Podcast appearances and mentions of morgan godfery

This week on the Sunday Panel, Coast day host and Victoria University Senior Law Lecturer and columnist Morgan Godfery joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!  We started the year with Jacinda Ardern resigning and ended it with a completely different Government - how are we feeling about 2023 as a year? And how are we feeling heading into 2024? Are we in a good place as a country? Who's our politician of the year? The Herald's Claire Trevett named Winston Peters- do we agree? Did he steal the limelight from Luxon? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political commentators Prof Ella Henry, Morgan Godfery and Mani Dunlop discuss the dominant blue wave, the collapse of Labour and the rise of Te Pāti Māori.

Tau Henare, Morgan Godfery, and a range of politicians join Mihingarangi Forbes to discuss the election results and what the future looks like for Māori.

In part 3 of the series Sites of Connection Dani McIntosh speaks to artist Hana Pera Aoake (Ngāti Hinerangi, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Haua, Tainui/Waikato, Ngāti Waewae, Waitaha, Kai Tahu). Often juxtaposing poetic text with handheld moving images, Hana's video work addresses the tension between industry and sacred whenua; the presence of deep time and new parenthood. 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Hana discusses her video 'I saw the mountain erupt' (2023); working with an essay by her partner Morgan Godfery; the town of Kawerau as formerly one of NZ's wealthiest towns and now one of the poorest, and also the town as the site of Māori pūrākau. 5:54 Dani asks; Why entwine the writing with the moving image? 8:09 Dani introduces the video work A eulogy to love (2019); Dani asks why juxtapose shots of Italian actress Monica Vitti with the landscape in Aotearoa? Hana explains the video was shot in many sites including Aotearoa, Portugal and other European locations. She discusses Vitti as an image of an “hysterical woman”, and the ongoing theme in her practice of "the tension of industry versus caring for the whenua (landscape)”. 13.08 Dani asks about the line “I will not be afraid despite the fear tumbling through my body”. 15:50 Hana on how parenthood has affected their work. Se discusses 'deep time', the relationship between the human and non-human and the whakataukī 'Ka Mua, Ka Muri' (walking backwards into the future). 20:00 Hana on David Lynch's movie Eraserhead (1977). 23:00 Hana discusses and the writing of New Zealand author Keri Hulme (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe), which was part of her work with Ke te Pai Press (with Morgan Godfery), shown in the group exhibition Matarau 24:41 Working with musician Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu) 27:24 End

This week on the Sunday Panel, Newstalk ZB host Roman Travers and Victoria University senior law lecturer Morgan Godfery joined Francesca to discuss the following:  Greens co-leader James Shaw has warned a National/ACT Government would set climate change policy back by 30 years- but how much has the current Labour Government done? Is 2023 the year of the minor party? Scotland wants to decriminalise drugs for personal use in an effort to tackle their high overdose rates. The UK Government has shot this down- but is an overhaul needed to treat addiction? Over 70 million people have joined Threads in the first 48 hours, what do we think?  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Sunday Panel, Victoria University Faculty of Law senior lecturer, Morgan Godfery and editor and commentator Jo McCarroll joined in on a discussion about the following issues:  Earlier this week, Police Minister Ginny Andersen and National police spokesman Mark Mitchell got into a debate about police staffing levels. How important is it in an election year to be representing data correctly –  both the Government and Opposition? Should we be focused on data or should we be listening to frontline staff?   The 2023 budget is due to be released this Thursday- what are we hoping to see out of it? Can the cost of living crisis be fixed without adding to inflationary pressure? French company Zephalto plans to offer Michelin-star-level dining on the edge of space as early as next year. It costs $211,759.28 (NZD) to purchase a ticket for this experience- would you do it, if you could? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode of Mata Mihingarangi Forbes hosts a panel discussion about Meka Whaitiri's defection from the Labour Party to join Te Pāti Māori. Her guests are former Te Pāti Māori MP Marama Fox, former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels, former Labour executive member Shane Te Pou and Morgan Godfery. 

Ben Thomas, Director of Captial PR and Morgan Godfery, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University Faculty of Law joined this week's edition of The Sunday Panel to discuss the following topics of interest: Environmental engineer Jamie Simmonds helped relocate the Queensland town of Grantham after the town was hit by a deadly flood in 2011. He believes vulnerable regions should look into managed retreats sooner rather than later. Is this a sensible course of action to take during the Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up? National's Chris Luxon has announced a new FamilyBoost policy that would give families a 25 per cent rebate on their childcare expenses, up to $75 a week for families earning up to $180,000. What do we think of this announcement? LISTEN ABOVE      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers, and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. The result is a country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked, voices are erased, the colonial past ignored and silence passes for understanding. By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2022) seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. A recurring theme across the book is the inescapable entanglement of local and global manifestations of race. Each of the contributors brings their own experiences and insights to the complexities of life in a racialised society, and together their words make an important contribution to our shared and future lives on these shores. Contributors to this book: Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad, Mahdis Azarmandi, Simon Barber, Garrick Cooper, Morgan Godfery, Kassie Hartendorp, Guled Mire, Tze Ming Mok, Adele Norris, Nathan Rew, Vera Seyra, Beth Teklezgi, Selome Teklezgi and Patrick Thomsen. Arcia Tecun (a.k.a. Daniel Hernandez) is a storyteller (film maker, podcaster) and Pouako (Lecturer) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) in ethnomusicology and social-cultural anthropology. His research and teaching interests include Indigeneity, race, class, gender, religion, food, and popular culture/music in Oceania and the Americas. Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic, editor and multidisciplinary researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. In September, she became an Assistant Professor Pacific Islander Studies in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Anisha Sankar is a Chennai-born, Te Awakairangi-raised South Indian Tamil living in Pōneke. She is currently working on her PhD, which studies the contradictions of colonial capitalism. Key Point About the Book: • Arrives at a time of burgeoning questions around race, identity, and power • Provides readers with new ways of thinking and talking about race in Aotearoa New Zealand • Addresses New Zealand's local connections to global and international discussions of race Ed Amon has a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers, and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. The result is a country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked, voices are erased, the colonial past ignored and silence passes for understanding. By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2022) seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. A recurring theme across the book is the inescapable entanglement of local and global manifestations of race. Each of the contributors brings their own experiences and insights to the complexities of life in a racialised society, and together their words make an important contribution to our shared and future lives on these shores. Contributors to this book: Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad, Mahdis Azarmandi, Simon Barber, Garrick Cooper, Morgan Godfery, Kassie Hartendorp, Guled Mire, Tze Ming Mok, Adele Norris, Nathan Rew, Vera Seyra, Beth Teklezgi, Selome Teklezgi and Patrick Thomsen. Arcia Tecun (a.k.a. Daniel Hernandez) is a storyteller (film maker, podcaster) and Pouako (Lecturer) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) in ethnomusicology and social-cultural anthropology. His research and teaching interests include Indigeneity, race, class, gender, religion, food, and popular culture/music in Oceania and the Americas. Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic, editor and multidisciplinary researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. In September, she became an Assistant Professor Pacific Islander Studies in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Anisha Sankar is a Chennai-born, Te Awakairangi-raised South Indian Tamil living in Pōneke. She is currently working on her PhD, which studies the contradictions of colonial capitalism. Key Point About the Book: • Arrives at a time of burgeoning questions around race, identity, and power • Provides readers with new ways of thinking and talking about race in Aotearoa New Zealand • Addresses New Zealand's local connections to global and international discussions of race Ed Amon has a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers, and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. The result is a country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked, voices are erased, the colonial past ignored and silence passes for understanding. By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2022) seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. A recurring theme across the book is the inescapable entanglement of local and global manifestations of race. Each of the contributors brings their own experiences and insights to the complexities of life in a racialised society, and together their words make an important contribution to our shared and future lives on these shores. Contributors to this book: Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad, Mahdis Azarmandi, Simon Barber, Garrick Cooper, Morgan Godfery, Kassie Hartendorp, Guled Mire, Tze Ming Mok, Adele Norris, Nathan Rew, Vera Seyra, Beth Teklezgi, Selome Teklezgi and Patrick Thomsen. Arcia Tecun (a.k.a. Daniel Hernandez) is a storyteller (film maker, podcaster) and Pouako (Lecturer) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) in ethnomusicology and social-cultural anthropology. His research and teaching interests include Indigeneity, race, class, gender, religion, food, and popular culture/music in Oceania and the Americas. Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic, editor and multidisciplinary researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. In September, she became an Assistant Professor Pacific Islander Studies in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Anisha Sankar is a Chennai-born, Te Awakairangi-raised South Indian Tamil living in Pōneke. She is currently working on her PhD, which studies the contradictions of colonial capitalism. Key Point About the Book: • Arrives at a time of burgeoning questions around race, identity, and power • Provides readers with new ways of thinking and talking about race in Aotearoa New Zealand • Addresses New Zealand's local connections to global and international discussions of race Ed Amon has a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers, and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. The result is a country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked, voices are erased, the colonial past ignored and silence passes for understanding. By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2022) seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. A recurring theme across the book is the inescapable entanglement of local and global manifestations of race. Each of the contributors brings their own experiences and insights to the complexities of life in a racialised society, and together their words make an important contribution to our shared and future lives on these shores. Contributors to this book: Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad, Mahdis Azarmandi, Simon Barber, Garrick Cooper, Morgan Godfery, Kassie Hartendorp, Guled Mire, Tze Ming Mok, Adele Norris, Nathan Rew, Vera Seyra, Beth Teklezgi, Selome Teklezgi and Patrick Thomsen. Arcia Tecun (a.k.a. Daniel Hernandez) is a storyteller (film maker, podcaster) and Pouako (Lecturer) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) in ethnomusicology and social-cultural anthropology. His research and teaching interests include Indigeneity, race, class, gender, religion, food, and popular culture/music in Oceania and the Americas. Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic, editor and multidisciplinary researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. In September, she became an Assistant Professor Pacific Islander Studies in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Anisha Sankar is a Chennai-born, Te Awakairangi-raised South Indian Tamil living in Pōneke. She is currently working on her PhD, which studies the contradictions of colonial capitalism. Key Point About the Book: • Arrives at a time of burgeoning questions around race, identity, and power • Provides readers with new ways of thinking and talking about race in Aotearoa New Zealand • Addresses New Zealand's local connections to global and international discussions of race Ed Amon has a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers, and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. The result is a country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked, voices are erased, the colonial past ignored and silence passes for understanding. By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race in Aotearoa New Zealand (Bridget Williams Books, 2022) seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. A recurring theme across the book is the inescapable entanglement of local and global manifestations of race. Each of the contributors brings their own experiences and insights to the complexities of life in a racialised society, and together their words make an important contribution to our shared and future lives on these shores. Contributors to this book: Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad, Mahdis Azarmandi, Simon Barber, Garrick Cooper, Morgan Godfery, Kassie Hartendorp, Guled Mire, Tze Ming Mok, Adele Norris, Nathan Rew, Vera Seyra, Beth Teklezgi, Selome Teklezgi and Patrick Thomsen. Arcia Tecun (a.k.a. Daniel Hernandez) is a storyteller (film maker, podcaster) and Pouako (Lecturer) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) in ethnomusicology and social-cultural anthropology. His research and teaching interests include Indigeneity, race, class, gender, religion, food, and popular culture/music in Oceania and the Americas. Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic, editor and multidisciplinary researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. In September, she became an Assistant Professor Pacific Islander Studies in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Anisha Sankar is a Chennai-born, Te Awakairangi-raised South Indian Tamil living in Pōneke. She is currently working on her PhD, which studies the contradictions of colonial capitalism. Key Point About the Book: • Arrives at a time of burgeoning questions around race, identity, and power • Provides readers with new ways of thinking and talking about race in Aotearoa New Zealand • Addresses New Zealand's local connections to global and international discussions of race Ed Amon has a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. His main interests are indigenous studies, politics, history, and cricket. Follow him on twitter @edamoned or email him at edamonnz@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

