows Māori to apply for certain customary rights over the foreshore and seabed under customary marine title. 

The government intends to change section 58 of the Act which currently requires an applicant group to prove they have "exclusively used and occupied it from 1840 to the present day without substantial interruption". The proposed changes would change the section 58 test to reduce the 100% of coastline subject to customary marine title to 5%.

As a result, an urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim into the government’s proposed changes to the Act had its hearings this week. 

This is the seventh urgent inquiry by the Tribunal into the coalition government’s policies. 

Producer Sofia spoke to lawyer at Te Mata Law, Harry Clatworthy (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi, and Ngāti Uenuku-Kōpako), about these proposed changes as well as the historical context of foreshore and seabed ownership in Aotearoa.

Show includes: ket music and an interview with Carla from Welly band Recitals!

Michael Penn - Daisy (the piano track)

Connan Mockasin - Les Be Honest, Conn Conn Was Impatient (no description needed)

Los Zafiros - He Venido (dramatic cuban quartet)

Meshell Ndgeocello - Vuma, Omnipus (omnichord meets Xhosa jazz)

The Phoenix Foundation - Sea World (omnichord chronicles continued)

Mea Uma - Leao (your fav summer song)

FKA Twigs - EUSEXUA  (ifykyk)

Recitals - Champion Runner (new release, its fun!)

Magdalena Bay - Tunnel Vision, That's My Floor, Cry For Me (the supertramp meets abba meets synth pop with screaming)

Last week while the Democratic National Convention occurred in Chicago, pro-Palestine delegates protested to get Palestine on the convention agenda. These protests follow weeks of pro-Palestine protests at Harris campaign events, demanding the Harris campaign call for a ceasefire in Gaza.  The United States has sent 50,000 tons of weapons to Israel since October 7, all under the Biden/Harris administration.

Also this week, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race to endorse Donald Trump. RFK Jr has drawn significant controversy throughout his campaign, including for his anti-vaxx views and claims that he has mistreated wildlife.

For State of the States this week Wire Host Caedens catches up with Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso about what both these topics mean for young American voters.

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party’s Carmel Sepuloni, Wire Host Caeden asks about her being announced as a contestant on Celebrity Treasure Island. They also ask about the current Government reversing the ban oil and gas exploration that was put in place by the last government in 2018.

For State of the States, our weekly kōrero on the United States election, Caeden speaks to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso. They discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr dropping out of the Presidential race to endorse Donald Trump, and the pro-Palestine protestors at the DNC and recent Kamala Harris campaign events. 

For City Counselling this week Sofia caught up with Councillor Julie Fairey about the annual Local Government New Zealand conference last week as well as Auckland Council’s Shoreline Adaptation Plans.

She also speaks to Greenpeace Aotearoa’s programme director, Niamh O’Flynn, about changes announced this week to the Fast-Track Approvals Bill. 

And she also speaks to lawyer Harry Clatworthy from Te Mata Law about the government’s plans to restore a tougher test for Maori customary title claims in the foreshore and seabed and the urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into this.

The cast of this year’s Celebrity Treasure Island New Zealand has been announced and includes Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni, who Wire Host Caeden speaks to for our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party.

They also ask Sepuloni about the Government’s decision to reverse the ban on oil and gas exploration off the coast of Taranaki.

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On Sunday, the government announced changes to the Fast Track Bill. 

Of the most notable of the changes, the Bill will no longer give three ministers sign-off powers, having now delegated that responsibility to a panel of independent experts.

This comes after widespread public protest and submissions against the Bill. 

Although these changes mean less power will be concentrated in the hands of three ministers than had been previously proposed, environmental groups continue to criticise the bill, saying these changes are not enough. 

Producer Sofia spoke to Greenpeace Aotearoa’s Programme Director, Niamh O’Flynn, about these changes and Greenpeace’s response.