Podcast appearances and mentions of michael laws

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 3 July, 2026, we ask Chief Victims Adviser Ruth Money if former Lotto presenter Russell Harrison should have been on leave on full pay for five years at the Justice Ministry after being arrested for money laundering. Michael Laws tells us why he's in the race for a comeback as a New Zealand First MP. Conservation Department senior science adviser Kate McInnes on the threat of bird flu for our native birds. And Paul Allison and Alex Powell are on the Sports Huddle, one of them says Lionel Messi plays for Argentina, while Portugal plays for Cristiano Ronaldo. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh New Zealand First candidate and veteran politician Michael Laws says he doesn't have too much baggage to return. He's a past National MP and has also already been with NZ First. He resigned from Parliament in 1996, after revelations his secretary had forged a signature to grant a poll contract to a company his wife part-owned. Laws told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he's learned valuable lessons. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a political Friday Faceoff this week with esteemed journalist and editor of Politick Richard Harman and NZ Herald Political editor Thomas Coughlan joining Nick Mills in the studio. Starting with the Moa Point plant review in the hands Minister Simon Watts desk, which has no timeline for public release. Harman and Coughlan discuss why the government could be withholding it and how are they feeling 150 days into the ecological disaster. The panel analyse Michael Laws candidacy for NZ First, can he make a difference in the party? And can Peters handle all these personalities? And the tragedy of the man who died after waiting 9 hours in the Emergency Department of Waikato Hospital. Our panel look at the problems that led our country here and how we need to improve so it never happens again. Have those at the top of the Ministry of Social Development considered the realities of emergency housing before imposing targets for managers? The panel faceoff over whether the government has influenced these and reflect on Minister Tama Potaka's fumbles recently around this and the conservation clause that blew up last week. Plus, Minister Casey Costello suggests decreasing excise tax for tobacco, being banned from a cafe for a MAGA hat and the panel share their hots and nots. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 3rd of July, Erica Stanford is expanding the early childhood language push, and Te Ururoa Flavell is calling for a change in Te Pāti Māori leadership. All Blacks coach Dave Rennie joined for a chat ahead of his first test at this helm this weekend. And Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk the Michelin star hype, Fish and Chip Friday, and Michael Laws standing for NZ First as they Wrap the Week. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Friday, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was. They discussed the Michelin star hype, Fish and Chip Friday, and the naming of former MP and broadcaster Michael Laws as an NZ First candidate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let me hit you with absolutely the weirdest political news of the day. Michael Laws, it's being reported, is going to announce he's running for New Zealand First. The '90s called and want their man back. It's not a good move for New Zealand First, it's a bad move. Michael Laws is trouble. He was trouble in the National Party when he was an MP. He was trouble in New Zealand First when he was an MP. He was trouble at Radio Live. He was trouble when he was Mayor of Whanganui. He is trouble right now in his role on the Otago Regional Council. He's a really, really smart guy, don't get me wrong, but he is not the guy New Zealand First should be trying to bring on board if they want to convince voters they are capable of running this country. Michael Laws is not their guy. He is fringe. He's been running a show on a media outlet - no disrespect to it - that has a very small audience of loyal followers and to everybody else it looks a bit weird and fringe. New Zealand First's biggest challenge right now is to appear credible because they really, really want to be supersized in this coalition. And if you believe the rumours going around, Winston Peters wants to finally, after all these years, have a crack at being Prime Minister. A few weeks and months ago, that kind of seemed possible because they'd captured the zeitgeist. They were promising bold policies that were cutting through to a large group of voters who had become incredibly frustrated by the normal run of things - run-of-the-mill politicians, policies, parties and so on. But in the past few weeks, that momentum seems to have evaporated and things have got a little bit weird, haven't they? Winston might have pushed it a bit far with the infighting involving his colleagues and the anti-Indian document, which seems to have given him what he wanted, yet now he's complaining about it and narking on us to the Indians. Then you've got the Michael Laws announcement which, if it happens, is going to double down on that weirdness. Taine Randell was a great get for New Zealand First. Stuart Nash was a good get for New Zealand First. But Michael Laws is a bad get because he brings the whole party down by association. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 2 July, 2026, reports Indian migration is being tightened up days out from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. We ask former trade negotiator Stephen Jacobi if that's a risky move. Police Association boss Steve Watt on sweeteners being offered by Queensland to attract our cops. Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong explains economic policy but stumbles on some numbers. And on the Huddle, Oscar Kightley and Tim Wilson on whether "blast from the past" Michael Laws should be a New Zealand First candidate at the election. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, artist and local Government politician Oscar Kightley and Tim Wilson from the Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Chef Jack Crosti, who has worked for Michelin-starred kitchens across the UK and Europe, has criticised the Michelin Guide after Tuesday night's inaugural awards ceremony in a post on social media. Do we think his criticisms are valid? What do we think of Erica Stanford's plan to help language development in under-5s? Do we think Michael Laws is really the right choice for NZ First? What do we think their plan is here? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, we are joined by Michael Laws of Teaching Tech. Brought to you by Sovol. Get $10-20 OFF on Sovol 3D Printers: https://jle.vi/sovol (use code NEXTLAYER)Michael Laws, the creator behind Teaching Tech, returns to The Infill Podcast for a powerful and reflective conversation about his decision to step away from full-time YouTube after 8 years and return to being a full-time school teacher.As a former Industrial Designer and experienced STEM educator, Michael built Teaching Tech into one of the most trusted resources in the 3D printing and maker community. From detailed 3D printer calibration guides and slicer tuning tutorials, to upgrades, firmware configuration, linear advance calibration, flow rate tuning, and troubleshooting common print failures — his work has helped thousands of makers improve their print quality and understand the “why” behind their machines.

