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Aotearoa’s relentless summer has caused an unprecedented decline of our glaciers, some of which have now mostly vanished. The La Niña weather pattern meant record high sea temperatures on the West Coast. This caused the air to warm as far as the alpine glaciers. Scientists have famously called melting glaciers “global warming’s coalmine canaries” because of their link to temperature and precipitation. Caeden Tipler spoke to Drew Lorrey, Climate and Environment Applications Principal Scientist at NIWA, about the link between glaciers and climate change, as well as the importance of us paying attention to them.

For their weekly catchup, Hanna and Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp revisited last week's kōrero on stagnant child poverty rates highlighting a need for transformative change. Today, they discussed what policies could achieve this, covering changes to employment law, taxing wealth, and removing GST from kai.

They then discussed welfare reform as another prong in addressing poverty, noting the shortfall in current benefit levels, the marginalisation of unpaid work in MSD's job-centric focus, and addressing claims that liveable benefit levels foster welfare dependency.

Lastly, regarding the recently signed Mauri Partnership with Vanuatu, they spoke about upholding the indigenous knowledge of other Pacific nations in the battle against climate change, how Aotearoa should operate in the Pacific, and indigenous approaches to foreign policy. 

Thanks to The Beer Spot!

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