This week for Morning Glory Milly and her dad celebrate thier birthdays in the only way they know how - playing tunes of course! Lots of mean tracks, lots of vinyl is spun, and lots of fun is had.
Miriama Wilson is on Ready Steady Learn to talk about work being done at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau carrying out the country’s first large scale trial of using wastewater to monitor alcohol consumption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Andrew guesses a Beast Wars track after some hm-ing and hum-ing. Christian Dimick of Awning is in the studio to chat about their new EP, Gold Star which came out yesterday. On Stage Direction, Alice Canton speaks to Rewa Fowles about Realm of Tears, performed by takatāpui Māori/ Pākehā multidisciplinary artist and dance movement therapy practitioner Rewa Fowles. Miriama Wilson is on Ready Steady Learn to talk about work being done at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau carrying out the country’s first large scale trial of using wastewater to monitor alcohol consumption. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Dear Science, Wire host Castor spoke to Professor Alan Blackman about how daylight savings impacts car crashes, how handwriting notes can improve memory, and a strange defense tactic used by Spanish ladybugs.
The previous Labour government introduced a ban on the live export of animals, with former agriculture minister Damien O’ Connor claiming the ban upheld New Zealand’s reputation for animal welfare standards.
The current National led government has been pressured by several lobbying groups to overturn the ban, including a million dollar campaign by Livestock Export New Zealand.
Wire host Castor spoke to SAFE for Animals CEO, Debra Ashton, about SAFE, the possible repeal, and consequences for animals.
Earlier this month, the women’s Super Rugby Aupiki team Hurricanes Poua kicked off their season with a new haka calling out the coalition government, raising concerns about its policies on te reo Māori, and acknowledging He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Additionally, last week a school in Palmerston North, Freyberg High School, performed a protest haka to visiting ACT Leader David Seymour over his parties’ policies on Te Tiriti, education, and workforce issues.
Producer Sofia Roger Williams spoke to haka expert and University of Auckland Professional Teaching Fellow of Māori Studies in contemporary and traditional Māori performing arts and language, Paora Sharples, about the use of haka as political expression, how it’s been received, and movements led by rangatahi.
Many primary schools across the country have implemented “water only” policies, due to the low nutritional value of sugary drinks and their high impact on hospital visits among children.
However, sugary drinks remain available at some primary schools and many intermediate and secondary schools, where they continue to greatly impact students’ oral and physical health.
Wire host Castor spoke to spokesperson for the New Zealand Dental Association, Rob Beaglehole, about sugary drinks in these schools moving into World Oral Health day.