Gone By Lunchtime is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from 2025: After the breakneck reforms of the 80s, Jim Bolger's promise of a calmer, more inclusive New Zealand hits the spot. Emerging from the shadow of Muldoon and shaking off the nuclear baggage, Bolger leads the National Party to a landslide victory under the “decent society” banner. But even before the celebrations are done, the hangover hits: the state-owned BNZ is on the brink, and the government books are in a parlous state. Ruth Richardson wastes no time as finance minister in making the most of crisis mode, and within weeks is driving through some of the most dramatic social, economic and labour reforms New Zealand has ever seen.  Picking up where the award-winning first season of Juggernaut left off, this first episode includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Don McKinnon, Bill Birch, Michael Wall, Rob Eaddy, Michael Laws and more.  Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. This episode was originally published on November 11 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the breakneck reforms of the 80s, Jim Bolger's promise of a calmer, more inclusive New Zealand hits the spot. Emerging from the shadow of Muldoon and shaking off the nuclear baggage, Bolger leads the National Party to a landslide victory under the “decent society” banner. But even before the celebrations are done, the hangover hits: the state-owned BNZ is on the brink, and the government books are in a parlous state. Ruth Richardson wastes no time as finance minister in making the most of crisis mode, and within weeks is driving through some of the most dramatic social, economic and labour reforms New Zealand has ever seen.  Picking up where the award-winning first season of Juggernaut left off, this first episode includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Don McKinnon, Bill Birch, Michael Wall, Rob Eaddy, Michael Laws and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mood of protest sweeps New Zealand in 1991, sometimes spilling over into violence, as the reform machine powers on. Benefits are slashed, the Employment Contracts Act fundamentally reshapes the labour market, the health system is restructured, and Jim Bolger U-turns on a “no ifs, no buts, no maybes” promise around superannuation. Here Ruth Richardson tells the story of the Mother of All Budgets – what she was hoping to achieve, and how it got that indelible name.  In a whirlwind first year of government, Richardson takes some drastic steps. And National's challenges come not just from outside, but from within – Muldoon continues to lurk the halls, and there's a charismatic, increasingly popular young MP making trouble, too: Winston Peters.  Includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Susan St John, Helen Clark, Bill Birch, Rob Eaddy, Michael Laws and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this exciting episode, we are joined by Michael Laws of Teaching Tech. Brought to you by PCBWay (https://jle.vi/pcbway) and OctoEverywhere (https://octoeverywhere.com/welcome?id=podcast).Michael is a former Industrial Designer and experienced STEM teacher who has dedicated his career to making technology accessible, engaging, and educational. From in-depth tutorials on 3D printing, 3D modeling, laser cutting, and CNC machining, to exploring robotics, coding, and electronics, Teaching Tech is a go-to source for anyone looking to expand their tech skills and knowledge.In this episode, we dive into Michael's journey from the classroom to YouTube, where he continues to inspire and educate a collaborative community of tech lovers, designers, and creators. .

