Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Cycle, and as a part of this scientists have weighed in on the ongoing effects of Climate Change. This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly spoke to Olaf Morgansern who is a scientist at NIWA about how climate change is going to impact our weather patterns.
Myrtle Rust is a windbourne fungal disease that spreads via wind and effects many of our endemic myrtle species including Pohutukawa, Manuka and Kanuka. This summer has marked the worst spread of the disease so far, with infected Pohutukawa trees being found on Rangitoto Island - one of the largest Pohutukawa forests in the world. This week on the Tuesday Wire Milly speaks to Mahajabeen Padamsee from the University of Auckland about what the disease is, and how to prevent losing some of our endemic myrtles that are very important to our nation.
The Universal Periodic Review is happening for the first time in five years and will provide New Zealand orginasations and individuals an opportunity to make submissions about their experiences this September. This week on the Tuesday Wire, Beth speaks to John Hancock about what the Universal Periodic Review is and why it happens.
Corey rides solo in this edition of Drive - we find out the secret meaning of Chur - and someone gets pissed that Corey wonders why President Clinton cheated on his wife.
Welcome to another week! This morning, Karl Sölve Steven comes up to the studio to chat to Rachel about his recently announced project All Of Human Emotion On Microfiche (The Remixes). Jenna dials in for Loose Reads, where she reviews Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh. On Red Dead Redemption, Justine answers your union and employment queries, from music in the office to lump sum payments. Whakarongo mai nei!
Karl Sölve Steven comes up to the studio to talk about All of Human Emotion on Microfiche (The Remixes) which has just been announced, and is set to be released 6 July via Sunreturn.
According to the Child Poverty Action Group, the latest figures measuring child poverty rates in Aotearoa show no real improvement.
Stats NZ reports that about one in 10 children experience material hardship. For tamariki Māori, this is 1 in 5 and 1 in 4 for Pasifika children.
News & Editorial Director spoke to Māori paediatrician, lecturer in the school of medicine at the University of Auckland, and Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson on issues affecting Māori tamariki and whānau, Dr Danny de Lore, about this.
They started the interview by summarising the latest child poverty statistics.