Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 16/05/13. In this week’s bulletin Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss the big challenges facing the National-led Government, and also the significant issues that are likely to be delivered by Finance Minister Bill English when he reads today’s Budget. Budget 2013: The big challenges for the National-led Government [...]
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Radio 5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning On Today’s ‘Smile And Be Optimistic’ Budget
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, May 16th, 2013
5AA Australia: Selwyn & Peter Discuss Invasive New Spy Laws + Weather Warnings
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, May 9th, 2013
5AA Australia: Selwyn & Peter Discuss Invasive New Spy Laws + Weather Warnings 5AA’s Across The Ditch was Recorded LIVE on 9/05/13. This week, Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how the New Zealand Government has passed under urgency the first stage of two new spy bills that will enable the GCSB to spy on [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – MP Parekura Horomia Dies + Mean House Prices Rise
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – MP Parekura Horomia Dies + Mean House Prices Rise Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning’s Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 2/05/13. This week Peter and Selwyn discuss how New Zealand Labour Party member of Parliament Perekura Horomia died this week, his life’s work of working for the benefit [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – Same Sex Bill Passes In NZ
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, April 18th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – Same Sex Bill Passes In NZ + Education Ministry Seeks High COurt Redress Over Leaky Buildings Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 18/04/13. The Issues: Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how New Zealand’s Parliament passed last night a marriage equality bill making it legal for people of [...]
Citizen A GCSB Special with Martyn Bradbury Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, April 12th, 2013
Citizen A GCSB Special with Martyn Bradbury Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning Citizen A GCSB Special: Joining host Martyn Bradbury this week Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning. Issue 1: We now know that 88 NZers were illegally spied upon by the GCSB – why did they try to cover this up and does the PM [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – GCSB Scandal Is Becoming Very Weird
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, April 11th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – GCSB Scandal Is Becoming Very Weird Across The Ditch with Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning was Recorded Live on 11/04/13. GCSB: This issue just keeps getting more weird. This week it has been revealed that the GCSB spy agency has illegally spied on at least 85 New Zealanders. And [...]
5AA Australia: We Have Rain! + Top Road Cop Retires + GCSB PM Scandal
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, April 4th, 2013
5AA Australia: We Have Rain! + Top Road Cop Retires + GCSB PM Scandal Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 4/04/13. First up Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how it looks like New Zealand’s drought in the North Island has broken… : We Have Rain! Also, Leo Tooman, one of New Zealand’s top [...]
Labour MPs Kicked Out While Prime Minister Makes A Mockery Of Speaker’s Authority
Written by LiveNews Publisher on Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Labour MPs Kicked Out While Prime Minister Makes A Mockery Of Speaker’s Authority Parliament Question 12. Government Communications Security Bureau—February 2012 Briefings [Sitting date: 27 March 2013. Volume:688;Page:13. Text is subject to correction.] 12. GRANT ROBERTSON (Deputy Leader—Labour) to the Minister responsible for the GCSB: Did GCSB Director Ian Fletcher attend the three [...]
5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on PM’s Schoolmate Is Now His Spy Boss
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 28th, 2013
5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on PM’s Schoolmate Is Now His Spy Boss Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 28/03/13. The Prime Minister John Key’s apparent cozy relationship with the spy agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), continues to be questioned. In Parliament on Wednesday opposition politicians questioned the Prime Minister’s [...]
Special Web-Cast Doco: TPB AFK – The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
Written by LiveNews Publisher on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Special Web-Cast: TPB AFK – The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard Here is a special webcast of the documentary, TPB-AFK that premiered at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival. The Pirate Bay case has similar undertones to how the FBI gained the support of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau [...]
Citizen A: Martyn Bradbury, Chris Trotter, Matthew Hooton Debate Solid Energy, Shane Jones, AK Homes
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, March 15th, 2013
Citizen A: Martyn Bradbury, Chris Trotter, Matthew Hooton Debate Solid Energy, Shane Jones, AK Homes Issue 1 – How much more delusional could Solid Energy possibly get and who will be held accountable? Issue 2 – Has Shane Jones been ‘cleared’ by the Auditor-General the way John Key was ‘cleared’ by the Deputy Auditor-General? and [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch with Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 14th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch with Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey Across The Ditch was Recorded LIVE on 14/03/13. In this week’s bulletin Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning discuss how the New Zealand Parliament voted on Wednesday night in favour of the second reading of the marriage equality bill. 77 members of Parliament voted in [...]
Opposition Parties & Unions Get The Numbers To Force A Referendum On Asset Sales
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Opposition Parties & Unions Get The Numbers To Force A Referendum On Asset Sales From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you for standing up against asset sales and signing the Keep Our Assets petition! from Green Party of Aotearoa NZ on Vimeo. And today, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman will ask the Prime Minister [...]
Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope & Selwyn Manning
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, March 8th, 2013
Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope & Selwyn Manning On this week’s Citizen-A Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope, and Selwyn Manning discuss the week’s big issues: Issue 1: 100 000 NZers jam the website to register their interest for shares in Mighty River Power so why are we spending a million to promote an [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 7th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey Issue 1: Political pressure is intensifying on Hekia Parata, the Minister of Education, after a series of failures under her watch, including how a pay-system she signed off on (Novopay) still fails to ensure teachers are paid, over-states their tax liability, and is costing [...]
Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Julie Fairey & Keith Locke
Written by Selwyn Manning on Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
On Citizen A this week: Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke & Julie Fairey discuss the following issues: Issue one: The Supreme Court ruling and Solid Energy meltdown – what happens with asset sales now? Issue two: What does the sky city and hobbit revelations tell us about how John Key wheels and deals? Issue three tonight [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Sean Perry
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, February 28th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Sean Perry In this bulletin of Across The Ditch Selwyn Manning and Sean Perry discuss the first fatal shark attack in New Zealand since the 1970s, and also how the NZ Supreme Court has given the National-led Government a green light to go ahead with a [...]
Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Penny Hulse & Efeso Collins
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, February 22nd, 2013
This week on Citizen-A Martyn Bradbury, Auckland deputy mayor Penny Hulse and broadcaster and commentator Efeso Collins discuss the following issues: Is it proper for PM John Key to be pushing the rules over the SKyCity Casino deal? There’s a new crackdown on beneficiaries pending, is a further delay on asset sales going to lead [...]
5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on NZ Reserve Bank Gov Says He Will Intervene In Dollar If He Has To
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, February 21st, 2013
5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on NZ Reserve Bank Gov Says He Will Intervene In Dollar If He Has To In this week’s Across The Ditch Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how if signals are anything to go by then New Zealand Reserve Bank governor’s message that he will intervene to bring [...]
State Of It: Reserve Bank Governor’s Intervention Speech Notches a 1-0 Lead For Opposition Parties
Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Reserve Bank Governor’s Intervention Speech Notches a 1-0 Lead For Opposition Parties State Of It – By Selwyn Manning. If signals are anything to go by then New Zealand Reserve Bank governor’s message that he will intervene to bring the Kiwi Dollar down should he have to – is a win for the New Zealand [...]
Citizen-A: With Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke, Matthew Hooton on the week’s political issues
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, February 15th, 2013
Citizen-A: With Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke, Matthew Hooton on the week’s political issues This week on Citizen-A: Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke and Matthew Hooton discuss the following issues: Is New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser a racist? Salvation Army gives the National-led Government a ‘D’ for its handling of the child poverty crisis. NZ PM [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – Intervention & DNA
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, February 14th, 2013
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – Intervention & DNA Issue 1: Political maneuverings have begun in earnest over whether the New Zealand Government should instruct the Reserve Bank to cool down the New Zealand dollar – Opposition parties believe reducing the value of the Kiwi dollar would provide a [...]
Live Video: US President Barack Obama’s State Of The Union Address
Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Live Video: US President Barack Obama’s State Of The Union Address THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F Kennedy declared to this chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” “It is my task,” he said, “to report the [...]
Video: Greenpeace’s Future is Here Live Debate Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Video: Greenpeace’s Future is Here Live Debate Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III Greenpeace writes: After the release of our ‘Future is Here‘ report, politicians from three major political parties are taking part in a debating the NZ Energy Revolution in Wellington on board the new Rainbow Warrior. Russel Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, Grant [...]
Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning On Waitangi Day, Cronyism, Seven Sharp
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, February 8th, 2013
Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning On Waitangi Day, Cronyism, Seven Sharp On Citizen-A this week, Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning discuss: Issue 1: Did the mainstream media’s Titewhai fetish manage to gloss over bigger issues on Waitangi Day? Issue 2: Is the Government stacking the Human Rights Commission and [...]
FIJI: Broader media coverage augurs well, says NZ academic
Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Beatson Interview: Professor David Robie Speaks Interviewed By David Beatson on Fiji’s Challenge To Develop A Sustainable Constitution On this episode of the Beatson Interview: Broadcaster David Beatson interviews AUT’s Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie about the dumped draft Fiji constitution and the controversial Political Parties Decree on New Zealand’s FaceTV, 21 January [...]
Scoop Video: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s Public Lecture at Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand
Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Scoop Video: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s Public Lecture at Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand Courtesy of Scoop Media: Internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee ( a giant in the world of the Internet and arguably now the Secretary of State for the free global internet ) delivered a public lecture at Te Papa on the evening of [...]
Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke & Chris Trotter on the week’s big issues
Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke & Chris Trotter on the week’s big issues On Citizen-A this week: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke and Chris Trotter discuss the following issues: The politicians have launched their state of the nation addresses for 2013 New Zealand’s worsening inequality problem Why is the USA’s top NSA spy visiting [...]
Citizen-A: Phoebe Fletcher, Martyn Bomber Bradbury & Selwyn Manning Discuss Police Govt’s Challenge & Economy
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, January 18th, 2013
Citizen-A: Phoebe Fletcher, Martyn Bomber Bradbury & Selwyn Manning Discuss Police Govt’s Challenge & Economy On Citizen-A this week Phoebe Fletcher, Martyn Bomber Bradbury & Selwyn Manning discuss the following issues: Issue 1: A spate of attacks on Police over the holiday season have prompted calls to arm Officers. Should the thin blue line lock [...]
Special Extended IV: National MP Nikki Kaye Joins David Beatson To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012
Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, December 24th, 2012
Special Extended IV: National MP Nikki Kaye Joins David Beatson To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012 In this special extended Triangle TV interview with National’s MP for Auckland Central Nikki Kaye, David Beatson examines the big issues of 2012. See Also, Selwyn Manning’s end-of-year interview with Labour’s Jacinda Ardern. 1] It’s just over [...]
Special Extended IV: Labour’s Jacinda Ardern Joins Selwyn Manning To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012
Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, December 24th, 2012
Special Extended IV: Labour’s Jacinda Ardern Joins Selwyn Manning To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012 In this special extended Triangle TV interview with Labour’s fourth-ranked MP Jacinda Ardern, Selwyn Manning examines the big issues of 2012. See Also, David Beatson’s end-of-year interview with National’s Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye. The Big Picture from [...]
Citizen A 2012 Round-Up: Martyn Bomber Bradbury Is Joined By Phoebe Fletcher & Chris Trotter
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 21st, 2012
Citizen A 2012 Round-Up: Martyn Bomber Bradbury Is Joined By Phoebe Fletcher & Chris Trotter This week Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher and Chris Trotter evaluate the following issues: * Who were the best and worst politicians of 2012? * What were the biggest political stories of 2012? * What issues did not get enough [...]
Assange Delivers Christmas Speech – Says Wikileaks Preparing One Million Document Drop
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 21st, 2012
Assange Delivers Christmas Speech – Says Wikileaks Preparing One Million Document Drop Wikileaks editor Julian Assange has read out a Christmas speech from a window box of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange said Wikileaks has not been beaten by a US Government-led clampdown on the Wikileaks operation, but rather it is preparing to release [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – 2012 Round-Up
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, December 20th, 2012
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – 2012 Round-Up Peter and Selwyn deliver the last Across The Ditch bulletin for 2012 and focus on a mix of themes: Most Bizarre Spin (and this one is hotly contested) – The New Zealand Prime Minister John Key trying to spin how more [...]
Greenpeace Video: The New Zealand Story
Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
Greenpeace Video: The New Zealand Story Greenpeace’s Steve Able writes: With the new Rainbow Warrior coming to New Zealand in January 2013 we’ve been thinking about the Warrior’s place in New Zealand history in the context of reflecting on our national character. With some help from Perendale Productions we’ve made a short video, which we’ve [...]
Video & Text: Children of black-sand beaches speak out against seabed mining
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 14th, 2012
Video & Text: Children of black-sand beaches speak out against seabed mining For more, see: KASM.org.nz Release: Piha – 13 December 2012- A powerful and moving video featuring the children of black sand beaches at Piha and Karekare was today released online. Motivated by finding out what seabed mining and how it would affect their [...]
Citizen A TPP Round-Up Special With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Prof Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 14th, 2012
Citizen A TPP Round-Up Special With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Prof Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning Professor Jane Kelsey and Selwyn Manning join Martyn Bomber Bradbury to evaluate the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations that concluded in Auckland, New Zealand, this week. Issue 1 – what was most disappointing about the protest on Saturday – the way [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning on TPPA + Costs of Royal Visit
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, December 13th, 2012
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning Recorded LIVE on 13/12/12 This week, Selwyn and Peter discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations + the cost of the Royal visit by Prince Charles and Camilla. Across The Ditch broadcasts live weekly on Radio 5AA Australia and webcasts on LiveNews.co.nz.
THE CLIMATE SHOW #31: DOHA! DOHA! DOHA!
Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
THE CLIMATE SHOW #31: DOHA! DOHA! DOHA! Courtesy of Gareth Renowden on Hot_Topic, and Glenn Williams and John Cook of Skeptical Science. The Climate Show: It’s the run up to Christmas, and the annual ritual repeats. Diplomats gather in Doha to discuss and debate action on climate change, so Glenn and Gareth talk to their [...]
GPJA: The Watch House Tape – American Embassy ‘extremely happy’ with policing of protest
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
GPJA: The Watch House Tape – American Embassy “extremely happy” with policing of protest Press Release: Global Peace and Justice Auckland has obtained a recording of a senior police officer reporting by phone to a superior after last Saturday’s TPP protest – “In terms of the feedback on the ground from those involved at the [...]
Triangle TV: Lori Wallach With Dairne Shanahan – Beatson Interview
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Triangle TV: Lori Wallach With Dairne Shanahan – Beatson Interview The Beatson Interview with Dairne Shanahan: This week Dairne interviews US Harvard trained lawyer Lori Wallach about why millions of US citizens are also concerned about the impact of a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. The Beatson Interview broadcasts weekly on Triangle TV and webcasts on [...]
Updated: Video & Report – NZ Police Assault Woman Protester At TPPA Protest
Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Video: NZ Police Assault Woman Protester At TPPA Protest See Also: GPJA Audio & Text: The Leaked Police Watch House Tape – American Embassy “extremely happy” with policing of protest. Eyewitness accounts state: New Zealand Police were forced onto a defensive footing Saturday after protesters responded with anger at how Police pushed into the centre [...]
Citizen A TPP Special with Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Dolan from Teamsters & Professor Jane Kelsey
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 7th, 2012
Citizen A TPP Special with Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Dolan from Teamsters & Professor Jane Kelsey This week Bomber Bradbury and the panel discuss the following issues: Issue 1: Can Tim Groser negotiate in NZ’s interests when he’s applying for the top job at the WTO? Issue 2: John Key says TPP will make us [...]
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – Driving Dogs + Polls + Hobbit Reviews
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, December 6th, 2012
5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – Driving Dogs + Polls + Hobbit Reviews A group of Kiwi dogs have been learning to drive: This is a novel idea by the SPCA and Mini designed to raise the plight of rescued dogs looking for families to adopt them. The SPCA [...]
In The News: Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin IV Selwyn Manning on the Making of Behind The Shroud – RadioLive
Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
In The News: Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin IV Selwyn Manning on the Making of Behind The Shroud – RadioLive On Monday, December 4 2012 RadioLive hosts Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagin talked to Selwyn Manning about the making of his doco Behind The Shroud. RadioLive: Selwyn Manning talks to Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin [...]
TriTV IV: Selwyn Manning Interviews Major Campbell Roberts On NZ’s Housing Challenge
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
TriTV IV: Selwyn Manning Interviews Major Campbell Roberts On NZ’s Housing Challenge Triangle TV: The latest news on the Auckland housing front is that average prices are now at an all-time high. The median price for a home in Auckland has topped $690,000. In some pockets of the super-city, house prices are now up to [...]
Decade Since Zaoui Sought Asylum In NZ – Have We Learned From SIS’s Mistakes?
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Decade Since Zaoui Sought Asylum In NZ – Have We Learned From SIS’s Mistakes? Investigative Documentary: Behind The Shroud Released. Media Release: Ten years has now passed since Algerian politician Ahmed Zaoui arrived in New Zealand seeking asylum. But what assurances have we been given to ensure our intelligence agencies do not fail tax payers [...]
Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Jane Kelsey & Lori Wallach on the TPPA Negotiations
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, November 30th, 2012
Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Jane Kelsey & Lori Wallach on the TPPA Negotiations This week a TPPA special: Martyn Bomber Bradbury is joined by Professor Jane Kelsey and US Harvard trained lawyer Lori Wallach to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations that will kick off in Auckland on December 2. Why [...]
Citizen-A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Lee & Julie Fairey – Labour’s Meltdown
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, November 23rd, 2012
Citizen-A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Lee & Julie Fairey – Labour’s Meltdown This week: Martyn Bomber Bradbury is joined by Mike Lee and Julie Fairey to discuss the following issues: Fallout from Labour’s leadership meltdown; How can we make Auckland homes affordable? John Key says he has left New Zealand as a better place [...]
State Of It: A Silent Tactic Will Progress Cunliffe Group’s Interests
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
State Of It: A Silent Tactic Will Progress Cunliffe Group’s Interests State Of It – By Selwyn Manning. What can we expect from Labour over the next three months? Now that it is reasonable to assume there is little love to be lost between Labour MP David Cunliffe and the current leader David Shearer, will [...]