To mark sad news that Norm Hewitt has died we speak to his close friend and biographer Michael Laws who has permission from Norm's family to speak about his passing.

On today's podcast, It's Only Sport host Martin Devlin focusses on the two oval-ball codes with rugby union and rugby league front of mind. Devlin kicks things off delivering a sermon about the Warriors and their upcoming NRL clash against the Raiders in Canberra. This is the start of a vital run of games to finish the regular season for the Mount Smart club, and anything short of victory this weekend could be fatal to their finals hopes.Devlin's first guest is fellow Platform host Michael Laws, who joins the show to remember former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt, who passed away on Tuesday aged 55. Laws wrote Hewitt's autobiography Gladiator and they shared a strong friendship. He details to Devlin what Hewitt was like as a person, and how he overcame a tough upbringing, alcohol abuse and violence, and turned his life around for the better.Devlin then chats with league legend Mark Geyer to preview the third Origin clash, as well as Irish rugby writer Pat McCarry to recap his home nation's win over the Springboks, and Matt Gunn who is positive about Australian rugby and league.All that and much more!

I was really disappointed that Christopher Luxon hung his hat on the patch banning gangs policy, mostly because the policy is not new. It's proposed every time a political party want to be perceived as tough on crime - and it has been discredited every time it's been proposed.And it has been tried before in Whanganui.  Michael Laws argues it was a success, and yes it kept gang patches out of the city centre for a while.  But it didn't decrease gang crime.Embarrassingly for National, Chester Borrows, who was part of National at the time and argued for its use, stated in the Sunday papers that it never really worked.The former Court Minister and cop and MP for Whanganui passed a Prohibition of Gang Insignia into law 13 years ago.As National calls for a similar law to be introduced nationwide, Chester Borrows was quoted yesterday as saying it would be ineffectual and it's purely designed for big headlines.It's not the answer National makes it out to be.Even more confusingly it saw National Party members who have been critical of moves to regulate freedom of speech leaping in behind a law that curtails freedom of speech on social media and adds in a rule against freedom of association.  It is very questionable whether the proposed law complies with our Bill of Rights.Simeon Brown, I'm looking at you.It is what it is, a piece of dog-whistle politics that would achieve nothing except convince some shallow thinkers that National is, as they say, tough on crime.We deserve better than this. Not some reheated ancient policy that if it was so good would have been implemented years ago.Out police deserve better than this.  The continued mantra that the police are soft on crime is really offensive to the officers who are actually doing something about gangs.  It belittles campaigns like Operation Tauwhiro which has seen 1200 firearms arrests, nearly 1400 guns seized and a small mountain of meth captured in less than a year.And it completely misunderstands what gangs are.  You don't join a gang for a patch.  You don't join a gang for a motorcycle, obviously the spate of drive by shootings have been committed in cars.  It's very hard to shoot and ride a two wheeler.You join a gang after generations of poverty, neglect and violence.  For quick money and for fellowship.If National want to be seen as good at dealing with crime they might consider saying something about that.

