For Dear Science this week, we chatted with our expert Professor Allan Blackman about genetic fingerprinting, mobile phones not being linked to brain cancer, and how eating habits can make you live longer.
In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about the government’s newly announced transport plan and last week’s grocery commission.
They also spoke to Professor of Māori Studies Margaret Mutu of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, and Ngāti Whātua, about Cabinet’s reviewing the first draft of ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill.
On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall talked to Dung Beetle Innovations’ Dr Shaun Forgie about dung beetles and New Zealand's issues with manure.
And producer Josef spoke to Professor of Health Economics, Paula Lorgelly, about the economic impacts of Long COVID.
The ACT Party’s treaty principles bill was a hot topic during the election campaign last year, and made it into the coalition agreement, with the National party committing to support it to the first reading.
The bill has met controversy since the campaign, criticised by Māori leaders for its potential to remove Māori from decision making processes entirely. Recently, a group of 440 Christian leaders also spoke out against the bill in an open letter to MPs asking them to vote against the bill.
Wire host Castor spoke to Professor of Māori Studies Margaret Mutu of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, and Ngāti Whātua, about Cabinet’s reviewing the first draft of ACT’s treaty principles bill and its potential impacts on Māori.
In a special session for Southeast-Asian singer songwriters, Oto spoke to Aeriqah, a singer songwriter from Singapore, to discuss their songwriting process and experiences as a queer musician in the Singaporean music scene, as well as their most recent musical ventures in Melbourne, where they're currently based.
Oto spoke to Singaporean singer songwriter, Aeriqah, to discuss their songwriting process and journey in Singapore as a queer musician, as well as their most recent musical ventures in Melbourne.
Today on Breakfast ~ a first spin of the brand new single from Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie! We're looking forward to the new album at 95bFM. Plus, a 95bFM announcement! We're stoked to be presenting Nathan Haines at the Powerstation. New research on the effects of vaping from the University of Aucklandis the topic of Ready Steady Learn.
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Flo Morrissey & Matthew E White - Look at what the light did now
Morgan Seal joins us from the Lung Group from the Bioengineering Institute for Ready Steady Learn thanks to The University of Auckland. Morgan's research focuses particularly on inflammation of the lungs due to vaping and the difficulties in researching health impacts without long case studies. Additionally, Morgan discusses how mathmatical models can help map out changes in physiology amongst people who vape, particularly teenagers.
Jonny chats to Nathan Haines (and son Zoot) following the announce of 95bFM Presents Nathan Haines at the Powerstation! It's been 10 years since the last Nathan Haines album, and Jonny and Nathan catch up on everything that has happened between then and the release of the new album Notes. Check it out, and all the fantastic collabs with NZ artists, here. Head along to the Powerstation on Saturday 2 November to catch Nathan Haines live.
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