Currently New Zealanders dump 300,000 tonnes of food each year in landfill where it emits methane, contributing to global warming. Aucklanders bin 100,000 tonnes of food and it makes up half of our kerbside waste. To address this, Auckland Council is rolling out a foodscrap collection this year. The scraps will go through an anaerobic digestion process to create fertiliser and biogas that will be used in horticultural systems south of the city. However, environmental campaigners argue that local composting leads to better soils and lower emissions. Alex Bonham spoke to Carla Gee of Ecomatters, that runs the Compost Collective, and Elise O'Brien, Senior Organic Waste Advisor at Auckland Council to talk about the amazing resource that is food waste.
On the Rāpare Wire this week, Spike speaks to:
- Labour MP Andrew Little on his trip to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day and more NZDF support for Ukraine
- Dr. George Laking on Australia's move to prescription-only vape products
- and Alec Toleafoa on the history of the Dawn Raids and Pasifika migrant labour
and Simon speaks to:
- Shane Henderson on Council budget submissions and the integrated transport plan for City Counselling
- Dr. Kris Roy on building back better after Cyclone Gabrielle and reducing waste in the construction industry
- and Marnie Prickett, 95bFM's Water Reporter, on regional freshwater policy
The extreme weather system that is continuing to affect the North Island caused havoc throughout Tamaki Makaurau on Tuesday. The state of emergency declared in Auckland drew stark contrasts to the Auckland anniversary floods in January and Cyclone Gabrielle in February.
Auckland Emergency Management, Civil Defence and Auckland Council sprung into action as the rains poured down throughout the city, with heavy rain warnings issued in north and west Auckland.
As extreme weather events appear to become more frequent, do Aucklanders and management agencies need to reconsider how they react and deal with these situations? To receive input and analysis, whilst also determining how well agencies have responded to the recent weather, Andre Fa'aoso spoke with Doctor Lauren Vinnell, Lecturer of Emergency Management at Massey University.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speaks to Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland Stephen Hoadley about Türkiye's presidential election.
Andre Fa’aoso speaks to Nikki Chamberlain, Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland about New Zealand privacy laws and a recent press release that says our current Privacy Act is fit for 2011.
On the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Doctor Andrea Harvey, a research fellow at the University of Technology Sydney about wild animal emotions.
Arno speaks with Ruhi Bajaj, doctoral researcher at the University of Auckland, about the potential to use smartwatches in clinical settings to give early warning signs.
Alex talked to Ben Van Bruggen of the Urban Room about city planning policies and how urban form makes a difference to our quality of life.
Auckland Council urban regeneration agency Eke Panuku, Beca, Koi Tu: the Centre for Informed Futures, the NZ Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga and Ngati Whatua Orakei are making the case for digital twin pilot in Auckland’s city centre. Digital twins already exist in Singapore, London, Wellington and Christchurch. I spoke to Simon Oddie of Eke Panuku and Matt Wheeler about what digital twins are and what opportunities they provide for productivity, resilience and engagement.
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