After abruptly leaving Magic Talk last year, veteran broadcaster Sean Plunket did something unusual: he started his own radio station. The Platform will be all digital, and has recruited some high profile stars, including Michael Laws and Martin Devlin. What unifies them is a sense that they all feel like the debate in New Zealand has grown too narrow for their taste – and a belief that there is an audience for views which have become far less visible on our major media platforms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Prime Minister Sir Bill English described them as a threat to democracy a good 15 years ago but we didn't heed his warning. Today 'Codes of Conduct' are being used by Regional Councils to silence dissenting councilors by outlawing criticism and undermining the democratic process. Otago Regional Council made the foolish decision to try to silence Cr. Michael Laws - a man that was never going to take this lying down - and got a bloody nose for their efforts. But 'Codes of Conduct are a nationwide Free Speech and democracy issue as we explore in this roundtable chaired by Free Speech Union Spokesperson Stephen Franks and featuring Jackie Elliot of Kapiti Coast District Council,  Peter Schulte of South Waikato District Council, and Nobby Clark, Deputy Mayor of Invercargill City Council. Join today at www.fsu.nz Support the show (https://www.freespeechcoalition.nz/donate)

Comments made to the media about council staff have landed Michael Laws - Otago Regional Council deputy chairman and former Whanganui Mayor -  in hot water.The code of conduct complaint was lodged by council chief executive Sarah Gardner on August 16. But Laws is fighting back with claims that codes of conduct, throughout the entire country, are a blight on local democracy as they are empowering chief executives to silence critics and dodge accountability. Michael talks us through the specifics of his case and lays out just how corrupt council's codes of conduct are. Get yourself up to speed in this quick but informative episode, because taking on codes of conduct is shaping up to be another major fight for the Free Speech Union www.fsu.nz/join Support the show (https://www.freespeechcoalition.nz/donate)

So, the latest step has been taken in the decades long battle against the gangs, organised crime and hardened criminals. The government has introduced a thing called Firearm Prohibition Orders. It bans high-risk convicted Kiwis from owning firearms and enabling the seizure of assets obtained through crime. It's very similar to the idea floated a few weeks ago by National's Simeon Brown, but it goes further than Simeon's proposal in that it includes all criminals and not just gang members. That hasn't stopped Simon Bridges from saying Labour has just copied them. But make no mistake; this is only one small step in the battle against guns in gangland. Criminals convicted of crimes that deserve imprisonment are already barred from having gun licences, therefore prohibited from firearms; this does a teensy bit more. At least now police will have more of a database of who's in gangs and who isn't, and hopefully have more success in monitoring them. But the reality is that this will do little, but little is better than nothing.  It was the same with the gun buy back, critics of the gun buyback say the bad guys still have the guns so what was the point.  Well, the point was if you've got the bad guns then we now know you're a bad guy before you shoot anybody. But here is the problem with law enforcement.  To enforce it, first someone has to break the law, to criminalise someone before they break a crime is the first step towards a police state. Fine, for known bad guys like gang members, not so fine if the state decide to crack down on you and me for no reason at all. I've been in this job long enough to have heard so many empty words on gang crackdowns from politicians looking for votes rather than law and order.  From John Banks, through Michael Laws, Simon Bridges and now Simeon Brown and Poto Williams and a legion of talkback callers. Just get tough on them, they say, take away their patches, take away their guns.Slap them with an FPO before they've even done a thing; so simple to say, so difficult to do.  Because if it was all so simple, someone would have done it decades ago. 

