Community or Chaos

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...

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. Broad...

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 Is...

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...

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 O...

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 promise...

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 ret...

I will be talking with Neil Johnstone investigative Engineer, Who specialises in hydrodynamics; and analysing flood cause, probabilities and solutions. A supporter of the South Dunedin stormwater justice group. We will be discussing the neglect of self Dunedin concerning stormwater and other flood prevention measures they have not been taken. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I will be discussing democratic socialism and the difference between democratic socialism and social Democracy as practice by centre left parties with Victor Billot Communications Officer Maritime Union NZ and Leader of the Alliance Party and Alliance candidate for Dunedin. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Malak Tamimi the fruit of Palestinian & NZ - Malak Tamimi is a 16-year-old Palestinian Zealander who, upon returning from a visit to her Palestinian West Bank homeland, ntered the latest Race Unity Speech Awards. She won two awards, the Tohu Eke Panuku — Human Rights Commission Award for Impact and the Tohu Manukura i te Reo — Māori Language Commission Award for Te Reo Māori. We discussed the impa...

I'll be discussing with Robert Patman International rule of law and multiple lateral ism and it institutions and how international institutions and the rule law is threatened by changing will and the assertions of the United States and Russia that might makes right and that there should be no restrictions on their power over a weaker countries and how this threatened New Zealand's traditional form...

I will be discussing with Pete Hodgson former Minister of Health & former Chair Southern District Health Board the current moves to privatise health by stealth with government’s decision to outsource ophthalmology to the private sector as an ongoing example. We follow the American example in our neoliberal economics including taxation which favours the wealthy why not follow their example in Publi...

Dr Graham Redding - Christian Nationalism Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Wise Responce - Mike Joy. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

I will be talking to counsellor Steve Walker about New Zealand resilience facing fuel crisis and climate challenges flooding in South Dunedin and homeless and they disconnect between NZ government and the realty of people living their lives in New Zealand. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Talking with Murray Grimwood a hands-on environmentalist, He saw the ‘limits to growth’ coming a long time ago. He was advocating getting ready for sustainability as a from 1986., we'll be talking about the likely breakdown of civil elation duty environmental and social crisis due to our legacy of permanent exponential economic growth. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Quakers in Aotearoa NZ - I will be talking with Murray Short a former clerk or spokesperson for New Zealand Quakers (Friends) and presently a leading Quaker and commentator on Quakerism. We will be talking about Quaker beliefs, values and what moves Quakers to stand up or take action etc etc. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Providing financial and structural resilience to visit that householders - I will be talking with Prof. Jonathan Boston Emeritus Prof of Policy Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Government. Jonathan was a member of the Expert Working Group on Managed Retreat. We will talk about Support for property insurance and the face of sea level rise and Climate Change and resilience...

Local local body politics in a time of crisis - I'll be discussing local body politics with Mayor Sophie Barker we will be discussing the goals and needs of Dunedin in the context of economic environmental and fuel crisis and the needs to develop and protect essential infrastructure from neglect or privateation and the need for affordable rates and keeping an eye on rate caps and the expectations...