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What was the human rights situation like in Palestine before 7 October 2023, when conflict broke out? And what is the situation like now, more than six months on? Maha Elmadani and Yasser Abdul-Aal, two Palestinians living in Christchurch, and
World Poetry Day (20 March) celebrates the power of this genre to challenge injustice and inspire positive change. We talk with published poets Emma Sidnam and Ciaran Fox about the ways they use poetry to both reiterate their own identities and
In January 2024, the recently appointed National/Act/NZ First government declared it would halt proceedings, started under Labour, to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. This declaration was made the same week as the release of the Independent
Guests Prudence Walker (Te Kahui Tika Tangata), Jacqui Scott (Dyspraxia Support Group of NZ), Rich Rowley (Brain Badge) and Sarah Macdonald (Diversity Works) draw on their personal and professional experiences to talk through the many complexit
Conversations on human rights in our country
Louise Petzold (Child-Rich Communities), Wendy Hoddinott and Rosie Murphy (Gather Landscape Architecture) discuss the benefits for tamariki, whānau and communities when children are given a voice and an active role in designing their own urban
Guests ponder the potential implications of the October 2023 "No" vote for Australia's The Voice to Parliament referendum. Kate Hunter (Te Herenga Waka University of Wellington) situates the referendum in a longitudinal context and reflects on
How are we seeing misinformation and disinformation play out in the lead-up to the 2023 election? Sally speaks first with Nicole Skews-Poole from the Disinformation Project about the overarching themes and the dangers inherent in the spread of
Join Rodney Bell (internationally-renowned wheelchair dancer and founding member of Touch Compass), Lyn Cotton (Founder and Artistic Director of Jolt Dance Company) and Jo Casey (Regional Programme Coordinator (Christchurch) at StarJam) in a b
Meaning and mātauranga are embedded into Māori place names, and we are seeing a groundswell of public interest alongside Treaty settlements and statutory obligation to see them recognised and restored. Ruihana Smith (Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Tru
What factors enable positive resettlement for former refugees arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand? Join us for a special show to celebrate World Refugee Day. Our three guests - Abdirizak Abdi (Ministry of Education), Rachel O'Connor (English Langu
New Zealand Sign Language Week acknowledges and celebrates the place of NZSL in our communities. This special NZSL Week show looks at the history and progression of deaf education in Aotearoa over time, from the oral method of communication tau
Sally talks with some of the team behind Asturlab's Eid-al-Fitr celebration in Christchurch, Amir Rojali, Souhila Abdelazziz and Nasrat Hamid. How do they celebrate Eid-al-Fitr in their home countries, and how does this differ to their celebra
Guests Kris Herbert (Our Stories Project) and Kaspar Middendorf (CEISMIC, UC Digital Lab) talk about their recent collaboration to create the "Earthquake Story Walk", broadening out the discussion to ponder the importance of and linkages betwee
What is heritage? And how can it be used to both conserve and uphold human rights, but also undermine and challenge them? Four amazing guests share their views: Hatesa Seumanutafa (Canterbury Museum), Rosie Ibbotson (University of Canterbury),
In November 2022, the LinC (Leadership in Communities) programme organised a visit to Christchurch's Masjid An Nur (An Nur Mosque). In this special show, we talk with two organisers and five participants about the experience, interviewing them
Representatives from key leading gambling support services - Bridgitte Thornley (PGF Services), Kelly Fend (Asian Family Services) and Pesio Ah-Honi (Mapu Maia) - talk us through the ways that culture can affect gambling and gambling harm. This
Christmas is a time of celebration, whānau, joy – but it can also put pressure on us, including through financial pressures to buy food and presents. The celebration also puts pressure on the environment due to our consumerism and increased was
Conversations on human rights in our country
What are the benefits and barriers for people with disabilities to get into sports? We discuss this question with a focus on wheelchair sports (especially wheelchair rugby), with our expert guests Dylan Lloyd (Halberg Foundation), Cody Everson
A look at disability rights in 2022 Aotearoa. Our first interview is the Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier, talking about the role of the Ombudsman with a focus on their work on disability rights. We analyse in more depth the IMM (Independent Monit
The Ngāi Tahu Representation Bill has just passed its third reading in Parliament. Guests Rachael Evans (University of Canterbury) and Atarau Hamilton discuss the Bill and the broader topic of Māori representation in local government, covering
The importance of relationships in enabling whanau to embark on their feeding journeys, and the benefits of these journeys for babies, mothers and others in the immediate and wider society.
In 2020, excavation work in the Christchurch suburb of Halswell uncovered stumps of 1200-year-old mataī (New Zealand blank pine). What does this discovery - and the discovery of several other buried forests in the area - mean for the people who
Reimana Tutengaehe and Rachael Pelvin bring different perspectives to this discussion on what learnings can be shared from the Māori new year, as well as their hopes that this year's public holiday leads more people to embrace mātauranga Māori.
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