B-side Stories

Catherine Healy spoke to us about the NZ Prostitutes' Collective (NZPC). The NZPC is a non-profit run by sex workers to support the rights, health and well-being of people in the sex industry. They are celebrating their 30th year in 2017! Catherine looks back on the start of the NZPC in 1987, and the work to decriminalise sex work in 2003. Now New Zealand is a model for protecting the health and rights of sex workers. Go us!

Sisters Hannah Irakau Pehi and Dr. Phillipa Te Paea Pehi are on a hikoi through New Zealand to promote a positive and healthy future for our precious world & encourage living lives full of potential. They call this hikoi Kiwi Rising! And they just walked through Wellington!!!

A roving conversation with artist, author, blogger, and story-teller Benjamin Mumford-Zisk. He promos his own books, and talks a bit about the love of writing and one of life's great questions: to self-publish, or not to self-publish? http://www.mumfordzisk.com/

Join our end-cap to bike month that focuses on women in cycling. Sylvie Froncek and Stephanie Cairns speak about Mechanical Tempest, and the female-identifying/LGBTQIA-friendly Wenches with Wrenches. What do women talk about when they're fixing bikes?

Sylvie Froncek and Stephanie Cairns are chatting about women riding bikes. Host Laura Keown asks some 'dumb questions' about ladies riding bikes. And we promo the next Wenches with Wrenches bike maintenance night for female identifying and LBGTIA folks. http://www.mechanicaltempest.co.nz/wenches-with-wrenches/

Marianne from Action Station talks about the importance of public broadcasting and media and the people-powered investigation that's scouring the country for ideas on how to leek it alive and well in NZ.

Mark Amery, the curator for Common Ground Public Arts Festival talks about how artists are creating some big conversations about a precious resource - our water.

We spoke to Demi Heath from Photival: a photography festival for positive change. Their aim is to show people thought provoking photographic work from all over the world and the give people the tools they need to help. They are working with established international photographers as well as home grown inspiring photographers. Each exhibition will be linked with a charity, NGO or activist group that works within the area being showcased by the photographer. http://www.photival.com/

Millie Lambess from the St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington spoke to us about The Institute of Refuge in Art. It's a Fringe festival gallery show that re-purposes old artwork, and raises money for the St Vinnies' refugee services. It's in Black Coffee in Newtown from 25 February 2017. https://www.facebook.com/events/704108069756218/

Bike Month Special 2017 some of Welly's most inspiring bike culture builders banter about the joys and challenges of cycling in Wellington. Part 2 talks to Kelvin Aris of Full Moon Ride and Patrick Morgan of Cycle Aware Wellington about the joys and challenges of cycle culture in Wellington.

For Bike Month 2017 some of Welly's most inspiring bike culture builders banter about the joys and challenges of cycling in Wellington. In Part 1 we talk with Arthur Price for Bike Space and Mechanical Tempest and Jo Clendon from Bikes Welcome.

Joining hosts Henry & Martin in studio last week was Aaron Packard, founder and board chairperson of 350 Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest and most visible action group combating climate change. Aaron was recently in Marrakesh for the COP:22, the UN Climate Change Conference and he discusses what he learned from this global conference one year on from the Paris Climate Agreement. He also talks about what some of the things we can do locally to combat an issue that affects us all. http://350.org.nz/ http://www.cop22-morocco.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement

Dave Woulfe has a plan to make his kayaks, paddle boards, and mountain bikes free for all Wellingtonians to use. The owner of three outdoor adventure business wants to make enough money this summer to cover his costs and then...he'll start hiring gear out for free. Listen in to hear how Dave and his team plan to make this new way of doing business work, and how you can help out.

Joining us briefly this week on B-Side Stories was Matt Dagger, GM of local food rescue heroes Kaibosh. The November earthquake has left Kaibosh with no permanent premises to work out of so they are on the look out for a new base from which they can continue to distribute over 20 Tonne of food throughout the Wellington region to the less fortunate. Have a quick listen and find out a little bit more about their Earthquake A-Peel! http://www.kaibosh.org.nz/donate-funds/kaibosh-earthquake-a-peel/

On B-Side Stories this week we have our very first open mic! We were treated to 10 Songwriters joining us in studio to play one of their compositions live to air. In performance order they were: 1. Martin Andrews - "Baby You're Drunk, Go Home" - www.martinandrews.co.nz 2. Nathan Laloux - "Somewhere" - facebook.com/nathanlalouxmusic 3. Stellarize - "Circles" - www.stellarizemusic.com 4. Luna Landars - "Something Special" - www.soundcloud.com/scoobmusic-1 5. Tom Kane - "An Invitation" - www.nomansheath.bandcamp.com 6. Tyler - "Waiting For You" 7. Chris - "Peacemaker" 8. Emma Gatsby - "Medicine" - www.emmagatsby.com 9. Rob Whelan - "Alchemist Of Destiny" - www.facebook.com/robwhelanmusic 10. Sianna Rae - "Sacred Angel" - www.siannarae.bandcamp.com/album/gypsy-moon 11. Scott Roy - "Is There Anyone Out There" - www.soundcloud.com/scoobmusic-1

Henry spoke with Damian Sligo-Green about how to put your money where your values are. It turns out your KiwiSaver fund can be invested in some murky business. Damian give us the low-down and explains how we can avoid investing our life's savings in nuclear arms, fossil fuel and other such things.

Laura spoke to the Deputy Mayor about his experience of the Kaikoura earthquakes from Wellington's south coast, in the early morning of Monday 14 November 2016. Paul shared what happened to him that eventful Monday, why the CBD was opened the next day, and what he's thankful for in this time.

Laura and Henry chat to Rena Kohere from the Sustainability Trust. We talked about the 14 November earthquake, and how we can become more resilient. And we spoke about Christmas shopping! We heard Rena's ideas for making Christmas shopping more eco-friendly, and softer on your pocketbook! http://www.sustaintrust.org.nz/rena-on-gifts-that-are-kinder/

Melanie Oliver from Dowse Gallery talks to us about their latest exhibition Solo 2016. A snapshot of six contemporary Wellington artists presenting contemporary art work across a range of media.

A zine is a thing that you make and people look at it! They are sometimes revealing, sometimes beautiful, sometimes funny, and offer something for everyone. Ellen and Rachel spoke to Laura and Henry about making zines and taking care of socks. Wellington Zinefest 2016 is Saturday 19 November at Wellington High School. For more: http://wellingtonzinefest.blogspot.co.nz/