New Zealand’s rivers and lakes are under increasing pressure, according to the latest national report from the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ about the state of freshwater.
bFM’s Harry Willis speaks to Forest and Bird’s, Annabeth Cohen about the report, the problems with the way data was presented, and how the report is shifting our focus from Agricultural to urban land although urban environments make up at 1% of land use and pastoral use is at 40%.
The chair of the Blue Greens Committee, Andrew Bayly, wraps up our week of election coverage interviews on the environmental issues facing New Zealand. Kelly asked Andrew about the freshwater policies National has announced to make a wider amount of New Zealand rivers and lakes swimmable again. They also chatted about climate change and National's commitment to the Paris agreement.
Dr. Marama's taking a look at New Zealand's freshwater landscapes - rivers, lakes, wetlands - and is finding their intrinsic values are not only not being utilised to the best of their abilities by communities, but they're under ever-increasing threat. As our freshwater spaces are impacted by species loss, pollution, introduced predators... how do we create a future in which we regenerate and enhance such spaces?
On Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about a newly discovered underground lake on Mars, a defrosted 42,000 year-old worm, and how statistics can help us figure out who wrote which Beatles song.
After a shakey start in California for Fabian Fanboy, he chats with Rachel about some new releases for this week. Spider-Man: Far From Home made it's debut this week and Fabian's not 100% convinced, but he's excited about a few films in NZIFF, especially Under the Silver Lake. Check 'em out.
Last week the Ministry for the Environment released “Our Freshwater 2020” a report highlighting the declining state of our rivers, lakes, streams and catchments. An update on the 2017 report, this release emphasizes the significance and urgency of the situation. It identifies four common threats to freshwater: habitat changes, pollution, water use and climate change.
Bronwyn picks out some highlights from the report, as well as reactions from Forest & Bird, Fish & Game, Choose Clean Water, Federated Farmers and Ministers Eugenie Sage, James Shaw and David Parker.
We've got all sorts of (virtual) theatre for you to catch this week for free, from National Theatre At Home's Frankenstein, to James Malcolm's podcast "James Malcolm Reviews James Malcom" and an absolute classic, Swan Lake, on Marquee.tv.
Maurizio Bianchi - Armaghedon 1
Aural Holograms - Beyond the Black Deep
Earth - Like Gold and Faceted
Death Ambient - Lake Chad
Aporea - The Star which announces The Sun
Halo Manash - Kanto
Tont - Öösoojus / Night heat
Dead Can Dance - Song of the Stars
Hybryds - Drifting moon
Hybryds - A door to perception
Herbst9 - Blood Whisper
Asteroid Anxiety - 0996
C H A P E L - Incantation
Elm - Offerings
Dusk Sunlight - Under the Profane Light
Kammarheit - Absconding The Physical (The Inner Hymn)
C H A P E L - The Ritual
Sun City Girls - Wingspan Eclipse The Moon
Eliane Radigue - Part 1
Delia Derbyshire & Barry Bermange - The Afterlife ( Extended )
Delia Derbyshire & Barry Bermange - Death is Just a Changing
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Disappear
Alvin Lucier - [untitled]
Biota - Vagabones, Part 1
This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about characterising liquid carbon, a New Zealand led cleanup in Antarctica, and plants making their own pesticide.
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