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A multi-millionaire couple who want to build a helicopter pad on their property in the Auckland suburb of Westmere have faced stiff opposition from the public. At a hearing at Auckland Town Hall today, a panel of independent commissioners have been hearing from those opposing and supporting the couple's resource consent application. The applicants, Anna Mowbray of Zuru Toys and the job platform Zeil, and former All-Black Ali Williams are being represented at the week-long hearing by their legal counsel, who finished making their case this morning. Jessica Hopkins reports.

One of New Zealand's most treasured musical acts, Sir Dave Dobbyn, will perform at Auckland Town Hall, the first time he has hit the stage there solo. The 68-year-old has previously performed at the prestigious venue with his band Th' Dudes, but has never showcased his own set. That will change on June 4, when he and his touring band look to cover songs from his 45-year recording career. Announced as part of the Auckland Winter Concert Series lineup, Dobbyn and his band will perform everything from his celebrated anthems to “an extraordinary catalogue of deeper cuts”. Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to discuss the event. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Classic female country artists like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and Faith Hill, along with modern-day musicians like Kasey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood, and Shania Twain are pioneers of the genre. Despite their influence and hand in elevating country music to the heights it's reached in the modern era, only 10% of country music airplay and awards are granted to women. This is one of the astonishing facts in Tami Neilson's latest show ‘The F Word', which combines music with the research of musicology professor Dr Jada Watson. The two first met on Twitter, both very vocal about challenging inequality in the country music industry. “I followed her because she wrote, you know, these incredible articles," Neilson told Francesca Rudkin. “What I loved about her work was that for an artist, she was kind of giving us the tools to feel validated I guess, you know, vindicated.” Neilson says she wanted to tell the story of women in country music through song, backing it with the black and white statistics of Watson's research. Despite country being one of the largest genres of music in the United States, women are disproportionally represented, an issue Watson says has historic roots. “We have to remember where country came from and the time in which it was developed, and this was 1920's United States, racially segregated country.” “Most cultural institutions were racially segregated and then sort of built into that framework was also different forms of discrimination or oppression,” she said. One of the stories they tell in ‘The F Word' is that of the Carter Family – one of the founding families of the country music genre. Watson says that in the recording sessions including people like Jimmie Rodgers, the Carters said that a woman in the lead would never sell. “We think of them as the founding family of country music,” Watson told Rudkin. “And so that idea of women not selling, or not being possible to sell has really been baked into the fabric of the institution that is country music.” The ‘F Word' will be performed on Saturday, March 8th at Auckland Town Hall. Tickets are available at aaf.co.nz/ LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘I wanted adulthood': Comedian Chelsea Handler opens up on life-shaping experiences ahead of NZ tour US comedian Chelsea Handler is set to bring her controversially-named tour to New Zealand shores this July. Handler had a diverse, long-running entertainment history, having worked as an actress, writer and television host for over two decades. It's been a long career, the result of big plans and ambition brought about by a complicated family dynamic. “I was not satisfied at all with my family dynamic when I was born as the youngest of six children. I remember being very young and looking around like- who's in charge? Because it wasn't my mom, it wasn't my dad, they were two hot messes. And my brothers and sisters were just doing what they wanted.” She told ZB's Francesca Rudkin she knew she wanted to turn her life around, and she started working as early as she could to ensure she didn't get anything less than the best for herself. “I wanted a big life, I wanted freedom and I wanted adulthood. And I wanted to cut ties with anyone who was going to hold me back- I thought childhood was insulting, I never felt like a child.” Her upcoming comedy tour promises similar anecdotes and stories to the ones she shared with Francesca- Handler vividly recalls the day she was told she would never fly first class, and that moment stuck with her. “I remember walking past the first class section and I was sniffing around- this is my group, you know? It smells like my group! And my mom's like- keep going, keep going, we're in the back, we'll never be able to fly first class. Those people are rich and we're not. And I was like- first of all, speak for yourself.” Handler knew from an early age she could get away with being opinionated and assertive. Despite her ‘messy' upbringing as the youngest in a family of eight, her five siblings eventually looked to Handler as a family leader. She told Francesca she was bold and opinionated- and she hopes to encourage other women to do the same. “It's all about women knowing their own power and standing up for themselves and being loud and brave. I like to live my life in a very loud, brave way as an example to everyone. You don't have to get married, you don't have to have babies to have value, there are a million things you can don in this world." She's copped some backlash for her controversial moments, but she's unbothered by the headlines and negative comments. She explained to Francesca that she doesn't feel the need to be liked by everyone, and that's never her intention. “Also if everyone does like you- what does that say about you? It says that you have no opinions, that you don't stand for anything, because it's impossible to be liked by everybody. I started my career understanding that a lot of people would not like me, so anyone who likes me is a bonus." Chelsea Handler's still looking forward to touching down in New Zealand, it'll be her first tour since 2019. And depending on how a certain presidential election turns out- she could come back again much sooner, as she explained to Francesca. “I want my life to be one big adventure, and it has been. Getting to come to New Zealand and Australia and travelling the globe to make people laugh is a total, total privilege." Chelsea Handler's two-stop New Zealand tour, Little Big B****, will play at the Auckland Town Hall on July 5th and Wellington's St James Theatre on July 6th. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonny chats to Reb Fountain following the exciting bFM announcement that Reb will be embarking on a tour next year to support her new album How Love Bends and playing at the Auckland Town Hall on May 3rd, 2025.

Another of America's most prolific comedians, Chelsea Handler has had quite the extensive career.  She not only hosted her own late-night comedy show on E!, she's also had a couple of Netflix shows, performed countless standup shows, hosted her own podcast, and written a number of books.  She's bringing her comedy tour ‘Little Big B****' to New Zealand shores for a couple of days this coming July, the show already on the road.  “It's going pretty well,” Handler told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking.  “So, I'm coming to New Zealand.”  The act will eventually be filmed and turned into a Netflix special, but Handler says she doesn't have to fulfil that obligation until the end of the year.  “I was like, oh, let me take this on the road because it's, I've got this whole year and, you know, I love to visit these places and come back and see people, and meet people up close and personal.”  “It's a different, you know, different level of travel fun.”  Comedians often try to tailor their acts to their locations to at least a small degree, localising certain jokes and leaving out others that just wouldn't land, but for the most part Handler say's her act goes down the same.  “If you're coming to see me, you probably know me, so you know what to expect, you know?”  “It's not like I'm introducing myself to people all the time.”  Although it is definitely motivated by her love of travel, Handler admits that her international tours are in part motivated by her desire to get out of the United States, telling Hosking that “America's pretty rough”.  “These days it's a pretty hard pill to swallow,” she told him.  “So, I choose to smoke a lot of cannabis and travel as much as I can out of the country.”  Her upcoming travel plans included a month in Spain, a visit to Australia, and one to New Zealand.  “Anything to get out of this country.”  Comedy serves a variety of purposes, some using it for commentary, others for escapism and levity. Handler falls into the latter category.   "I wanna like, pass high vibes around,” Handler told Hosking.  “I want people to come to my show, leave having forgotten whatever that was annoying them that day in their life.”  Many comedians chafe against the idea that there could be boundaries to their art, holding the opinion that as long as it's a joke, it's free game. Handler doesn't agree.  “I'm not against having people set parameters about what you're about to say, what you're allowed to say, or what's going to be frowned upon,” she said.  “If you want to say I can't make fun of, you know, different cultures because that's insensitive, okay, that's fair!”  Art is often about breaking boundaries but when it comes to entertainment, there's also value in working within a framework. Handler told Hosking that working within boundaries is a good challenge for any comedian or artist, as it challenges them to focus on something beyond the lowest common denominator.   “Perhaps focus that energy back on yourself and make a joke about yourself first,” she said.  “Like with everything, start within. It's the same in comedy.”  Over the years Handler has created a wide variety of content, allowing her to really nail down the type of art she likes to create and the means with which she creates it.  “I don't like to be, having to be in the same place every day,” she told Hosking.  “I like to be around the world and like, you know, I do my podcast from Majorca, I can do my podcast in London, I could do my podcast wherever.”  "I kind of feel like I found the best thing to live my life to the fullest.”  Chelsea Handler's ‘Little Big B**** Tour' is coming to Wellington's St James Theatre on July 5th, and Auckland Town Hall on July 6th.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A theatre company is appealing for funding to take a multi-sensory production aimed at people living with disabilities, on the road. Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall today, and will tour Northland in the coming weeks. Organisers are hoping to give disabled communities around the country a chance to see it. Luka Forman reports.

