Justice Minister Andrew Little joins us to discuss topics from a trans tasman bubble, transparency in legal advice to government about the lockdown, and engaging with the cannabis referendum; upcoming musician HINA tells Mary-Margaret about the importance of New Zealand Music Month to her, and why we should fund wananga and creative opportunities all year long; in Neighbourhood Watch we cross to Zoe Kounadis about Scott Morrison’s last week during COVID, including a significant idea shared with our own PM; Mary-Margaret has some questions about the fast tracking of shovel ready projects in a bill which some urban planners have queeries about, concerning public input; Jackie Clark is hosting a socially distanced fundraiser for her organisation the Aunties; and we hear todays Epidemic Response Commitee notes.
Bronwyn spoke to Sophie Jeram, an artist and curator from Letting Space and Urban Dream Brokerage who is is also working towards a PhD in Landscape Architecture on the commoning of land. She spoke about the distinction between pulblic and common space, as well as her personal experience creating such projects since 1993. Most recently, Sophie has been part of the Vogelmorn Community Group, which started in a converted bowling club, and served as a case study for the interview.
Last week Sophie spoke as part of an international webinar hosted by the Journal of Public where speakers from a number of countries and disciplines webinar discussed the way we interact in public space in the current and post COVID-19 conditions. This formed basis for the beginning of the interview.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima speaks to newly appointed Minister for Women and Labour MP, Jan Tinetti, about the recent changes made to the Equal Pay Act.
Today we are launching a new collaborative project between 95bFM and For The Love of Bees, called Regenerative Conversations. Jemima plays a snippet from this months podcast, which focuses on weed management in Aotearoa's urban settings.
Jemima talks to Anu Kaloti, the President of the Migrant Workers Association, about the launch of a “Pathways to Residency” petition calling for a number of changes to made with New Zealand’s immigration system in the light of Covid-19.
To wrap it up, Jemima chats with Caroline Perry from BRAKE, the road safety charity, about Road Safety Week 2020 (9-15 November).
On Neighbourhood Watch this week, Justin and Zoe talked about the ABC's Four Cornersreport alleging federal Attorney General Christian Porter and Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Alan Tudge, for inappropriate behaviour.
Mark Lockhart, a Landscape Architect and board member of the Tree Council, recently launched a petition to save a century-old pōhutukawa tree in Mount Eden.
Lockhart says the mature tree is at risk of being felled due to the Auckland Council leaving it off the protected Tree Schedule. The Environment Court has now granted an Interim Enforcement Order.
Lockhart, who is also involved with Mana Rakau, who rose from the Canal Road, Avondale protest, believes that some form of tree protection should be reinstated to protect what is left of our urban ngahere in Tamaki Makaurau.
For the Love of Bees, a community ecological project, is currently running the Earthworkers Programme. Programme particpants will learn from experts about organic regenerative farming processes and how these can be used in their own gardens or pieces of land.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, the vision holder of the project For the Love of Bees, about what organic regenerative horticulture actually means. Jemima asks how this fruit and vegetable farming style is different to other farming practices taking place in Aotearoa. They discuss whether regenerative farming can work in urban settings and why a move towards organic regenerative horticulture is an important step for ecosystems, climate and communities. Finally, Sarah explains how people can take part in the Earthworkers Programme and learn more about these farming processes.
Joe Wickins covers the rallies held in Tahiti and at AUT to commemorate the anniversary of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific. He talks to Ena Manuireva, Tahitian Language and Culture expert from AUT and anti-nuclear activist, about the protests.
Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Binoy Kampmark, a senior lecturer in the school of global urban studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, about greenwashing at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.
Finally, Elizabeth Macpherson, Associate Professor at University of Canterbury’s Law School, chats to Jemima about her study into how ecosystem based management (EBM) could make a significant difference to the way New Zealand regulates oceans.
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to pose a significant health risk to people right across the world, the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has been controversial. However, another controversial issue that goes hand in hand with the Games every year is greenwashing.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made strong commitments to ensuring the Games are working towards a carbon neutral (or even carbon positive) goal using their Sustainability Strategy, which was issued in 2017. But Dr Binoy Kampmark, a senior lecturer in the school of Global Urban Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, says that the greenness of the Games is an act of theatre.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston talks to Dr Kampmark about this issue of greenwashing the Olympics, how green the 2020 Games truly are and what it would take to make this major sporting event a leader in sustainablity.
The top of Northland remains at Alert Level 3 after fears that Covid-19 is spreading undetected in Northland.
In the same time, an Otago University research into Covid-19 vaccination rates found that numbers are significantly lower in rural areas than in urban areas.
Dr Kyle Eggleton is the Associate Dean of Rural Health from the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland. He is also a Northland GP with a Maori health provider. He spoke to Justin Wong.
Today on the Wire, Jemima Huston speaks to NZEI Te Riu Roa’s President Liam Rutherford about the government’s latest funding for school counsellors.
Air New Zealand General Manager Customer Leeanne Langridge joins Jemima live on the show to speak about the airline's latest announcement that Covid-status restrictions will be put in place for passengers on all domestic flights from December 14 2021.
Joe Wickins talks to Steve Abel, the Senior Campaign Manager for Greenpeace, about how fertiliser companies are to blame for cancer-related deaths due to water contamination.
Finally on Tomorrow’s World, Isla and Stella look at concepts of walkability and neighbourhoods for urban planning with Dr Lee Beattie.
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