Today on The Panel- Lorna Subrtizky and Morgan Godfery discuss Queen Memorial Day tomorrow – does it feel necessary a whole week after her funeral?  Plus- Bay of Plenty man Paul Cherry is paying $5,500 every 28 days to prolong his life and quality of life after being diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer – he was told by his oncologist the drug he was paying for would give him longer and a better quality of life than any funded options available in New Zealand – should Pharmac be funding the best drugs options available? Is it acceptable that he is having to pay for that best option?  Are you on board with recommendations for Auckland's next water source?  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bryce Edwards and Morgan Godfery spoke to Corin Dann.

Low Covid vaccination rates reflect practical barriers – but Māori have good reason to distrust the government. International news editor Bonnie Malkin introduces Morgan Godfery's personal investigation of this fraught history

There's no doubt that Super Saturday was a success - but is it the circuit-breaker the Government needed after weeks of battling the Delta outbreak? Lawyer and National Party member Liam Hehir, and former trade union official and now Otago Business School senior lecturer Morgan Godfery spoke to Susie Ferguson.

There's no doubt that Super Saturday was a success - but is it the circuit-breaker the Government needed after weeks of battling the Delta outbreak? Lawyer and National Party member Liam Hehir, and former trade union official and now Otago Business School senior lecturer Morgan Godfery spoke to Susie Ferguson.

In one week, there have been positive Covid cases in the Waikato, Northland and now Bay of Plenty.University of Otago's Michael Baker wrote a blog on what the country needs to do to stop more cases from getting out, from tightening the Auckland border.But with more people in Auckland getting double vaccinated, they need Auckland to be reopened for livelihoods, business and mental health.Whilst Covid elimination may no longer be possible in Auckland, it may still be possible to continue with that method in more rural parts of New Zealand, especially with vaccination.The South Island is still in Alert Level 2 despite not having a Covid case in over a year. There have been calls for a restriction of travel between the North and South Islands to just freight to protect the South Island from Delta.Listen above as Morgan Godfery and Lorna Subritzky discuss the week's news with Francesca Rudkin on The Sunday Panel

Cindy Mitchener and Morgan Godfery share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about.

Panellists Cindy Mitchener and Morgan Godfery discuss the announcements in the 2021 budget.

Political commentator Liam Hehir and writer Morgan Godfery joined Francesca Rudkin to talk politics. Godfery says his lowest expectation is from the business aspect while Labour is in government.But he also said the highest expectations can be issues on housing, Ihumātao and welfare.Hehir thought otherwise, his expectations from Labour are high in terms of business, as the governments Covid-19 response was great and in a few years time we should be reaping up the rewards.Both commentators are for the coalition between Labour and the Greens.Before any picture is clear on who will collectively or individually be running the government, special votes and referendum results are yet to come… which can make a coalition decision simpler.The Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon says iwi would do a better job at running prisons than corrections and wants the change to happen soon.Godfrey showed support towards the new idea.“I have no objection at all…in fact seems very wise to me.”While Hehir says, it's not about the colour of who's running the prison, it's the prison system itself and that there needs to rehabilitation programmes for prisoners.“They are very good at punishing people but they don't work to rehabilitate people.” LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE AS COMMENTATORS LIAM HEHIR AND MORGAN GODFREY TALK POLITICS.

Māori-led journal and reading club Kei te pai press is asking for book donations for the library at the Christchurch Women's Prison. Jesse speaks to Morgan Godfery who is part of the initiative.

Demonstrations continue in US; Air NZ apologises over refunds, but will only offer credits; Covid-19: Future of retail post-lockdown uncertain.

Panellists Lynda Hallinan and Morgan Godfery share what they have been thinking about.