US comedian Chelsea Handler is set to bring her controversially-named tour to New Zealand shores this July. Handler had a diverse, long-running entertainment history, having worked as an actress, writer and television host for over two decades. It's been a long career, the result of big plans and ambition brought about by a complicated family dynamic. “I was not satisfied at all with my family dynamic when I was born as the youngest of six children. I remember being very young and looking around like- who's in charge? Because it wasn't my mom, it wasn't my dad, they were two hot messes. And my brothers and sisters were just doing what they wanted.” She told ZB's Francesca Rudkin she knew she wanted to turn her life around, and she started working as early as she could to ensure she didn't get anything less than the best for herself. “I wanted a big life, I wanted freedom and I wanted adulthood. And I wanted to cut ties with anyone who was going to hold me back- I thought childhood was insulting, I never felt like a child.” Her upcoming comedy tour promises similar anecdotes and stories to the ones she shared with Francesca- Handler vividly recalls the day she was told she would never fly first class, and that moment stuck with her. “I remember walking past the first class section and I was sniffing around- this is my group, you know? It smells like my group! And my mom's like- keep going, keep going, we're in the back, we'll never be able to fly first class. Those people are rich and we're not. And I was like- first of all, speak for yourself.” Handler knew from an early age she could get away with being opinionated and assertive. Despite her ‘messy' upbringing as the youngest in a family of eight, her five siblings eventually looked to Handler as a family leader. She told Francesca she was bold and opinionated- and she hopes to encourage other women to do the same. “It's all about women knowing their own power and standing up for themselves and being loud and brave. I like to live my life in a very loud, brave way as an example to everyone. You don't have to get married, you don't have to have babies to have value, there are a million things you can don in this world." She's copped some backlash for her controversial moments, but she's unbothered by the headlines and negative comments. She explained to Francesca that she doesn't feel the need to be liked by everyone, and that's never her intention. “Also if everyone does like you- what does that say about you? It says that you have no opinions, that you don't stand for anything, because it's impossible to be liked by everybody. I started my career understanding that a lot of people would not like me, so anyone who likes me is a bonus." Chelsea Handler's still looking forward to touching down in New Zealand, it'll be her first tour since 2019. And depending on how a certain presidential election turns out- she could come back again much sooner, as she explained to Francesca. “I want my life to be one big adventure, and it has been. Getting to come to New Zealand and Australia and travelling the globe to make people laugh is a total, total privilege."  Chelsea Handler's two-stop New Zealand tour, Little Big B****, will play at the Auckland Town Hall on July 5th and Wellington's St James Theatre on July 6th. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Mills dials in to talk about his upcoming show in the Auckland Arts Festival in the Auckland Town Hall on the 13th of March. Whakarongo mai nei!

We catch up with Radio Control Breakfast host Jordan to see what's going on in the Manawatū on Breakfast Buffet. We share a chat that Stella had with Matt Berninger, frontman of The National about their two recent records (The First Two Pages of Frankenstein and surprise album, Laugh Track) and their upcoming show in Auckland, Saturday 24 February. Our Viewmaster Litia is reviewing a show called Bad Ancestors that's just come out of so-called Australia. Jeff Mills dials in to talk about his upcoming show in the Auckland Arts Festival in the Auckland Town Hall on the 13th of March. Whakarongo mai nei!

We catch up with Radio Control Breakfast host Jordan to see what's going on in the Manawatū on Breakfast Buffet. We share a chat that Stella had with Matt Berninger, frontman of The National about their two recent records (The First Two Pages of Frankenstein and surprise album, Laugh Track) and their upcoming show in Auckland, Saturday 24 February. Our Viewmaster Litia is reviewing a show called Bad Ancestors that's just come out of so-called Australia. Jeff Mills dials in to talk about his upcoming show in the Auckland Arts Festival in the Auckland Town Hall on the 13th of March. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jeff Mills dials in to talk about his upcoming show in the Auckland Arts Festival in the Auckland Town Hall on the 13th of March. Whakarongo mai nei!

RNZ's Leonard Powell joins Mark Leishman from the Auckland Town Hall to give an update on student radio station 95bFM's all-star fundraising concert.

The stars of the New Zealand music scene are coming out next Wednesday night in a fundraising concert to save beloved student radio station 95bFM. Shihad, Marlon Williams, Voom, Tiny Ruins and more will be performing at Auckland Town Hall for 'Save the B'. Auckland's 95bFM has been a champion of alternative and independent music in Aotearoa since 1969, but the station says it has struggled to keep up with operating costs and with the nation switching more and more to digital media. All proceeds from Wednesday's concert will go to keeping the station up and running. Mark Leishman talks to 95bFM general manager Tom Tremewan.

Mel Parsons has spent the first few days of December opening for The Teskey Brothers on their New Zealand tour, she and cousin Jed called in to The Big Show on their way to the Auckland Town Hall to take us virtually back stage and tease ahead to their exciting plans for 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By 1923 the Jazz Age was in full swing in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with a variety of venues to listen and dance to jazz. The Dixieland, Trades Hall, Cafeteria, and the Click Clack Cabaret were all popular destinations. Join us as Dr Aleisha Ward takes us on a digital tour of these venues. She will explore the bands, audiences, and scandalous behavior that had morality campaigners concerned for the safety of people's character Photograph Bob Adams's Jazz Band in the Auckland Town Hall, 1920, Photographer S G Dobson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1504-16,

Stand Up Stand Out is an annual competition that nurtures and showcases music and dance talent from secondary schools across Auckland. The winners were announced last weekend at a sold-out Auckland Town Hall, showcasing 26 diverse acts across five categories: dance, solo instrumental, group vocal, solo vocal and bands. To hear about the competition, its unique beginnings and what it means for Rangatahi, Frances caught up with Gene Rivers, Auckland Council Arts and Culture Programmer.

