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The Green Desk

95bFM's long-running green issues feature, The Green Desk, thanks to EcoFest 2025!

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Green Desk: a zero waste marae

 Green Desk: a zero waste marae Green Desk: a zero waste marae, 8.08 MB
Tue 28 Feb 2017

This week Lilly talks to Para Kore marketing manager Urs Singer about aiming to achieve Zero Waste on maraes by 2020.

Green Desk: Fighting Kauri dieback

Green Desk: Fighting Kauri dieback Green Desk: Fighting Kauri dieback , 11.5 MB
Tue 21 Feb 2017

This week Lilly talks to the Tree Council's Dr. Mels Barton about fighting Kauri dieback in New Zealand. 

The Green Desk: Energy and cost efficient homes.

The Green Desk: Energy and cost efficient homes. , 19.28 MB
Tue 14 Feb 2017

For this week’s Green Desk, Lilly speaks to Sian Taylor, Director of Team Green Architects, a Queenstown based company providing buildings that cater sustainably to their environment. 

The Green Desk: Splore and sustainability in music festivals.

The Green Desk: Splore and sustainability in music festivals. , 17.29 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2017

The Green Desk's Lilly Peacocke speaks to two of the people behind Splore Festival; Event Producer Fred Kublikowski and Sustainability Manager Sophie Barclay about how Splore incorporates sustainability into its events. 

The Green Desk: The Kelmarna Gardens.

The Green Desk: The Kelmarna Gardens. , 8.11 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2017

On this week's Green Desk, Lilly Peacocke speaks to Adrian Roche, one of the organisers behind the Kelmarna Organic Vegetable Gardens in Herne Bay. They discuss all things composting. 

Green Desk: Trump and the environment

Green Desk: Trump and the environment Green Desk: Trump and the environment , 7.81 MB
Tue 17 Jan 2017

This week on the Green Desk Lilly talks to Dr Maria Armoudian from the University of Auckland about what a Trump presidency means for the environment and climate change. 

The Green Desk: mangrove removals

 The Green Desk: mangrove removals The Green Desk: mangrove removals, 8.83 MB
Tue 13 Dec 2016

On this week's Green Desk Lily talks to marine ecologist Dr. Carolyn Lundquist from Auckland University about the ecological responses to mangrove removals.

The Green Desk: Love Food Hate Waste campaign

 The Green Desk: Love Food Hate Waste campaign The Green Desk: Love Food Hate Waste campaign, 7.39 MB
Tue 29 Nov 2016

New Green Desk host Lilly Peacocke speaks to Auckland Council’s waste advisor Mark Neal about their campaign to get households in Auckland to reduce their food wastage.

The Green Desk: Zero waste marae

 Green Desk: Zero waste marae Green Desk: Zero waste marae, 10.02 MB
Tue 15 Nov 2016

Laura speaks to Julia Oceanchild a recent participant in the Para Kore (Waste Free) programme about their mission to help marae and community groups reach zero waste.

Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Jack chats with Great Barrier Reef Foundation Managing Director Anna Marsden about coral Jack chats with Great Barrier Reef Foundation Managing Director Anna Marsden about coral, 16.4 MB

While the Great Barrier is pretty darn great, she’s in a bit of a sorry state as a result of the changing environment in which she sits.

The foundation has developed a ‘sun shield’, which is 50,000 times thinner than a human hair and completely biodegradable, the group hopes to use this film top of the water as a potential weapon in the fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef.