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Young Aucklanders fall through the cracks and onto the streets

Originally published by Te Waha Nui - 16 April, 2014

Tony Abbott is still Prime Minister of Australia... at least for now.

Abbott today survived a leadership "spill" motion which would have ousted him from office. However, his days may be numbered: Abbott's majority was a less-than-convincing 61-39.

Associate Professor of Politics Jennifer Curtin from the University of Auckland tells Madeleine Farman about the vote, and whether Abbott is a dead man walking.

It's good to be a District Health Board boss. Figures from the State Services Commission show big increases in DHB chief executive pay. It's a marked contrast to the DHB’s strict limits on pay increases for those on the front lines of the medical profession.

Ian Powell is the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. He tells Madeleine Farman why the public should be concerned about what he calls a hypocritical double standard.

Labour leader David Cunliffe announced his resignation in the weekend, effective as of Tuesday. The decision throws the Labour Party into another leadership contest, only a year after Cunliffe won the last contest in 2013.

Madeleine Farman speaks to Labour's General Secretary Tim Barnett about the contest and Labour's post-election review.

The Fashion Museum is presenting Elle and the Youthquake, an exhibit centered around 60s fashion design icon Wendy Ganley and her boutique Elle. Original images and pieces from the decade of love are being showcased alongside the designs of 12 young designers.

Labour may have suffered its worst defeat since 1922, but academics predict its 24 per cent electoral result does not mark the end for the party.

National received an even-lower 21 percent of the vote under MMP in the 2002 general election.

Saturday's election delivered a resounding victory for the National Party, and a historic defeat for Labour. Meanwhile Mana's Hone Harawira has failed to hold on to Te Tai Tokerau, leaving him and Internet Mana in the political wilderness. Turnout is up, but still at historically low levels.

To make sense of it all, Madeleine speaks to Victoria Woodman from the University of Auckland's Political Studies department about the result and what comes next.

Election Day may be on September 20, but advance voting has already begun. Already this year more people have cast an early vote than ever before.

Madeleine asks Chief Electoral Officer Robert Peden about early voting, and 95bFM reporter Sylvia Burgess shares her experiences as a first-time early voter.

Women's Refuge marched on Parliament today to protest rising levels of domestic violence in New Zealand.

The group was to present Parliament with a statue of suffragette Kate Shepherd to be displayed on Parliament's grounds. But at the last minute, they were told there's no place for the statue.

Madeleine Farman speaks to Women's Refuge spokesperson Kiri Hanniford about the march and why there's no place for Kate.

New Zealand is a multicultural society which prides itself on its diversity. In this instalment of our Question Time series, Madeleine Farman asks the parties seeking your vote about multiculturalism, identity, and immigration law.

Labour, ACT, National, the Maori party, NZ First, United Future and the Greens.

The Conservatives, The Internet Party and the Mana Party were unavailable for comment.

On Saturday, anti-child poverty campaign Tick 4 Kids held up march up Queen Street calling for political action on child poverty. Tick 4 Kids spokesperson Deborah Morris-Travers speaks to Madeleine Farman about the march and how to end child poverty in New Zealand.

Te Waha Nui heads to the streets to find out what issues matter to Aucklanders just three weeks out from voting.

On Saturday Prime Minister John Key accepted the resignation of Justice Minister Judith Collins. Collins was allegedly involved in a smear campaign against former Serious Fraud Office director Adam Feeley. Collins' resignation comes just a few weeks out from this month's election.

Madeleine Farman spoke to political lecturer and commentator Bryce Edwards of the University of Otago about Collins' resignation and the political ramifications.

The election is less than a month away, and the 95bFM offices sit in the heart of the Auckland Central electorate.

Madeleine Farman spoke to current Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye and Labour challenger Jacinda Ardern about the issues facing Aucklanders and their respective visions for Auckland's future.

What if there was a way around this. What if the media could cater to society’s interest in consuming goods whilst still addressing the important issues that are dividing people across the globe.

Rock Enrol describes itself as a non-partisan organisation aimed at getting out the vote amongst young New Zealanders. But recent posts on "Whale Oil" blogger Cameron Slater's website dispute the group's impartiality, saying it has links to unions and progressive organisations. Madeleine Farman spoke to Rock Enrol's Laura O'Connell-Rapira to ask just how non-partisan the group really is.

Madeleine Farman speaks to Social Development Minister Paula Bennett about her views on welfare, the changes she has made, and what she believes they will mean for future beneficiaries. The interview follows bFM reporter Jordan Bond's report earlier this month, in which he spoke to six political party representatives about their views on welfare. That report is available at: http://95bfm.com/default,217084.sm

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