Dr Arini Loader joins us for a whakataukī to guide us through the week! Whakarongo mai nei!
Taku hei piripiri, taku hei mokimoki, taku hei tāwhiri, taku kati taramea // My necklace of scented moss, my necklace of fragrant fern, my necklace of odorous gum, my sweet-smelling locket of sharp-pointed Taramea.
In light of Guy Fawkes Day last week, the NZ First Party has launched a member’s bill that aims to ban the public sale and use of fireworks in the country.
Party Leader, Winston Peters, in announcing the member’s bill, says the reason for this proposed move stems from its possibility to cause fires, and its harm to pets.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, an Associate Law Professor at the University of Auckland, about the member’s bill, and the impact fireworks season has on animals, both companion and non-companion.
They also touched on why we have seen so many member’s bills come from the party, in light of an opinion piece by Spinoff journalist Joel MacManus.
Earth Sciences NZ have released their first national risk model for Flooding, evaluating exposure of New Zealand’s infrastructure nation wide to floods and climate based harm.
The data shows the potential costs in damage to infrastructure at the forefront of inshore and river flooding, as well as the areas that face a greater risk of damage. However, this also shows that there are remaining issues of climate justice around those who are most vulnerable, which have not been taken into account as much as they should have in this map.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Auckland, and research lead at the Future Cities Research Centre Dr Iresh Jayawardena about this map, what it means for our infrastructure, and what still needs to be done.
It's time for our weekly catch up with the good folk at eighthirty coffee roasters - and today, Christian joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about his favourite brew methods, and their wonderful organic blend! Text in all week to get your hands on some of this gorgeous blend, or use the code '95bFM' to get 10% off your order of beans. Whakarongo mai nei!
Suri is up for another bangin' Loose Reads with Rosetta and Milly! Today, she chats about Thomas Pynchon's new novel Shadow Ticket. Whakarongo mai nei!