New Zealand NGO Reemi, an organisation which works to alleviate period poverty, have received a UK humanitarian grant to supply reusable period underwear to Palestinians in Gaza.
News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Reemi founder, Emily Au-Young, about what the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has meant for menstruators.
She started off the interview by asking Au-Young about what Reemi does.
The government has announced that the flu vaccine will no longer be free for children under 12 or Māori and Pacific people aged 55 to 64.
News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Senior Lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Otago, Dr Elizabeth Fenton, who along with other health experts, says this is a missed opportunity for New Zealand's health system to improve outcomes and achieve health equity.
She started off our interview asking Fenton for her reaction to vaccine subsidies being removed for these groups.
~ 'Golden Brain Dreaming Itself' by Kraus in response to "TOGETHERNESS, earnest joy and celebration of our depths" for the Emotional Request of the week (out to Sina!)
Playlist
Mokotron - 835 BASS MILITIA (Big Wā Remix)
Kelly Moran - Don't Trust Mirror
Darol Anger / Barbara Higbie Quintet - Egypt
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Fraser Ross - Cards
Gnoomes - Ule (radio edit)
Super Sport - Beach Master
Jim Nothing - Easter at the RSC
Thee Golden Geese - Back Foot
Kali Malone - Moving Forward
Kelly Moran - Superhuman
Oceans Before Me, Mara TK - Rāhapa feat. Troy Kingi
Rhythm & Sound - Trace
Rhythm & Sound - Music A Fe Rule (feat. Paul St. Hilaire fka Tikiman)
Radio Noumea - 1 a) Conch Shell Call b) Chant From Vilakalaka
Rubi Du - Day Dreaming
Mo Kolours - Future For Our Children
Mokotron - Decolonize Existence (Big Fat Raro Remix)
Hybrid Rose - Take Me Out (feat. Ryan The God) [Young Gho$t Flip]
Health Coalition Aotearoa have released a press release in which they claim that Associate Education Minister David Seymour is using outdated advice to justify cutting the school lunch program.
A treasury report released in 2023 has been used by the Associate Education Minister as evidence for looking into cutting Ka Ora Ka Ako funding.
However, Health Coalition Aotearoa believes more recent reports highlight the importance and positive benefits of the school lunch programs.
Nicholas spoke to Dr Kelly Garton of Health Coalition Aotearoa about Ka Ora Ka Ako.
A new study into dementia in New Zealand is seeking to fill gaps in our understanding of how dementia affects our communities.
The study will be the largest of its kind and will aim to talk to more than two thousand older people and their families.
The study will also seek to understand the prevalence of dementia across four ethnic communities Pakeha, Chinese, Indian and Fijian Indian, with parallel studies taking place in Maori and Pasifika communities.
Nicholas spoke to the lead researcher for the Indian and Fijian Indian parts of the study Professor Rita Krishnamurthi, I began by asking about what prompted the research .
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