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News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Director at Kick Back, Aaron Hendry, about 20+ organisations coming together to urge the government to cull the Ram Raid Bill.

They also spoke to Greenpeace Aotearoa Programme Director, Niamh O’Flynn, about this weekend's March for Nature protests.

And Producer Castor spoke to one of the national presidents from the Tertiary Education Union, Julie Douglas, about budget announcements and how they will impact the tertiary education sector.

Over the weekend, 20,000 people protested along Queens Street against the government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill and other legislation that they have deemed ‘a war on nature’.

I spoke to Greenpeace Aotearoa Programme Director, Niamh O’Flynn, about the protests, and what the organisation are hoping for in the future.

A collective of over 20 organisations have joined to deliver an open letter and petition to Parliament on the 26th of June, urging the Government to get rid of the Ram Raid Bill. 

These groups are advocating for an alternative approach to tackling youth offending rates, by ensuring all political parties in Parliament work together, using grounded evidence and being informed by lived experiences to reduce these statistics.

I spoke to the Director of Kick Back, a youth development and advocacy organisation and a member of the collective, Aaron Hendry, about this petition.

Welcome back to Brekky for another week! Suri's in the studio for Loose Reads to review the new Patricia Grace compilation of short stories, Bird Child and Other Stories. Whakarongo mai nei!

For our weekly catch-up with Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni Caeden kōrero about the Budget and what more the opposition can be doing for Palestine.

For City Counselling they talk to Councillor Lotu Fuli about Māori Wards and renewed discussions for a national stadium in Tāmaki Makaurau.

And they speak with 350 Aotearoa’s Adam Currie about an oil conference happening in Taranaki next week. 

Joel spoke to National PSA Organiser, Ashok Shankar, about a report into mental health challenges and addiction challenges, and what this means for the mental health and addiction workforce.

Caeden and Joel will also kōrero about their recent excursion to Canada for the Vote16 National Conference

Despite years of requests from tertiary education providers, workers, and students, the government’s budget announcements did not grant any new funding to support the country’s universities. The government also delivered on its promise to move the first year fees free policy to the last year of people’s degrees. 

Producer Castor spoke to one of the National Presidents from the Tertiary Education Union, Julie Douglas, about what the lack of support might mean for tertiary education, how the fees free change will affect students, and how the sector will adapt moving forward.

We carry on with our chapter book, The Wild Robot, and we chat with Esther about Te Puawānanga, MOTAT's new Science and Technology centre.

All sorts; all of side four from CSNY's 4 Way Street, Queens of the Stoneage doing Bob Dylan, Skynyrd, Emmylou, Townes, Mel, Reb and tons more.