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech   Recruiting Technology headlines   Reminder the Virtual Job fair technology expo happens on Wednesday nov 18th at 2pm ---compare and contract 6 different job fair platforms including Brazen, ecareerfairs, Xor, Recruitology, Premier Virtual and RecruitVirtual.   Register for free at rectechlive.com https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-job-fair SmartRecruiters announced the acquisition of Berlin based jobpal, an enterprise-grade chatbot technology, to take recruitment efficiency to the next level. The move enters SmartRecruiters into the rapidly growing recruitment process automation (RPA) market, where the future of recruiting prioritizes human interactions and automates repetitive, time consuming tasks. In a world where TA leaders receive 4X the candidate volume but have half the resources on their team, automation is the only way to keep up and continue to offer great experiences to everyone. As the leading talent acquisition suite, automation will be deeply embedded into every step of SmartRecruiters’ recruiting workflow engine to unlock massive efficiencies for hiring teams.  The feature will be rebranded as “SmartPal”   “jobpal is where automation meets individualization,” shares Florian Schrodt, Head of Employer Branding at Zurich Public Transport. “The technology helps us improve thousands of candidate communications every month. With nearly 80% automated answers, our hiring teams are saving hundreds of hours that we can now dedicate to the most important task: relationship building and adding value to our candidates.” The companies’ existing partnership and integrated technologies means new products are available now. SmartRecruiters is excited to introduce SmartPal, a family of recruiting chatbots that put repetitive interactions on autopilot and drive meaningful candidate conversations throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle to accelerate Hiring Success. By embedding a conversational layer on top of SmartRecruiters’ core workflow engine, SmartPal converts candidates 3x better, saves time, and enables recruiters to focus on more strategic tasks. https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-acquires-jobpal-chatbot/   Metaview, the Interview Intelligence Platform, today announced the launch of Interview Metrics, a new product that focuses on accessing data on job interviews to make them fairer and more effective. By recording and automatically analysing interviews, Metaview’s Interview Metrics enables organizations to access empirical data on how consistent and rigorous their hiring processes are for the first time. This launch is a major step for Metaview on their mission to reimagine how exceptional organizations build teams. Metaview was founded by team-builders from Palantir and Uber after they observed first-hand that interviews are the most outcome-defining step in any recruitment process. Despite commonly being cited as subjective and bias-prone, they determine who joins a team, and who doesn’t. Additionally, growing organizations spend thousands of people hours per year on conducting interviews. Metaview has recorded, transcribed, and analyzed over ten thousand hours of interviews in the last 18 months since raising a round of funding from Fly Ventures in Berlin, Seedcamp in London, and Village Global and Garuda Ventures in San Francisco. They count high-growth companies such as Bulb, AngelList, Careem, Wave, and Stedi among their customers. “Metaview was already the most effective tool for improving individual interviewers at Bulb. Now, Interview Metrics tells me more about the health of the interview process at large than it was ever possible to know previously. With this, I can ensure hiring managers and interviewers are getting the support they need to conduct great interviews, and candidates get the high-quality, fair interview process they deserve,” says Michael Laws, Head of Recruitment at Bulb. https://hrtechfeed.com/introducing-interview-metrics-measuring-what-matters-for-growing-organizations/   Remote, an HR technology platform for international payroll, benefits and compliance, today announced that it has secured $35 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures and joined by Sequoia Capital, with additional participation from angel investors including Aaron Levie, Zach Weinberg, and Kevin and Julia Hartz. Previous investors General Catalyst and Two Sigma Ventures are also participating.This funding empowers Remote to further its position as the industry’s most compliant and competitive solution helping companies of all sizes employ global teams. Remote has raised $46 million to date. Since its public launch earlier this year and its $11 million seed funding round in April, Remote has been approached by thousands of companies seeking to take advantage of its unique employment model and global network of legal entities, including customers GitLab, Loom, Cargo One, Whereby and Phaidra. Remote has doubled its customer base every month since the start of the year. Remote is the only global employment provider with its own legal infrastructure in every country where it operates. This provides customers with absolute security for IP and invention rights, guarantees international compliance, and enables Remote to offer the industry’s most competitive and flexible pricing. With millions of companies worldwide shifting to remote work and adapting to evolving visa requirements, Remote has become the new standard solution for organizations looking to hire and retain the best global talent. Remote’s platform includes its global employer of record services, covering international payroll, benefits, taxes, and visa and immigration services, as well as a free platform for global contractor management and payments. https://hrtechfeed.com/remote-com-secures-35-million-in-series-a-funding/   Top Echelon Software, the leading provider of recruiting software for people who build teams, is pleased to announce its acquisition of CATS Software, a leading applicant tracking system (ATS) designed specifically for professional recruiters who help companies from all over the world fill their hiring needs. This acquisition combines two best-of-breed ATS companies to address the complex and evolving challenges in the war for talent. CATS serves more than 1,800, predominantly mid-sized professional recruiting and operating companies, including tools for resume import and parse, job application collection, resume search, comprehensive reports, job board publication, and analytics. The acquisition expands Top Echelon’s customer and revenue base and strengthens its software offering. Top Echelon will continue to support new and existing CATS customers, as well as expand its market reach to mid-sized businesses both domestically and globally. According to Top Echelon Software CEO Mark Demaree, this merger represents the opportunity to combine the resources and experience of both companies to become the leading provider of applicant tracking and CRM software to serve and support their customers at an unparalleled level. “We are constantly seeking ways to improve,” said Demaree. “We look forward to the opportunity that this merger offers to provide even more value to our customers in the form of additional features and enhanced functionality.” https://hrtechfeed.com/top-echelon-acquires-cats-software/   Drafted, the network recruiting startup out of Boston, announced a new app called Scouted to add a layer of network intelligence to applicant screening. Scouted automatically parses applicant resumes and uses artificial intelligence to find current employees who can add context about the applicant’s work experience. Here’s how it works..., if an applicant worked in marketing at Pinterest and applied to work at Etsy, Scouted finds current relevant employees at Etsy who previously worked in marketing at Pinterest and collects their input. Engaging employees early in the hiring process is known to be beneficial for hiring quality, speed, and diversity. More data leads to better outcomes and faster hires. “Scouted can help you speed up your candidate screening process while improving the quality of your applicants,” says Vinayak Ranade, CEO at Drafted. “There’s a current employee somewhere in your org, who has overlapping experience with the applicant, who can give you incredibly valuable data to inform screening decisions. It’s almost like a post-application referral.” Scouted integrates with Greenhouse ATS and Slack. The company is offering free access to any Greenhouse ATS customers until Dec 31, 2020. Those interested can sign up at scouted.to. https://hrtechfeed.com/scouted-launches-to-find-missed-connections-between-employees-and-applicants/ ##########

