Daniel spoke with Neal Curtis, professor in media and screen studies at the University of Auckland about trolls, online hate, misogyny, the rise of extreme right ideologies and its impact on the Prime Minister. 

This week on the first Rāmere Wire for 2023!

David brings us City Counselling with Shane Henderson, they speak about freedom camping laws.

Daniel looks at The rise of online hate, misogyny and its effects on Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as the Prime Minister. He also speaks with Margaret Stanley about the human impact on wild native bird species in New Zealand and how we can support them. 

Joe looks also looks into Jacinda Ardern’s effect on New Zealand’s international brand and progressive reputation. He also speaks to Barbara Galland from the University of Otago about later school starts helping teens with sleeping problems.

That's us for the Friday Wire!

Daniel spoke with Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology at the University of Auckland. She explains the impact humans have on the native birds of NZ and the gives some tips how to help the native birds. We need more messy gardens.

Olly from Universal Harmony covers bFM Friday breakfast. Playing some late night radio staples... UKG, alt-Country, non-alt country, and some student radio classics from way back in 2016...

On the first Thursday Wire of 2023:

Liam spoke to Lisa Williams from Pharmac about the liquid ibuprofen shortage.

They also had a chat with Sarah Helm from the NZ Drug Foundation about a dangerous altered form of acid that’s currently circulating in Aotearoa. 

Professor Jan Eldridge was chatting about her research into binary neutron star mergers.

Christine Cooper from Curtin University will be chatting about how echidnas do belly flops to keep warm.

And lastly Liam talked to Cameron Adams for our first Eurovision of 2023!

The New Zealand Drug Foundation has reported on a new strain of LSD that is circulating around the country, particularly within music festivals.

The drug, named 25B-NBOH, can form side effects not usually present in normal LSD, despite looking identical. 

Drug checking services at new years festival Rhythm and Vines found examples in the drug amongst roughly 750 other drugs checked. 

To learn more about the drug, what the signs of it are, and how users could avoid them, Liam had a chat with the New Zealand Drug Foundations executive director Sarah Helm. 

It’s been about a month's break since I last spoke to bFM European Correspondent Cameron Adams for Eurovision, but the regions war due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not slowed down. 

Nations have continued to support the latter country, and Bulgaria has been revealed to have been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the war despite attempting to keep it under wraps. 

Additionally, climate protests have taken place in Germany, and abortion laws have been debated in Spain. 

Chris Fowlie calls out the $900 million dollar worth of harm that Police supposedly saved with drug seisures, the oldies are getting the news on medicinal cannabis in their weekly/monthly magazines, and drug testing throughout New Zealand continues to keep people safe.

Thanks to The Hemp Store!