For today's expert feature we're hearing all about sound from an extremely experienced engineer.  In a career spanning 40 years, Chris has worked on major projects including the Michael Fowler Centre, the Philarmonie de Paris and the Auckland Town Hall.

Aucklanders are heading to the Town Hall to sign a book of condolence for the Queen. Auckland mayor Phil Goff says it's an opportunity for people to express their aroha and sympathy. Katie Todd is at the Auckland Town Hall.

New Zealand's famous opera singers are performing together before they head overseas for international stages. It's called the Auckland Opera Studio Annual Gala - and it's on this Sunday at the Auckland Town Hall. 

New Zealand's famous opera singers are performing together before they head overseas for international stages. It's called the Auckland Opera Studio Annual Gala - and it's on this Sunday at the Auckland Town Hall. 

No matter how famous they become overseas, our opera singers are often keen to come home to perform. Munich- based Eliza Boom is no exception. Eliza's in the lineup of in-demand young operatic talent in the upcoming Auckland Opera Studio Annual Gala. She'll be singing arias by Verdi, Puccini, Korngold, Mozart, and one of her new favourite composers, Richard Strauss. Since September 2020, Eliza's been working at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, taking part in their Opera Studio training programme, and performing roles on the main stage. Eliza tells Lynn Freeman that, like so many singers before her, she honed her vocal cords singing gospel music in church, alongside her parents and five siblings. Soprano Eliza Boom will be performing at the Auckland Opera Studio Opera Gala on the 21st of August at the Auckland Town Hall.

No matter how famous they become overseas, our opera singers are often keen to come home to perform. Munich- based Eliza Boom is no exception. Eliza's in the lineup of in-demand young operatic talent in the upcoming Auckland Opera Studio Annual Gala. She'll be singing arias by Verdi, Puccini, Korngold, Mozart, and one of her new favourite composers, Richard Strauss. Since September 2020, Eliza's been working at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, taking part in their Opera Studio training programme, and performing roles on the main stage. Eliza tells Lynn Freeman that, like so many singers before her, she honed her vocal cords singing gospel music in church, alongside her parents and five siblings. Soprano Eliza Boom will be performing at the Auckland Opera Studio Opera Gala on the 21st of August at the Auckland Town Hall.

In what's believed to be a first for Aotearoa, a pianist is playing the full Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle over three consecutive days in the same city. Englishman Paul Lewis is undertaking the Beethoven marathon with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Lynn Freeman caught up with Paul in Colorado where he was performing at the Aspen Music Festival, ahead of his trip to Aotearoa. She asked him if he's also in training to perform the five Beethoven piano concertos on the trot. Pianist Paul Lewis's Back to Back Beethoven three-nIght series starts on Friday August 12 in the Auckland Town Hall.

Giordano Bellincampi talks to Tim Dodd about Verdi's opera 'Il Trovatore' and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's semi-staging of the opera in the Auckland Town Hall.

Episodio 76 Con una voz profunda el crooner neozelandés de nombre Marlon Williams es de esos artistas que se vuelven clásicos y atemporales de forma inmediata, nos bastan pocos minutos para darnos cuenta que estamos ante alguien que nació grande y en alma vieja, poseído por intérpretes con capacidades extraordinarias capaces de embrujar al compás de su voz. . Guión/Producción/Voz: Ulises Sanher Equal Media®2022 . Música en podcast Marlon Williams-Come To Me: https://open.spotify.com/track/3AuKdnQKx9ffKdiJT6I9kq?si=bf76bad36e5e4902 Marlon Williams- Dark Child: https://open.spotify.com/track/4XU2jNVrXeIrcqXee3zZNS?si=69d20e3bfdec433f Marlon Williams- Portrait Of A Man: https://open.spotify.com/track/5baLXdANj4W8V14ff0vx66?si=8c77a42b502a4a38 Marlon Williams- I Didn´t Make A Plan: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ICvUCZNN6GfHS8T7G4qgz?si=d5cb2dc3f6a74c49 . Marlon Williams Live at Auckland Town Hall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLaNKnKBbc . Síguenos en nuestras redes: https://www.instagram.com/equal.music/ https://twitter.com/equalmusic1 https://www.facebook.com/MusicEqual https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95wGu-mnz8SipFFq2OaJLw www.equalmedia.mx --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/equal-media/message

When The Beths played at the Auckland Town Hall in November 2020 they recorded the show. Now it's been released as a live album. Liz from The Beths called up the Big Show to take the guys backstage, into her backyard and to call them heroes? 

When The Beths played at the Auckland Town Hall in November 2020 they recorded the show. Now it's been released as a live album. Liz from The Beths called up the Big Show to take the guys backstage, into her backyard and to call them heroes? 

In 2021, around two thousand people gathered at the Auckland Town Hall precinct to witness a historic apology from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, on behalf of the New Zealand government, for the discriminatory implementation of immigration laws in the 1970s that led to the events infamously known as the Dawn Raids.In our first episode of the SOUNZ Podcast series “Moments in Time”, Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava talks to Anonymouz (aka Faiumu Matthew Salapu), whose soundscape “In Tension” accompanied the modified Ifoga (forgiveness) ceremony in which Jacinda Ardern took part at the Dawn Raids Apology event. Host: Tau'ili'ili Alpha MaiavaGuests: Anonymouz (aka Faiumu Matthew Salapu) & Hūfanga-He-Ako-Moe-Lotu Dr 'Okusitino MahinaSoundscape excerpts:“In Tension” by Anonymouz (aka Faiumu Matthew Salapu)“Raiding the Dawn” by Anonymouz (aka Faiumu Matthew Salapu)This episode was brought to you by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music.Production teamExecutive Producer: Diana MarshProducer: Roger SmithSound Engineer: Phil BrownleeProduction Assistant: Nina LesperanceThis podcast is supported by funding from The Stout Trust.--Moments in timeA composer's response to critical moments in time: The moments when time pivots and history changes course. Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava & Charlotte Wilson host this series about the music of Aotearoa New Zealand that follows moments in our history that have had an impact on us and changed or altered who we are.If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please help us by leaving a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel catches up with Sambora from the legendary New Zealand drum & bass group Shapeshifter. Sam chats about releasing their seventh studio LP, his favourite venue in the world, going on tour with the band & also playing at the Auckland Town Hall at 7am for a sober rave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government will give a long awaited apology to those targeted in the Dawn Raids at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday. Manase Lua remembers being a child in Auckland, and the Dawn Raids' effect on his community. He is a supporter of the activist group the Polynesian Panthers, which formed in June 1971 to campaign for equality, justice and indigenous rights. His parents were targeted in the Dawn Raids, in the mid-1970s.

