Josh catches us up on the news off-planet, including a successful moon landing by Firefly Aerospace, the probability of an Asteroid impact in 2032 has dropped but it may hit the moon, and in more happy news a total lunar ecplipse will occur next Rāmere/Friday.
New Zealand’s total emission rate has increased 23.2 percent since 1990, and makes up 0.2 percent of global emissions. A new online tool has been created that helps New Zealand households track and reduce their carbon footprint. Reporter Jess Smith speaks to secretary for the environment, Vicky Robertson, about this tool and what New Zealanders can do to reduce their carbon footprints.
Incredibly greatful to get back into the studio, this weeks Totally Wired features new music from Julien Dyne, Wet Leg, Deadforest, Louisa Nicklin & more! Plus, La Coco, KALALA, MARINA, Vox Dawn chat to Zazi about tracks from 'Daughters of the Dawn', their new album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty was adopted on July 7. It's the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with a goal of leading towards their total elimination. Sixty-nine nations did not vote.
AUT Pacific Media Centre's Kendall Hutt had a chat with the International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Kozue Akibayashi, about this treaty, and the responsibility Governments have to take it seriously.
No longer a sales format limited to Tupperware™, Penelope takes us through the world of the apparel pyramid schemes* currently wreaking havoc in the United States. Could they take off here? And is onselling jazzy polyester they really _that_ bad?
* legally not pyramid schemes but 'multi level marketing'^^
Development organisation Oxfam says the Paradise Papers are clear evidence of an unjust global system, that allows those with immense wealth to avoid paying their fair share of tax, fuelling poverty and inequality.
The Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) across multiple organisations have been working for months on the Paradise Papers, which include over 13 million documents in total, making it the largest data leak in history.
India speaks to Oxfam New Zealand’s Executive Director Rachael Le Mesurier about the revelations.
Once labelled the 'King of Cling', Azzedine Alaïa made his name covering, but certainly not hiding, the female form. Immortalised in popular film by Cher Horowitz as "like, a totally important designer", Pennie pays tribute to the man who adorned the body of every nineties 'somebody' from Stephanie Seymour to Grace Jones.
Ladies and gents and everyone else, Auckland's biggest eco event is happening next Sunday! Ella Mizrahi's in to talk about EcoDay, which features a packed line-up of TEDX speakers, live music, food, markets, panel discussions, and a Velodrome Bike Party. From 11am - 6pm, totally free. Welcome one, welcome all.
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