The Green Desk is back! Join Frances at her metaphoric green desk as she brings you all the latest green news.
This week she looks at funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature Mahi mō te Taiao programme. Predator Free 2050 Limited has announced $4.8 million in funding for seven companies developing predator eradication tools and ‘best practice’ for their use, while creating and supporting jobs.
The funding is being invested through the ‘Products to Projects’ initiative, launched in 2019 to accelerate development and commercialisation of new tools that will help groups working to achieve mainland eradication of possums, rats and mustelids at landscape scale without the use of fences.
Now, three years on, a number of new tools are already available to buy and are successfully in use, with many more only months away.
Frances speaks to the Science Director for Predator Free 2050, Professor Dan Tompkins, about why it’s crucial to be continually innovating New Zealand's 2050 national eradication goals.
Joe had the privilege of having a conversation with Dr Nic Rawlence from the Palaeongenetics Lab at the University of Otago about how the New Zealand Grayling went extinct and the Mysterious Adzebill. Two long lost species which used to roam Aotearoa.
An independent Māori-led research team has been awarded $1.5M by the Ministry of Health and Health Research Council of New Zealand to track the implementation and progress of the government’s Whakamaua Māori Health Action Plan 2020–2025.
In addition to the Ministry of Health’s internal evaluation of the plan, the research team’s assessment will directly inform implementation, progress, and direction of Whakamaua from now through to 2025, and identify gaps that need to be filled along the way.
Joe spoke to one of the project’s co-lead researchers, Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann, on the matter
Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.
Playlist
Alex G - Runner
Baecorp - Can I Tick a Feeling?
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Alvvays - In Undertow
Jakatta - American Dream
PollyHill - Pulse [prod. Dera Meelan]
Perel - Matrix
DIIV - Doused
Talk Talk - Happiness is Easy
CLAMM - Monday
Blood Orange - Saint
Big Scout - Uh Oh
Half/Time - TV Show Cop
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea
Cheri Knight - Prime Numbers
Turnstile - Underwater Boi
BICEP - Saku
Scalper - Stars In Their Eyes
Childish Gambino - Pink Toes
Schoolboy Q - 5200
annika - crying over spilled milk
Lupe Fiasco - Dots & Lines
WESTSIDE BOOGIE - AIGHT
700 Bliss - Sixteen
Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'N'D Radio Edit)
Fukumodo gave away a prize pack, comprising of items sent in by Radio One, which will now be sent to a lucky listener!
Nan rates the Top 5 Canned Foods of all time - Tyler Baikie gives us the tips to get motivated - We sampled David Liebe Hart's discography in Outsider Music - We celebrate Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon's Birthday (belatedly) with a flashback to their Reading University concert in 1985.
Playlist
The Korgis - Dumb Waiters
Clear Path Ensemble - Absolvo
CLAMM - Monday
Shygirl - Come For Me
A Certain Ratio - Crystal
Troy Kingi - He Hua i Kore Ai feat. MELODOWNZ
annika - crying over spilled milk
Slim Gaillard - Chicken Rhythm
Perfume Genius - Photograph
Khaled - Didi
The Jews Brothers Band - Dunkin' Bagels
Cheri Knight - Prime Numbers
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Is It Me or Is It You?
Prefab Sprout - Don't Sing (Live at Reading University)
Prefab Sprout - Tiffany's (Live at Reading University)
Iggy Pop - Gardenia
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
David Liebe Hart - Tim Heidecker Lied To Me
David Liebe Hart - Brood O'er Us
Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking (feat. BBC Concert Orchestra)
The Green Party co-leader has a kōrero about World Refugee Day, overwhelmed healthcare system concerns, and the $40 million allocated to help rangatahi homelessness. Whakarongo mai nei!
While backstage in Cologne, Marlon Williams has a kōrero about castles, solo sets, and being curious. His albumMy Boy will be out 9 September and you can check out tickets for the tour here. Whakarongo mai nei!
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