The government will give a long awaited apology to those targeted in the Dawn Raids at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday. Manase Lua remembers being a child in Auckland, and the Dawn Raids' effect on his community. He is a supporter of the activist group the Polynesian Panthers, which formed in June 1971 to campaign for equality, justice and indigenous rights. His parents were targeted in the Dawn Raids, in the mid-1970s.

The government will formally apologise for the Dawn Raids it says 'terrorised' Pacific families in their own homes. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the police raids and spot checks as 'targeted' and 'dehumanising'. Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio became visibly emotional at this afternoon's announcement. He spoke of the ripple effects the Dawn Raids continue to have in the Pacific community - drawing on his own family's experiences. The Minister says the Pacific community were invited to come to New Zealand to fill the labour workforce and the Dawn Raids broke their trust in the system. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government can't change history, but it can acknowledge what happened. She said any apology would be felt deeply by members of her own Cabinet. The government will formally apologise at a commemoration event in the Auckland Town Hall on 26 June.

Ports of Auckland bosses are fronting for a private meeting with Auckland Councilors as tensions builds over mounting safety and performance concerns. Mayor Phil Goff last week wrote to the Ports chair Bill Osborne to formally express his concerns and said the company did not show a willingness to be accountable for its performance. It comes after three deaths linked to the Ports in recent years, and several injuries which forced work to stop over recent months. Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen has been following this story and joins us now from the Auckland Town Hall.

On today's pod: performance artists are preparing to take over the Auckland Town Hall for the city's Fringe Festival; we get Cook Islands' reaction to news Mike Pero wants to start flying there with his new airline; we find out what happens at the Pukaha National Wildlife Centre and we'll hear from one of the scientists keeping us safe from New Zealand's many natural hazards

An audience of hundreds were set to fill the Auckland Town Hall last night. That plan came to an abrupt halt when news of the mystery case of Covid-19 broke, just a few hours before the performance by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was set to begin. Instead, the orchestra played to an empty room, in a performance that was seen only by livestream. Geraint Martin is the chairman of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Jacinda Ardern says it's impossible not to define the upcoming election as the "Covid election" with all parties focused on the best way to get New Zealand through - jobs, the economy and welfare support. Labour launched its bid for re-election at the weekend with a $300 million jobs plan. Hundreds of party faithful packed into the Auckland Town Hall to hear it leader's pitch to voters. Political reporter Yvette McCullough was there and filed this report.

It will be a "Covid election", says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, more out of necessity than anything as the country faces down its "biggest challenge for decades".As she launched the Labour Party's re-election campaign at Auckland Town Hall on Saturday, Ardern unveiled a $311 million package to protect struggling workers and businesses from the worst impacts of Covid-19.Three years ago, at the same venue, it was climate change that Ardern boldly claimed to be her generation's "nuclear free moment".Ardern did not shy away from that statement during her speech, but impressed the immensity of the immediate challenge Covid-19 posed."It has been our new reality, and one that the team of 5 million have made work in the most extraordinary way."Unemployment is expected to rise substantially due to Covid-19, particularly with the Government's wage subsidy extension ending soon.The new, targeted jobs policy would take a more long-term approach, and built on the existing Flexi-wage scheme - a wage subsidy to help employers hire those on a benefit and/or at risk of unemployment.Businesses would be able to claim a subsidy of on average $7500, and up to $22,000, to hire up to 40,000 unemployed New Zealanders.They would have to prove the job was sustainable in the long term, and only receive the subsidy once the person had been employed for six weeks.Another $30m would be ring-fenced to help out-of-work Kiwis start a business, providing the equivalent of the minimum wage for up to 30 hours a week.National also has a policy that would allow recently unemployed withdraw up to $20,000 from their KiwiSaver to start a business.The party has also pledged a $10,000 subsidy per worker for any business that took on a full-time worker, as part of a $500m scheme.Funding for Labour's policy would come from the Wage Subsidy underspend, with $2 billion of the $2.6b budget spent, rather than the Covid Response Fund, which could be needed to fight the virus again or to reduce debt, Ardern said.The Flexi-wage scheme was introduced in 2012, but Ardern was at pains to impress it was their policy, not National's.They were expanding it, because it worked, she said.In calling it a "Covid election", Ardern said: "Nobody wants it this way. The reality is this is the biggest challenge New Zealand will face for decades to come."If re-elected they would aim to cushion the blow for the most vulnerable, but also "build back better"."Not just about roads but make New Zealand 100 per cent renewable electricity, waste infrastructure, deal with our challenges while rebuilding our economy."Party faithful packed the town hall, with actor and comedian Oscar Kightley MC, and powerful performances from a kapa haka group and Canadian-born country and soul singer/songwriter Tami Neilson getting the campaign under way.The mood was joyous, verging on celebratory at times - likely buoyed on by polls showing Labour more than 20 percentage points ahead of National, polls that had soared under the Government's Covid response.Occasional chants of "three more years" and "we love you Jacinda" erupted among some of the more vocal supporters.Introducing Ardern was "first man" Clarke Gayford.He received a huge roar, and shared several unique insights from living with a person recently voted the "world's most eloquent leader"."I know it might sound a bit strange but not even once have I seen even privately her celebrate the role [of Prime Minister]."Gayford spoke of the Cabinet papers being read in bed at midnight - "worse than toast crumbs" - and the alarm clock tune that will "forever haunt my dreams".Through her speech Ardern reflected on the tragedies the past three years had seen.The March 15 Christchurch mosque attacks, Whakaari/White Island, and Covid-19 had "devastated in very different ways", she said."[But] they drew out a response from Kiwis that was the same ... a sense of collective purpose, of determination, of kindness. They are all values we...

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

'Cosmic Cowgirl' Kacey Musgraves played the Auckland Town Hall on Friday, charming a diverse crowd of devoted fans. Kirsten Johnstone sat down with her to find out more about her psychedelic, Grammy Award-winning album Golden Hour.