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Claims of dirty politics, cries of anger and disgust, and clear bitter division. The usually circumspect arena of the Otago Regional Council chamber had it all this morning, as three-quarters of councillors teamed up to roll former Labour Government Environment Minister Marian Hobbs as chair. Our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown was at the meeting and filed this report.

The Otago Regional Council will today vote on the fate of chair and former Labour Cabinet minister Marian Hobbs. Hobbs appears set to be rolled after three-quarters of councillors signed a letter saying they no longer had confidence in her ability to lead the council. She rose to the chair after former National MP and Whanganui Mayor, Michael Laws, pulled out of the contest and threw his support behind her following last October's elections. As a result she secured the role by seven votes to five and Laws became deputy chair with the same margin of support. Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has spoken to some of the players involved in the attempted coup and Hobbs. He speaks to Corin Dann.

Michael Laws Interview by Abe Gray on Radio One 91fm Dunedin

Michael Laws Interview by Abe Gray on Radio One 91fm Dunedin

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The Podcast’s resident globe trotter Michael Laws gives an in depth look into his first summer as a married man. From central Africa to summer camps, Michael seems to have done everything he planned with two exceptions: sleep, and sit still.

In this BONUS episode of Bodies we discuss online communication, echo chambers, how to break them and the importance of context when posting online With special guest, Michael Laws, a researcher at the Legal Resource Centre, media specialist and all-round genius! This episode was produced and edited by Roy Gluckman. Our theme music was made by Roy Gluckman and the show mixed by Roy Gluckman.

Michael Laws knows things. He knows things about coffee. What is cold drip? Ask Michael. Why doesn't Simon drink coffee? Has Simon ever even tasted coffee?

Once upon a time we talked about hypersoftwarisation, but that was pretty general. Here we talk about different technologies used in and by churches, pros, cons, and some hot tips from the uber geek that is Michael Laws.

