Essure, a contraceptive device designed in the early 2000s, has caused irreversible damage for thousands of women in more recent years. The metal coil is inserted into fallopian tubes, a distinctly more invasive technique than an iud or rod. As we will soon see, the contraceptive poses very high risks. Mary-Margaret spoke to Sue Claridge of the Auckland Women’s Health Council about kiwi and Australian women whose lives have been hurt by the lack of information available about the devices. She started by explaining what the Essure device is.
First up, we talk with Te Roopu Nahinara, National Party Member Amy Adams on the recent decission to ban letting fees, National's lack of support for the United Nations Migration Pact and government announcing they will be opening ministerial diaries to the public for the sake of transparency.
After that, Jennifer Rose Tamati speaks with Shaun Robbinson from the Metal Health Foundation and Ross Bell from the New Zealand Drug Foundation on synthetic cannabis being deemed an A class drug.
Following that, Radio Adelaide’s Sam Smith fills us in on all the Aussie news. Sam discusses the choice to have Australia's space agency based in Adelaide and the new encryption laws that will allow police to apply for warrants for encrypted messages.
Finally, Grace Watson speaks with John Buttle, senior lecturer in criminology at AUT about media portrayal of the Grace Millane case.
On Dear Science with AUT’s Marcus Jones we have a coronavirus update, a milestone in forming metallic hydrogen and habitable planets orbiting black holes.
Lillian spoke to Amnesty International about the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering Myanmar to take ‘provisional measures’ to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community.
Felix spoke to the New Zealand International Student’s Association about the impact that the government’s travel ban is having on students returning for study.
Lillian also spoke to Tina Ngata about the lead up to Waitangi Day and putting constitutional transformation on the agenda for the upcoming elections.
Ayana talks to the Chief Executive of Asthma and Respiratory NZ Letitia Harding about yesterday's Papakura scrap metal fire and the health impacts of smoke inhilation. Ayana then talked to the National Advisor of Risk Management for Fire and Emergency NZ about fire safety this summer.
Today the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment released a report looking at how we monitor chemicals in the environment and interpret their impact on living things. The report looked at neonicotinoid insecticides, antibiotics, and the trace metal zinc as case studies, as well as how our own regulations may not address the issue. Joe speaks to Dr Jennifer Gadd, an aquatic chemist from NIWA on the matter.
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