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Mae Martin Episode 70: Obsession with special guest Suzi Ruffell Recorded 4 August 2017 at The Udderbelly, Edinburgh Fringe. Released 23 October.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Mae Martin https://www.maemartin.ca https://twitter.com/TheMaeMartin https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/live/id904109781 More about Suzi Ruffell http://suziruffell.com/ https://twitter.com/suziruffell https://audioboom.com/channel/likemindedfriends For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Felicity Ward Episode 69: Fabulous! with special guest Angela Clarke Recorded 8 June 2017 at Warwick Arts Centre. Released 16 October.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Felicity Ward https://www.felicityward.com https://twitter.com/felicityward https://www.instagram.com/p/BVFlmKxl9W5/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/p/BVF05BVl_xv/?hl=en More about Angela Clarke http://angelaclarke.co.uk https://twitter.com/theangelaclarke https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angela-Clarke/e/B00B2P62OA The Sexy Getting Ready Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky-BYK-f154 For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Bisha K Ali Episode 68: Being Seen with special guests Clamour Theatre Company Recorded 17 September 2017 at The London Podcast Festival. Released 9 October.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Live music by Maria Mercedes Lindenskow. www.marbleslost.fo Donate now to Ashiana Sheffield. http://www.ashianasheffield.org More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Bisha K Ali http://www.bishakali.com https://twitter.com/bishakali More about Clamour Theatre Company and “Joy” https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/299041476/joy-by-stephanie-martin-at-theatre-royal-stratford http://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/joy https://www.clamourtheatre.co.uk/joy https://twitter.com/Clamour_theatre https://twitter.com/sarahbradnum https://twitter.com/steph_martin_ For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew Episode 67: Motherhood with special guests Sharon Horgan and Rebekah Staton Recorded 28 May 2017 at The Theatre Royal, Brighton. Released 2 October.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Live music by The BIG Gospel Choir. http://bigchoir.co.uk/ Photographs by Edward Moore http://edshots.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice Global Pillage More about Jessica Fostekew http://jessicafostekew.com/ https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew The Comedy Club Interviews More about Sharon Horgan and Rebekah Staton https://twitter.com/SharonHorgan https://twitter.com/RebekahStaton For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle Episode 66: Shamelessness with special guest Liz Miele Recorded 30 July at The Vodafone Comedy Festival, Dublin. Released 25 September 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Alison Spittle http://alisonspittle.com https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle More about Liz Miele http://lizmiele.com https://twitter.com/lizmiele https://www.youtube.com/user/LizMiele https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mind-over-melee-live/id1212156927 https://www.instagram.com/lizmiele For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Novas – homeless charity in Limerick http://www.novas.ie Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts!

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Carrie Quinlan Episode 65: Feminism and Faith with special guests Reubs J Walsh, Leyla Hussein and Rev Kate Harford Recorded 8 May and 18 July at Kings Place in London. Released 18 September 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Reubs J Walsh https://twitter.com/reubsjw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIK3Fan9jKEluhGbRS-gkw Oi Cissy! More about Leyla Hussein http://leylahussein.com https://twitter.com/leylahussein https://twitter.com/faceofdefiance http://manorgardenscentre.org https://localgiving.org/appeal/dahliasupportsfgmsurvivors More about Rev Kate Harford https://twitter.com/kate_elizabeth?lang=en http://mccchurch.org/ For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on iTunes!  

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Carrie Quinlan Episode 64: Minefields with special guests Reubs J Walsh, Leyla Hussein and Rev Kate Harford Recorded 8 May and 18 July at Kings Place in London. Released 11 September 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Carrie Quinlan http://www.carriequinlan.com https://twitter.com/quinlan_carrie More about Reubs J Walsh https://twitter.com/reubsjw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIK3Fan9jKEluhGbRS-gkw Oi Cissy! https://georgebean.com/2017/03/23/trans-performance-project More about Leyla Hussein http://leylahussein.com https://twitter.com/leylahussein https://twitter.com/faceofdefiance http://manorgardenscentre.org https://localgiving.org/appeal/dahliasupportsfgmsurvivors More about Rev Kate Harford https://twitter.com/kate_elizabeth?lang=en http://mccnorthlondon.org.uk For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! 17 September at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 21 November at The Round House. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on iTunes!

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma Episode 63: Silence with special guest Somalia Seaton Recorded 4 June at The Bush, London. Released 4 September 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk/ John Ridley press conference http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/13/slumdog-millionaire-actress-freida-pinto-reduced-to-tears-as-audience-question-lead-asian-role-in-new-tv-show-guerilla-6573307/ More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp http://www.sistersuncut.org More about Susan Wokoma https://twitter.com/susan_wokoma https://www.instagram.com/susiewoosie12 http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/susan-wokoma Chewing Gum Crazy Head More about Somalia Seaton http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/somalia-seaton https://twitter.com/somaliaseaton For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our merch http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchasehttp://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Big Speeches with Jessica Regan 16 or 17 September in London. Book now. Come to a live recording! 17 September at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on iTunes!  

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew Episode 62: Assumptions with special guest Mae Martin Recorded 13 April at The Junction, Cambridge. Released 28 August 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Global Pillage http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/timepeaceapp More about Jessica Fostekew http://jessicafostekew.com https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew The Comedy Club Interviews More about Mae Martin https://www.maemartin.net https://twitter.com/TheMaeMartin https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/live/id904109781 For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Buy our t-shirts http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase Buy in August and we will donate the proceeds to The Royal College of Nursing Foundation http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Big Speeches with Jessica Regan 16 or 17 September in London. Book now. Come to a live recording! 17 September at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 18, 19, 21 October at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. Tickets on sale now. 20 October, State Library of Queensland. Tickets on sale now. 28 October, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets on sale now. 6 November at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. 1 December at The Y Theatre, Leicester. Tickets on sale now. 4 December at Kings Place. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on iTunes!

