Community or Chaos
Community or Chaos
Marvin Hubbard
Marvin Hubbard presents an hour of interesting and eclectic and topical radio. Marvin interviews a wide range of people from religious leaders and teachers through to ecological activists and touring musicians. Supported by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
01-09-2026 - Failed Economic Ideology = failed Economy - Bill Rosenberg
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
Sep 1
53 min
24-08-2026 - Abolishing the Military in New Zealand - Prof Richard Jackson
Abolishing the Military in New Zealand - Prof Richard Jackson Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Aug 24
55 min
18-08-2026 - Resurrection of the Alliance Party - Quintin Findlay
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
Aug 18
50 min
11-08-2026 - Poverty in NZ with Presbyterian Support Otago Chief Executive Robbie Moginie
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
Aug 10
53 min
28-07-2026 - Working with fractured world order - Stephen Zunes
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
Jul 27
56 min
21-07-2026 - New Zealand fire service in crisis - Mike Taylor
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
Jul 20
53 min
14-07-2026 - social environmental crisis, challenge and a collective Response of hope and social economic Transformation based on necessity and hope - Karen Scott
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
Jul 14
55 min
30-06-2026 - Security in a fractured world order - Gray Southon & Kevin Clements
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
Jun 30
56 min
23-06-2026 - Letting South Dunedin flood - Neil Johnstone investigative  Engineer
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
Jun 23
56 min
16-06-2026 - The Resurrection of the Alliance Party - Victor Billot
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
Jun 16
55 min
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