As we reported earlier this week, Labour's Māori electorate MPs are returning to the party list this year after a bold play in 2017 saw them sweep all seven seats. Last election's decision to stay off the list was designed to wipe out the Māori Party and make room on the Labour list for greater Māori representation. Labour's Maori caucus co-chair Meka Whaitiri said the strategy worked with 13 Labour Māori MPs in government and the Māori Party gone. Political commentators Morgan Godfery and Shane Te Pou speak to Kim Hill.  

The new National Party Leader Todd Muller has been criticised this week for putting only white faces on his re-jigged front bench.  The highest ranked Māori MP in his caucus is former Deputy leader Paula Bennett at number 13. It's raised questions over whether National - under Todd Muller - has given up trying to win over Māori voters.  Māori political commentators Morgan Godfery and Khylee Quince speak to Susie Ferguson.  

Morgan Godfery and Irene Gardiner join Andrew Dickens on the Sunday Session's Panel, focusing on the latest around Covid-19.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce tomorrow if the country will drop from level four to level three beyond 11.59pm on Wednesday.Ardern has been clear level 3 lockdown does not allow the public to stop social distancing and closely interact with family and friends, among others."The main message remains stay home to save lives," Ardern said this week.

Former Māori politician Tau Henare admits that he misses parliament - during his political career he was a member of the National Party, New Zealand First, and the leader of Mauri Pacific. Morgan Godfery joins Tau Henare to reflect upon his time in parliament as part of the political legacy series, Matangireia.

Former Māori politician Tau Henare admits that he misses parliament - during his political career he was a member of the National Party, New Zealand First, and the leader of Mauri Pacific. Morgan Godfery joins Tau Henare to reflect upon his time in parliament as part of the political legacy series, Matangireia.

Sandra Lee was the first Māori woman to win a general electorate seat and the first person to lead a Māori Party - Mana Motuhake - into Parliament. Tonight - Te Ahi Kaa features episode four of the political legacy series - Mātangireia with host, writer and blogger Morgan Godfery.

Sandra Lee was the first Māori woman to win a general electorate seat and the first person to lead a Māori Party - Mana Motuhake - into Parliament. Tonight - Te Ahi Kaa features episode four of the political legacy series - Mātangireia with host, writer and blogger Morgan Godfery.

Dame Tariana Turia talks about her time in parliament in part two of the political legacy series, Matangireia hosted by writer and blogger Morgan Godfery. Dame Turia reflects on her time in parliament, the genesis of the Māori Party following the Foreshore and Seabed March to parliament, and her early life growing up in Whanganui.

Dame Tariana Turia talks about her time in parliament in part two of the political legacy series, Matangireia hosted by writer and blogger Morgan Godfery. Dame Turia reflects on her time in parliament, the genesis of the Māori Party following the Foreshore and Seabed March to parliament, and her early life growing up in Whanganui.

Matangireia examines the legacies of Māori Politicians. Six former MPs from across the political spectrum share frank insights with series host, Morgan Godfery. In this week's episode former Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei talks about her political career and aspirations during her time in parliament.

Matangireia examines the legacies of Māori Politicians. Six former MPs from across the political spectrum share frank insights with series host, Morgan Godfery. In this week's episode former Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei talks about her political career and aspirations during her time in parliament.

The Interregnum edited by Morgan Godfery is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

A common reaction to #TapeGate is "bloody politicians, none of them can lie straight in bed," says Morgan Godfery. Read more ($): https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/barclay-scandal-will-damage-all-politicians-ng-p-204628

Writer, director, and actress Lena Dunham says that while there are a lot of people she loves on Twitter, it's impossible to find them without reading things telling her that she should be "buried under a pile of rocks". Social media like Twitter isn't all negative, though, and for some people it is a constant, and comforting, presence in their daily lives. The senior producer for The Wireless; Megan Whelan gathered blogger and prolific tweeter Morgan Godfery, transgender advocate Megan Bowra-Dean, and from Youthline, Briana Hill to talk about social media and mental health.