I knew this was going to be an insightful interview, because Guy had already laid down the parameters of his argument: In just 10 years time humanity would become extinct on our planet. In the intro before we went to air - I asked Guy if he was open to me looking at ALL possibilities and to even humour me in my indulgences. So read on dear reader - this is a very unique interview and I will summarise what subjects I was unable to totally cover at the end. I knew this was going to be an insightful interview, because Guy had already laid down the parameters of his argument: That in 10 years humanity on our planet would become extinct. Well, I am 12 years older than Guy and have heard statements like this before... but 10 years! Then he opened the door to take him up on his following statement on his website: Nature Bats Last. (www.guymcpherson.com) As always, I’m open to alternative views. In fact, I’m begging for them, considering the gravity of this particular situation. I was ready for Guy, but I needed another hour to be able to build out a more compelling case for a global shift in consciousness. Or to at least seed the ideal. One of my first interviews (that I do not have a record of) was with NZ’s top scientist for 2004, Peter Barrett. At that time he was Director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington. In his acceptance speech for the Marsden medal for exceptional scientific achievement he stated: “We have to change our ways because continuous growth and business as usual on our planet, will cause us to become extinct within the next 100 years." Well, the status quo in Wellington were not happy and he was asked to recant and offer up another statement, which he duly did, and stated: “the end of civilisation as we know it!" That same year I also interviewed James Lovelock, instigator of the Gaia hypothesis, that our planet is a super organism. He too implied that we had reached a tipping point. His two subsequent books The Vanishing Face of Gaia and The Revenge of Gaia were grim and pessimistic outlooks at what was happening due the sustained abuse and avarice that we humans have been engaged in, especially over the last 70 years in exploiting our great sustainer.   He too said that we would not make it into the next century. He said “Enjoy life while you can. Because if you’re lucky, it’s going to be 20 years before it hits the fan.” That was early 2008, however he later stated in 2012 that he was an alarmist. He still maintains that by the end of this century 80% of the population will be wiped out.   When hearing Guys pronouncement last week that "humanity would become extinct in 10 years time", I was already case hardened. As a ‘trooper’ it did not phase me - I was/am ready. I've been steeled for this since 1975, when I read the Doomsday Book by a Gordon Rattray Taylor. This book covered the fate of what we as a humanity were doing to our planet. In one nights reading it shocked the daylights out of me altering me substantially to this day. His foreboding narrative of the future of Planet Earth painted a collision course with the death of humanity, into a morbid, lifeless, Martian outlook. So I opened up with the recent Paul Henry morning TV3 show where ‘NZ’s loose canon and fervent denier of so many things’ was totally gob smacked. For this was the first time of hearing of his 10 years death sentence to his future dreams, unfinished diatribes and indulgences. He was like a goldfish blowing bubbles, yet looking very closely at Guy, you could see his eyes intently staring out at the world. The original 4 minute sound bite interview turned into a 10 minute one, as Paul wavered all breaks for advertising. He wanted more information about his starkly shortened future! In short, Guy maintains that planetary temperatures are all locked in already. We have blown the thermostat of our planet and we can’t do anything now. It’s like giving the command for an oil supertanker that has been at top speed to stop! This takes something like 120 miles or so to bring it to a complete halt, as its momentum is so powerful. Guy encourages us to go back to the land, take action and protest this takeover, such as in South Dakota at Black Rock. “It’s the right thing to do”, he says. People today suffer from NDD or ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’. We have lost our connection and don’t know where much of our food comes from. Hence our lack of consciousness of our living planet.   There are always consequences. Year after year we have failed to solve the problem of growth at all costs. Not to mention the poisons we produce due to extraction of resources from the bounty of the land we inhabit. We have had the warnings time and time again and we took no action. We have all been born into the situation to find we are now born into captivity! Lack of Connection Kevin says the 1% are not burdened with empathy, to care about what they do. It’s a huge social disconnection that when they make decisions, they hurt the world. My question to Guy:    Do you think we have sociopaths running the high end of our planet? Yes, we have. He could argue that we are all part of the problem because we (in my words) have all become consumers, consuming ourselves and our common future.  That basically 95% of us always vote on our bank balance and what’s in it for Me? Kevin then jumped in and stoically stated that he wanted to be the last person planting the last tree on our planet, before the lights go out. I then leapt in and said I would be there with him! Ready to eat of the fruit of that tree! We are Slow Learners Then I introduce the concept that: 50 Years ago we heard that we would destroy our civilisation possibly in around 100 years or so  -  if we did not change our ways.    20 years ago they revised it to possibly 40 years 15 years  it was down to 30 years Now Guy today is saying about 10 years to go... It nearly rhymes with. 50 years ago the human race were only using 10% of their potential 20 years ago they then said it was  7% 5 years ago it was down to 5% 2 years ago it was we were only using 2% of our potential So we are using less and less of our potential … to find out we're using less and less of our potential … What is going to happen in 5 years time? Guy jumped in and said yes, we have totally lost our way. Changing the Whole Focus: From Disaster to Changing of Human Consciousness Without grinding into what is actually happening …  temperatures rising, droughts, catastrophic events, etc. (I was even going to ask him about Geo engineering however our time was short and this is covered in my summary at the end.) I decided to beat a path to the inner self, to our potential as a human and what can we as a humanity do, seeing the situation in Guys words was so dire. Albert Einstein said that we cannot solve the problems with the same consciousness that caused them in the first place. Where do you see yourself in relationship to this Guy?  And he says he is all for it, but we have not done anything about it. Next, Nikola Tesla said "when mankind starts researching the invisible he will make more progress in 10 years that he will have in the whole of civilisation". Guy says that there is a lot that we do not know, because it is invisible and we have not learnt enough to become more evolved. Tesla talked about the ‘luminous akasha’ as to where he tapped into Akashic Records .  Akasha is a sanskrit word that Buddhists believe in “a permanency of records in the Akasa” and “the potential capacity of man to read the same". What do you think Tesla was saying here?   (listen to the interview for more) We are one Molecular Unified Energy Field. What about the fact that our planet is one unified molecular field that we are all connected - you to me in the gigantic sphere of atomic frequency - the air molecules between us, our bodies and this building is all one field oscillating at a particular frequency. Guys says ‘that we are that.’ This is fact YES?  We are “one field". We Humans are the Nerve Endings of Our Planet I mention that James Lovelock says that we humans are the nerve endings for Gaia, Mother Earth and that when someone stands up in the Amazon with a sign saying “No more deforestation!” they are a nerve ending telling the world that the Amazon is wanting help. Same for someone standing up in Palestine with a sign saying “We want Peace”. This again is another nerve ending communicating with all other nerve endings that we need to change, stop war and heal for Peace. Well the planet is inflamed and the ones who are hearing the Earth’s call and feeling this calling deeply, are coming in with compassionate mindfulness to be a part of ‘her immune response!" Guy says that he is open to a miracle - and that we need to ‘Passionately Pursue a Life of Excellence’   We have the saying the ‘anima mundi' which is Latin for World Soul?  