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I will be interviewing Michael Alan (Financial Mentor) and Sarah Davis (Social Worker) from Family Works teamPresbyterian support Otago. We will be discussing the human cost of poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand and the dignity of the people. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Noel O'Malley a former lawyer, & past-president of the Otago District Law Society who holds a master's degree in peace and conflict studies. We will be discussing a formal complaint with the European Commission by Both ENDS, a Dutch environmental justice organisation recognised by the Dutch government arguing that New Zealand has broken the climate promises it made in its free trade agreement with the European Union. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I will be talking with Prof.Stephen Zunes 13Oct.2026 2026 Prof. of international relations at the University of San Francisco has Who has taught and participated in nonviolent people power movements. He has two main interest the Middle East particularly Palestine and nonviolent people power movements we will be discussing the midterm congressional elections in America and like the outcomes in the danger that they may be corrupted by the Trump administration. We will also talk about the Democratic party and where they have learned anything from recent election losses and how they are reacting to the primary wins of democratic socials. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

The broken world order - I'll be talking with professor Robert Patman about chaos from the Middle East to German and American elections and are we winning your world order for trying to build a New World order based on a new community of many nations? Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Generation Vote - Marvin chats to Daisy and Nikau, from the Dunedin branch of Generation Vote. They talk about the importance of putting your name on the Electoral role and also discuss the option of allowing voting from people from 16 years of age. Would it be a good idea to make voting Mandatory, like it is in Australia? Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I'm having a discussion with Annie Newman Assistant National Sec. ETU.Union We will be discussing ETU and unions in general. The place of unions in Aotearoa NZ amidst a neoliberalism of extreme inequality and unaffordability for the working class that is most kiwis. We also talk about the fact that the state of the unions impends on the well-being or not of the wicked class the average Kiwi. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Scott willis Green List MP ...Scot t wrote the Green Party position paper proposing the pauses on data centres in New Zealand. We will be discussing data centres and their effect on the environment particularly particularly water, Garry immense use of power and it's affect on our electricity system and the cost of electricity for householders and other users such as timber industry in the North Island. The relationship of data centres to AI and the potential catastrophic of public service jobs in favour of AI Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

A discussion with Dr.Bill Rosenberg Economist and former Director of Policy at the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, on the destructive effect neoliberal economics on New Zealand Society! Redistributing wealth from the many to the Few Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Abolishing the Military in New Zealand - Prof Richard Jackson Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Quintin Findlay  Senior Organizer · National Union of Public Employees Doctor of Philosophy – PhD at Lincoln University (NZ)  He was foundation member and founder of both the New Labour party and the Alliance Party.. Quentin is now on the executive of the resurrected Alliance Party and is also involved in policy planning so where does the Alliance go from here? Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I will be talking with Presbyterian Support Otago Chief Executive Robbie Moginie about poverty in Otago and the rest of New Zealand. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I'll be talking with Stephen Zunes Professor of politics San Francisco University. Stephen is chair of The Middle Eastern department san Francisco University he's also lead and trained no action for Democracy. Can the trend toward authoritarian Democracy turned around in America? Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

A discussion with Mike Taylor secretary Dunedin branch of NZPFU The NZ Firefighters union. On the crisis within the fire service over either under funding or funding not going where it needs to go to one of the results of having to depend on all dilapidated equipment and trucks did not replace when they should be and other forms of efficiency that turned out to be quite inefficient. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Professor Karen Scott, is an international environmental law expert from the University of Canterbury, Karen is Editor in Chief of Ocean Development and International Law. We will discuss how international law places countries like New Zealand under international obligations to address Climate Change and the risk and consequences of neglecting to deal with Climate Change and live up to the promises we've made. We will be talking broadly about accountability, We also talked about past historical crisis how we met them and how having to deal past crisis caused positive social change. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I will be talking about security for NZ in a fractured world order. Gray Southon & Kevin Clements is former Clerk of the Futures Committee of the(Quakers) - Aotearoa/NZ Gray was educated in physics in NZ and Canada and worked as a medical physicist in Canada and Australia. He later moved into information and organizational studies, undertook research in the management of information systems On retiring in 2003 he become involved in the United Nations Association and supporting the UN generally. Kevin Clements is the former director and Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies center at the University of Otago, and Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association. Kevin Clements, is now Director of Toda Peace Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research) an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz