Earlier in Rāhui, Oscar Perress spoke to Catalyse’s Denise Bijoux. Catalyse is a network of strategic and creative professionals who enable locally-led regeneration. They work alongside local people to make the places we are in together, the places that we collectively want them to be.
They discussed all things community and Covid-19, focussing on moving forward with some lessons we have learnt in our spaces and places. They started off discussing the differences in what and how some of us have learnt in lockdown, inequalities and the future.
Julia Deans has just been announced as the Music Director for this year's Silver Scroll Awards- making her the person in charge of organising one of the most highly anticipated parts of the night: the reinterpretations of the five finalists' songs. In previous years this has led to the likes of Ron Gallipolli covering Lorde, SoccerPractise covering Moana Maniapoto and many more. Tune in to hear Julia's thoughts on the role!
Last week’s US presidential election once again revealed fractures in the democratic principles of the Electoral College. President-elect Joe Biden has consistently led in the counting of the popular vote in this election and has over five million more votes than President Donald Trump. However, the Electoral College renders the popular vote moot. Instead, winning state elections is the key to winning the White House. Doug Becker speaks with Jeremi Suri and Sanford Levinson about the Electoral College and whether it needs to be reformed.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, national governments have shown distinctly different approaches with different levels of success. But it appears that nations lead by women have a better record than their male counterparts. Doug Becker speaks with four experts about the popular media narrative that countries led by women are performing better with COVID.
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On August 13, 2020, the UAE and Israel signed a peace agreement normalising relations. Then on September 11, Bahrain joined the agreement. These are called the Abraham Accords and has led to a drive for normalisation of relations with other countries including Sudan and Morocco. What do these “Abraham Accords” mean for security in the region and for the future of the Palestinian people? What are the solutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict? What are the alternatives to a two state solution? Should the focus for Palestinians be on their civil rights? Doug Becker speaks with Laurie A. Brand, Mira Sucharov and Hamoud Salhi.
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A recent community outbreak of Covid-19 in Melbourne has led to the suspension of the travel bubble between Victoria and New Zealand. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to National MP Christopher Luxon about the future of international travel in a post-Covid world, as well as New Zealand's vaccine roll outs. They also discussed the impact of the trade war between Australia and China on New Zealand.
National MP Paul Goldsmith's recent remark that Māori benefited from colonisation in Aotearoa has led to criticism from both sides of the political aisle. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to fellow National MP Christopher Luxon about Goldsmith's remarks and how colonisation has affected New Zealand. They discussed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori sovereignty and the role of the Waitangi Tribunal in today's society.
Late last week the AUT Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, Hapai Te Hauora Tapui, The Salvation Army, and The Problem Gambling Foundation announced their support for three new global gambling guidelines. The guidelines aim to provide straightforward quantitative limits for people of legal gambling age who want to make more informed choices about their gambling.
To reduce gambling harm, these three guidelines must be followed -
HOW MUCH? Gamble no more than one percent of household income per month.
HOW OFTEN? Gamble no more than four days per month.
HOW MANY? Gamble regularly on no more than two types of gambling or games.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Associate Professor and Director of the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre at AUT Maria Bellringer, who was part of the research process that led to these guidelines. They discuss why global gambling guidelines are important, how they might be used in Aotearoa, and how receptive the gambling industry is to public health and regulatory advice on gambling habits.
The wonderful Lusi Faiva and Rodney Bell pop into the studio to kōrero about Aotearoa’s leading professional performance company that is disability led - Touch Compass - and their 25th anniversary celebration event, /rītaha/. Whakarongo mai!
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