So for arguments sake we could be all connected at the energy unified field? We share the one breath - all of us. This is all unseen and is invisible. Kevin adds that the Nuclear power stations in the US are still going and there are dangers of invisible radiation escaping. The US government has now extended the power station’s licenses by many more years. Even though virtually all have passed their use by date. They are now extremely dangerous because the cost of decommissioning them is outrageously enormous. The Japanese reactors at Fukushima are equally dangerous because they have been idle and out of action for 5 years.  They are now being recommissioned, and this is fraught with problems. Guy says of Tesla and regarding ‘the invisible' that there is so much we do not know. He talks of 'dark matter' and that science is now recognising there are many other Universes other than our own. It’s a Multi verse. And he says about a change of consciousness - is there enough time for a change of consciousness? … Mass consciousness?  He says he does not know, but is open to it for sure. Also mentioned are Walter Russell (the American mystic) and Viktor Schauberger, who have seen into the invisible. Schauberger, (known as the 'father of water'), was able to lie down beside rivers and ‘become one with them’ in consciousness. Meditation was mentioned as a way of being able to find solace from the outside world as well as heal from grief, which is what many people are experiencing as we learn of the plight of our home planet, mother earth. The conversation then moves to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross where 1600 people came to listen to her tell of her research at the Auckland Town Hall. She had interviewed 20,000 people who had had ‘near death and out of the body’ experiences that we were more than a mere body. This was to extend the conversation beyond the limitations of seeing the world from a 3 dimensional world devoid of spirit or soul. That there is far more to existence than this world of the so called 5 senses.    I mention names like: Drs. Kenneth Ring Drs. Raymond Moody Ian Stevenson University of Virginia Who have all studied death and Guy agrees that death and dying plus sex are taboo subjects. Also there are books like Super Nature - Dr Lyall Watson, prolific author of many books on life The Secret Life of Plants and the Secrets of the Soil  by Peter Thompkins & Christopher Bird. These books on nature extend our knowingness about how ‘alive’ nature is. And we are now running out of time, to extend our view of the human capacity to learn and grow. Guy says that finding joy and to be open to allow joy to find us is so important. Find your tribe. Go back to grass roots working with your neighbourhood. Pursue excellence. These are the best things we can do at present. Guy says that extinction is a natural process and we are in the 6th great extinction. Kevin says, that now he knows his time is limited, it has freed him up immensely. He can do far more things that benefit the community that he is part of, on the island that he lives on. And there is no better time than the now. Guys says, if we had made the change during the cultural or flower power revolution in 1966-67 it may have made a difference to the world if it had spread. However, our children and grandchildren are not being factored into our future. This interview covers many other heartfelt subjects and is well worth the listen as it is sprinkled with little gems. In Summary: So that was it, we ran out of time. However, I also wanted to cover the other unknowing capacities of the human being such as: The story of savants There was the 'Mega Savant' Kim Peek, best known by the movie character he inspired the “Rain Man” played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1988 film of the same name. Fast absorption was no problem for Peek, who could just as easily read and memorise a telephone book as a compendium of Shakespearean plays. Kim could take in 10,000 words-per-minute reading two pages at a time—the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye. If a human can do this, can not any other human, once we tap into that aspect of our psyche? Then there was fire walking - Fijians and Indians in South Asia and their diaspora in Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, who celebrate the Thimithi festival. David Willey, professor of physics with the University of Pittsburgh, says he believes fire walking is explainable in terms of basic physics and is not supernatural nor paranormal. Willey notes that most fire walks occur on coals that measure about 1,000 °F (538 °C), but he once recorded someone walking on 1,800 °F (980 °C) coals. Mind over matter? What about Speed reading? Anne Jones, six times World Speed Reading Champion told the Guardian media that most of the time, she reads at speeds between 800 and 1,500 words per minute. This is much higher than the average for a good reader given by  fellow academics, of 200 to 400 words per minute. Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was among the most intelligent U.S. Presidents and famous for his efficient reading skills. He would often take in an entire book before breakfast. If time permitted after dinner, he’d read through a few more before bed. Then his relative, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inspired by his fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt adopted old Teddy’s auto didactic approach and taught himself to speed read. He began by fixating on two-to-three words at a time. He then pressed on to three-to-four, six-to-eight, and so on. Eventually, America’s beloved four-term President could read whole paragraphs like ordinary folks read individual words. Following in the Roosevelt’s footsteps, President John F. Kennedy made speed reading a personal priority during his tenure in the White House. With practice, he cultivated a rate of 1,2000 wpm, as he wanted to be able to read two or three books daily. JFK wanted his brother Bobby to learn to speed read, too, and the pair of Kennedy’s took classes together to that end. So what is the capabilities of the human mind?  This is the never ending question. I also had many other questions about some yogi’s in India that I wanted to talk about. Information that’s not publicised in the main stream media such as Paramahansa Yogananda and his astounding death. ET Intervention? Plus, in my pre-talk with Guy before the interview, I did even mention to him the ET situation. Captain Edgar Mitchell (6th man to walk on the moon) mentioned on Campbell Live here in Auckland in 2008 that the US authorities have bodies and that they have been studied. So there is most definitely an Extra Terrestrial equation that has to be at least discussed. If our planet is in free fall and losing it and they have super energy technologies that can reverse all the heating and reflect sunlight back into space... They could have reason to push into our world, defying the prime directive not to intervene in another planet’s evolution, however again I ran out of time to bring this subject back up. Post Thoughts on 10 years or not? With the subject based on only 10 years to live as a species, I personally have another slightly optimistic opinion. The Antarctic ice is close to 1.9 km (1.2 mi; 6,200 ft) in thickness and covering an area of almost 14 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles) containing 26.5 million cubic kilometres (6,400,000 cubic miles) of ice. It will take a long time to melt, as it is in darkness and cold for 4 to 6 months a year. And Greenland has a mean altitude of ice at 2,135 metres (7,005 ft). The thickness is generally more than 2 km (1.2 mi) and over 3 km (1.9 mi) at its thickest point and covers an area of 1,710,000 km2 (660,000 sq mi).  And yes there is the slowing down of the Atlantic ocean gulf stream too. There are many, many other contingencies to play out before I adhere to Guys 10 year statement, though he has far more up to date information than I. I remain confident that I am still going to enjoy a long life of a degree of happiness, bearing in mind we are in such a majorly critical evolutionary phase. Yes, Geo Engineering!  I was going to ask Guy about what is happening about Geo Engineering. (geoengineeringwatch.org) I see there is a large in-house disagreement between them and Mr.G Edward Griffin of  ‘What in the World Are They Spraying?’. However as this is still unclear - I decided against it. Yes we live in very interesting times!

