The COP15 Biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada is set to begin today.
The conference of parties is set to specifically target issues of biodiversity and how it links to improving our climate.
The conference was initially meant to take place in China a couple years ago, but was delayed and eventually relocated due to covid restrictions.
To learn about the conference's big issues, Liam spoke to Stephen Hartley, from Victoria University of Wellington about the current state of Biodiversity and what this conference should aim to achieve.
SAFE is urgently-renewing calls for a Commissioner for Animals, following the Ministry for Primary Industries’ investigation into heat stress-related deaths of several pigs on a livestock truck earlier this year.
The deaths occurred aboard a livestock truck and trailer operated by Te Awamutu company Osbourne’s Transport
Joe spoke to Will Appelbe, Head of Investigations at SAFE for Animals to get some insight into the issue.
Tuva’a has his regular chat with health minister Andrew Little.
Liam had a chat with Shaun Greaves from Amnesty International about their Wrie for Rights campaign.
Joe speaks to Will Appelbe, Head of Investigations at SAFE for Animals about their calls for the government to improve oversight following a heat-stress related death.
Liam also spoke to Stephen Hartley from Victoria University f Wellington about the COP15 biodiversity summit
He also speaks to Levi Brinsdon-Hall from Delicious Revolution about a project looking to bring a sunflower garden to Starship hospital.
And Liam toTe Arepa Morehu from Toi o Tamaki Auckland Art Gallery to discuss the value art galleries bring to our city.
Delicious Revolution has kicked off an ambitious nationwide crowdfunding campaign to plant 20,000 sunflowers in support of Starship children’s hospital.
Director of new Auckland-based start-up, Delicious Revolution, Levi Brinsdon-Hall has teamed up with the Starship Foundation to create an immersive sunflower installation across four different gardens at the Greenlane Clinical Centre, a location where many Starship children receive treatment. His vision is to bring joy to patients, staff and the community.
Joe chats with Levi Brinsdon-Hall about the project.
We get the latest blazed news from Chris in Marijuana Media, sample some tasty drinks in a double-bill edition of Cocktail Corner, and the Lo-Fi Crew visit ahead of their 5th Birthday celebration at The Mothership this weekend.