Episode 43 Horse Meat ,Michael Laws bullies Kids.Hello and welcome to another episode of Jay Wont dart's podcast, your number one source for New Zealand News.My intro was a youtube clip about Gay Anarchists upsetting church goers.This episode, the sale of Horse Meat intended for pets to people who eat it, and Michael Laws, a mayor and celebrity upsets some young Maori children.First, Horse Meat.Horse meat is not sold in New Zealand, at least not in a way that makes it safe for people to eat. This story covers people buying horse meat from a pet food abattoir, the meat is meant for pets to eat, and is sold in bags saying "not fit for human consumption". I really want to get some of those bags and use it for vegan activism, with toy chickens and cows inside of the bags. Maybe I could change the words to "not fit for HUMANE consumption".So called Pet food meat is not prepared to the same standard as meat designated for people. It has a greater chance of causing food poisoning, from having higher numbers of bacteria and parasites. Its also probably not hacked up in as clean a facility, to save the factory owner from having to invest as much in machinery and processes. Basically, pet food grade meat is not as "clean" as meat designated for human consumption.People are outraged about this, people eating Horse Meat in New Zealand, despite the fact that we kill horses for pet food, and I've heard we export horse meat overseas.This is another case of people believing some animals to be too important, or too special, to be eaten. A lot of racist remarks have come up, because its apparently mostly Tongan people who are buying the horse meat to eat as a tongan specialty meal, called Loi Hoosi. However, in the video, one of the sellers mentions all sorts of people as buying horse meat from her. Heres the first clipI've stopped here to mention whats going to happen, when the slaughterer is approached, he hugs and kisses the reporter! Its very odd, but effective! I have a 3 minute video clip, the full footage of his response, but as its not very audio centric, I wont play it. Ok, back to the first clip.Its somewhat difficult to find the difference between "pet food" grade meat and "human grade" meat. How is the average New Zealand meat eater, with pets, meant to feel hearing that pet food grade meat contains quote "more parasites" and quote "greater chance of food poisoning"? Would you really feed it to a cat or dog you consider a family member?People are terribly upset that New Zealanders are eating horse meat. The people upset by it complain that its not a "new zealand" thing to do, we dont do that in this country. Well, tell that to the people who DO eat horse meat in this country. You cant control what people do, just because you dont agree with it. I must sound like a hypocrite now right?I love to ask people what they think is in their pets food, oh sure the ad shows "lovely pure meat" going in, but thats an ad, it would make dirt look healthy, all the while claiming it promotes a shiny coat. In reality, Pet food grade meat is awful, by definition its "worse" than normal meat. If you buy pet food that contains "meat", its probably pet food grade meat, meaning its the absolute worst, most diseased animals you can think of, hacked up. I've read about some pet foods that claim to use "humane grade meat", but thats not a class of meat technically, so it could just be marketing speak! Heres a hint, if it says "not intended for human consumption" on the packet, its probably diseased. If it has a warning not to be eaten, then its probably not a good idea to feed it to your pets. The other story I'd like to cover today is Michael Laws, and his reply to some 11-12 year old kids who wrote him a letter. Michael Laws is an outspoken Mayor, and hosts a radio show, amongst other things. Hes a right wing commentator type guy, the man on the street is meant to like him because he "cuts to the chase", "none of that Politically Correct garbage". An average Michael Laws comment will focus on race, that "certain races" beat their kids, or are all on benefits. I'll let the clips speak for themselves.Even when Laws is defending himself, he often brings up annoying things, like that the teachers MUST have put the kids up to it, or that kids that age are only into Harry Potter. Who is he to tell kids what to be interested in? If younger people are into politics good for them. Just because they are below voting age, doesnt mean they should only read children's fantasy books.At the end of that clip, Michael Laws sounded apologetic, but on his own radio show, hes quite different. This is part of Michael Laws response on his radio show, hes always very sure of himself and comes across as boisterous. So, thats Michael Laws.Thank you for listening about two current events that are happening in New Zealand. My outro is an angry Scientologist talking, he swears a few times. You can find the script for this episode, as well as downloads for every episode of Jay Wont darts podcast at jaywontdart.blogspot.comIf you want to contact me, even just to say you listened, send an email to jaywontdart@gmail.com, j a y w o n t d a r t @ gmail.com, I'd appreciate it.Have a super happy day, bye.