Auckland New Zealand, with all its Mayoral and Council pomp and celebration was designated a City of Peace in December 2011. Today it is hosting 20 visiting warships in its inner harbour and at the same time 500 weapons dealers are gathering less than a kilometre from Auckland’s Queen St. They are attending this harbourside Expo from the 16th and 17th November 2016 in order to tap into the NZ government’s $20 billion defence budget for new procurements.   In 2011 Auckland became a Peace City and that this resolution was ‘headed by a Peace Committee that Laurie was the Chair’ now finds itself as the focal point of a geo strategic naval war game this month - less than 20 kilometres off the shores of Auckland city, when NZ is supposed to be a keen advocate on being a Nuclear Free Nation and working towards being a Neutral Peacemaker too. As a result the Peace Movement of NZ is mobilising! All peace loving people are welcome to attend, a non violent demonstration prior to  a blockade outside the ANZ expo centre. Details below. The goal of this action is to bring both local and world attention to the fact that armaments and war are increasingly being pushed up the national and international priority list. Whilst, housing, health and social needs get less. So what do we want the people of NZ and our government to do? Download and listen to Laurie. Why is the military/industrial complex in New Zealand? Lockheed Martin is one of the world’s largest nuclear weapons, electronics and ‘security’ corporations and has a presence in New Zealand currently encompassing over 200 employees and operating on six sites in Trentham, Palmerston North, Burnham, Wellington, Auckland and Waiouru. Note that though Lockheed is the principal sponsor, (with a woman CEO of all things). The 90 other sponsors include General Dynamics, Hawker Pacific, ANZ, Airworks, Auckland University’s UniServices, Babcock NZ, Beca, Safe Air, AVIS, University of Canterbury Spatial Engineering Research Centre, Callaghan Innovation, Mainfreight, and Datacom Ltd. What is militarism in present day terms? Plus why now here in NZ? It is to celebrate “Seventy Five  years of the NZ Navy” and act at the same time - as a cover for selling weapons. Lack of Will & Diplomacy on a Global Scale. Why? Today, we have an issue of nuclear weapons being intensified with Russia & China being reclassified as the adversary and that no attempt is being made to mobilise diplomatic efforts on a broad front to look at resolving these issues and de-escalating what it happening. Why not greater diplomacy and Citizen Diplomacy as in the Reagan Gorbachev era? Note that President elect Trump has consistently stated he does not want confrontation with Russia, so let us trust that this is so. And he does not get infiltrated with Neocon advisers who subvert him. New Zealand as a Nuclear Free Peacemaker? For NZ there are many options to concentrate around Defence but not Offence and re focussing our Foreign policy of engaging in Peacemaking and Neutrality. Training up all personal in the defense forces in the many methods and modalities of peacekeeping, and helping the community that is being assisted to become more cohesive and functional. Emergency power, health, water, shelter and policing via the rule of law etc. Including mediation skills, food growing and education. What can we do as a nation as we already have an educational program in place that is championed by the NZ Peace Foundation - called Cool Schools. That has been introduced to  thousands of schools across NZ. Where children learn the skills of reconciling opposing points of view with peer remediation and conflict resolution. A huge export potential of this innovative method of bringing people together in a mode of ‘learned communication skills’ and equipping them for the future. However. Laurie goes far deeper talking about systems and structures and how to lay out the protocols on a vaster scale, that also encompasses not only local areas suffering from some disaster, but to larger situations involving whole countries.  Listen to the broadcast. peace foundation nz Laurie finishes with a prayer and a song.   This piece below is gratefully taken from Action Stations here in NZ. https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/no-weapons-expo-no-warships We oppose the investment of billions of dollars in the military and new weaponry, which clearly does not deter terrorism, but rather contributes to violence, and war cycles. We will not stand for the government supporting an arms expo for international weapons companies. This is proposed for 16 and 17 November 2016 in Auckland, sponsored by the world’s largest weapons manufacturer and maker of nuclear weapons, Lockheed Martin. In June, 2016, the government announced $20 Billion of new spending on weaponry. At the same time, it extended an invitation to a US warship to visit NZ for the first time in 32 years. In November this year, this will all culminate in a week where warships dominate Auckland Harbour, and 500+ weapons dealers take over the ANZ Viaduct events centre for a trade show. The NZDF, Ministry of Defence and NZ Trade and Enterprise provide funding, personnel, equipment, displays and expertise for the Weapons Expo. The $20 Billion new military spending includes the purchase of new warships and aggressive cyber warfare capabilities described by Minister Gerry Brownlee as a "significant weapon". This is despite that the government's own evidence that "the country does not face a direct military threat in the foreseeable future." While billions are funnelled to multinational arms dealers, the real threats to ordinary people in New Zealand mount: poverty, homelessness, lack of adequate health care and catastrophic climate change. Auckland Peace Action is a grassroots community group working to oppose the warships and the weapons expo. We believe that it is not possible to build a peaceful and just world while simultaneously acquiring ever more weapons and doing more planning for war. This petition is an important part of our campaign this year to bring pressure on the government. Join the campaign for peace! [1] See "Does US Intervention overseas breed terrorism?" Foreign Policy Briefing. The Cato Institute. http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/fpb50.pdf [2] More information on the Weapons Expo can be found at http://www.nzdia.co.nz [3] http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/80835677/defence-white-paper-20b-defence-upgrades-for-new-planes-boats-and-cyber-security [4] Ministry of Defence. 2016. Defence White Paper, p10. http://www.defence.govt.nz/pdfs/defence-white-paper-2016.pdf How it will be delivered: Auckland Peace Action sees this petition as an important part of our campaign opposing the weapons expo and the visit of foreign warships in November 2016. We need your support now to make this petition as powerful as possible. All the signatures will be delivered in the immediate lead-up to the weapons expo. It takes only a moment to download this from GreenplanetFM.com and you can listen to it whilst driving, bussing or training to and from work or leasure. Lauri is one of the most dynamic grandmothers in NZ who clearly articulates what needs to be conveyed and very powerfully too. ACTION DATES: Tuesday 15th Nov:   Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott, the world’s foremost anti-nuclear activist and researcher speaks at 7:30pm, at the Auckland University of Technology. Hosted by the Peace Foundation. Wednesday 16th:   Blockade the Arms Trade! Actively oppose the arms trade by the blockading the Weapons Expo. There are spaces for people who wish to actively blockade as well as space for support and family-friendly creative resistance. Check out the Facebook event for full details.   Thursday 17th:    WALL of NOISE – Drown out the Death Merchants. Bring your best noisemakers, instruments, banners and placards to drown out the weapons dealers’ party and awards ceremony happening inside. Evening. Check out the Facebook event for more details Peace Flotilla:  Time & place TBA Join up with a boat, kayak, surfboard or your body to resist the warships coming into Auckland Harbour. Details confirmed closer to the day. SATURDAY THE 19th Auckland Town Hall - the BIG MARCH 2pm. Come and make a noise, and Bring Banners & Placards. A Massive March for Peace Wednesday 9 November   2pm Press Release: People for Peace A big turnout is expected for a March for Peace on Saturday November 19th at 2pm, starting from the Town Hall, Queen St, and organised by “People for Peace”. Large numbers of people are stunned that the New Zealand Navy has invited approximately 15 warships to participate in the Navy’s 75 birthday celebrations and an International Naval Review. Other countries are sending senior officers to participate. The vessels, with their array of deadly weaponry, will berth at both Ports of Auckland and Devonport Naval Base. This is a stark call to all peace activists who opposed the US warships in the eighties and worked for a peace that may now be under threat globally, and also to the new generation of young people who see the insanity of warfare and want to take a stand for peace. “Even if the ships are non-nuclear armed, it is still not desirable to be reinforcing a warfare mentality and militarism when we should be promoting peace and underpinning the UN Charter that New Zealand signed in 1945,” said long time peace worker Lisa Er. “By endorsing conventional warships New Zealand is effectively being groomed for involvement in future wars” she said. In tandem with the warships visit is a weapons conference and expo, selling both military equipment and weapons, at the Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. It will bring together 500 arms dealers sponsored by Lockheed Martin, the world's largest weapons manufacturer and a producer of nuclear weapons. This is contrary to Nuclear Free New Zealand’s peacemaker policy role in the international community. It also contravenes Auckland’s City for Peace declaration, signed on Dec 15th 2011, which states that “Auckland Council is dedicated to the promotion of nuclear free zones and a culture of peace based on social, economic and environmental justice, tolerance and nonviolence.” Veteran Peace activist Laurie Ross says, “New Zealanders must ensure that the multimillion dollar weapons industry is not permitted to promote its warfare culture under the guise of security, business and free trade in this country.” “Unlawful terrorism will not be stopped by nation states increasing their warfare capacity but rather by curbing the sale of weapons and militarism throughout the world” she said. The March for Peace is an opportunity for the public to show en mass their disdain for warfare and their desire to live in a peaceful world, and is complementary to the Week of Peace events.   Contacts: Laurie Ross  laurie-ross@xtra.co.nz Ph 09 818 0696 Lisa Er  lisa@peaceteam.org,nz mob 021 777 473   City for Peace Declaration: http://www.peace.net.nz/sites/default/files/kiora/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/City-for-Peace-Declaration.pdf UN Charter: http://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/un-charter-full-text/   Sunday 20th:  Peace Ships, NOT Warships! 1pm @ the Cloud We’ll be having a peace picnic in the midst of the Navy birthday celebration reminding everyone that war is not a celebration bring banners, picnic stuff and other peace materials.