Community or Chaos

Community or Chaos

By Marvin HubbardSociety & Culture
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Community or Chaos episodes

  • 14-07-2026 - social environmental crisis, challenge and a collective Response of hope and social economic Transformation based on necessity and hope - Karen Scott
    Professor Karen Scott, is an international environmental law expert from the University of Canterbury, Karen is Editor in Chief of Ocean Development and International Law.
    We will discuss how international law places countries like New Zealand under international obligations to address Climate Change and the risk and consequences of neglecting to deal with Climate Change and live up to the promises we've made. We will be talking broadly about accountability,
    We also talked about past historical crisis how we met them and how having to deal past crisis caused positive social change.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    56 min
  • 30-06-2026 - Security in a fractured world order - Gray Southon & Kevin Clements
    I will be talking about security for NZ in a fractured world order.
    Gray Southon & Kevin Clements is former Clerk of the Futures Committee of the(Quakers) - Aotearoa/NZ
    Gray was educated in physics in NZ and Canada and worked as a medical physicist in Canada and Australia. He later moved into information and organizational studies, undertook research in the management of information systems On retiring in 2003 he become involved in the United Nations Association and supporting the UN generally.
    Kevin Clements is the former director and Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies center at the University of Otago, and Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association. Kevin Clements, is now Director of Toda Peace Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research) an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    57 min
  • 23-06-2026 - Letting South Dunedin flood - Neil Johnstone investigative Engineer
    I will be talking with Neil Johnstone investigative Engineer, Who specialises in hydrodynamics; and analysing flood cause, probabilities and solutions. A supporter of the South Dunedin stormwater justice group. We will be discussing the neglect of self Dunedin concerning stormwater and other flood prevention measures they have not been taken.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    57 min
  • 16-06-2026 - The Resurrection of the Alliance Party - Victor Billot
    I will be discussing democratic socialism and the difference between democratic socialism and social Democracy as practice by centre left parties with Victor Billot Communications Officer Maritime Union NZ and Leader of the Alliance Party and Alliance candidate for Dunedin.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    56 min
  • 09-06-2026 - Malak Tamimi the fruit of Palestinian & NZ
    Malak Tamimi the fruit of Palestinian & NZ - Malak Tamimi is a 16-year-old Palestinian Zealander who, upon returning from a visit to her Palestinian West Bank homeland, ntered the latest Race Unity Speech Awards. She won two awards, the Tohu Eke Panuku — Human Rights Commission Award for Impact and the Tohu Manukura i te Reo — Māori Language Commission Award for Te Reo Māori.
    We discussed the impact of Palestinian and Aotearoa New Zealand culture on her maturing into the positive person she is and her experience on the West Bank of Palestine's resilient and vibrant culture, which reminds one of the olive tree with its resilience and fruitfulness.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    53 min
  • 02-06-2026 - Foundations of NZ’s foreign crumbling - Robert Patman
    I'll be discussing with Robert Patman International rule of law and multiple lateral ism and it institutions and how international institutions and the rule law is threatened by changing will and the assertions of the United States and Russia that might makes right and that there should be no restrictions on their power over a weaker countries and how this threatened New Zealand's traditional form policy of support of multinationalism particularly within the UN. And how this fracture might be resisted or repaired and who we could cooperate with in this work of restoring multilateralism in my world law.
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    56 min
  • 26-05-2026 - Why not privatise NZ Public Health - Pete Hodgson
    I will be discussing with Pete Hodgson former Minister of Health & former Chair Southern District Health Board the current moves to privatise health by stealth with government’s decision to outsource ophthalmology to the private sector as an ongoing example. We follow the American example in our neoliberal economics including taxation which favours the wealthy why not follow their example in Public Health it works so well for the American people! 30% of health insurance claims are rejected in America and health insurance CEOs are loved to death by the American people!
    Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
    54 min

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Marvin Hubbard presents an hour of interesting and eclectic and topical radio. Marvin interviews a wide range of people from religious leaders and teachers through to ecological activists and touring…