Kids have recently gone back to school, which means they will be “bombarded” with ads for junk food whilst commuting, according to researchers.
Senior research fellow at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa, Dr Kelly Garton, has published a comment on this in a recent Newsroom article and is advocating for Aotearoa’s local councils to eliminate junk food advertising from public transport spaces due to the impact they are having on young people.
Producer Amani spoke with Garton about what other major cities around the globe have done to tackle this issue and the further repercussions these ads could have on Aotearoa and its health system.
In December last year, the government introduced the stalking and harassment amendment bill, the first official legislation in Aotearoa to criminalise stalking.
Calls for an official stalking bill became widespread in Aotearoa, following the murder of 21-year old Farzana Yaqubi, who’s calls to the police leading up to her murder were effectively ignored as stalking was not yet a crime at the time.
However, Carrie Leonetti - an associate professor in Law at the University of Auckland who helped create the original draft legislation, said that the new stalking and harassment bill was too weak to actually protect victims of stalking and that the number of acts that constitute as stalking in the bill didn’t cover the full range of potential offenses.
Oto spoke to Carrie about why the new Stalking bill was ineffective and what was needed to improve it.
Last week a major study was published by Nature Communications which discovered that pesticides are causing significant harm to numerous species which they are not intended to harm.
The review examined over 1700 experimental studies, including a handful from Aotearoa. It found pesticides can reduce plant and animal growth, and affect animals' ability to find a mate or catch prey. However, the researchers note that cutting pesticide use could affect global food supply.
Producer Amani spoke with Professor at Lincoln University’s Department of Soil and Physical Sciences and Co-Director of Bioprotection Aotearoa, Amanda Black, on how this could have an impact on Aotearoa’s produce and economy, and what we can do to avoid harming non-target organisms whilst using pesticides.
Taylor premieres the new track Trouble from Voom a whole day ahead of time! Keep your eyes and ears sharp 'cause there'll be more from Voom in the near future...
Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall, guest selections on What's Cooking with Ōtautahi postpunk doomnoise trioMoider Mother, and Joel of Radio Mother speaks to the founders of Nymphoabout the origins of their iconic clubnight (and now label), plus some of the exciting things they have planned for the future! This interview is part of our coverage of Auckland Pride 2025. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Morning Glory, Elle played a range of tunes inspired by the likes of sound designer Michel Gaubert. Elle laments the lost pervasiveness of physical media and chats about one record, in particular, Gastwerk Saboteurs. No chats, but so many tracks...
Playlist
TV On The Radio - Staring at the Sun
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By
Kraftwerk - Ohm Sweet Ohm
Japanese Breakfast - Orlando in Love
Michael Llewellyn - Down By The Packs
Jack Glacier - upb4thasun
Joanne Robertson, Dean Blunt - she's lost control again
Clementine Valentine - Time and Tide
mark william lewis - Cold Paris Vogue
The Veils - Melancholy Moon
Divorce Finance - The Loneliest Twink on the Ranch
Joel chats to the founders of Nympho about how the collective got started, the ethos behind the club night, their upcoming gig for Auckland Pride 2025 with international headliner Isabella Lovestory (Uruguay), and a whole lot more. Whakarongo mai nei!
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