Rachel speaks to Andrea Black, policy director and economist for the Council of Trade Unions, about how the government is and should be dealing with the economic impacts of Covid-19 on working people. The interview talks about issues with gig economy workers with no sick leave provisions, the recommendations in the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report involving benefit provisions, and whether New Zealand's social welfare systems are robust enough to survive the outbreak.
Fresh off of Aotearoa banning conversion therapy, the Green Party has launced a petition to establish a Ministry for Rainbow Communities in the New Zealand.
Green’s Rainbow Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Kerekere has stressed a lack of a home in the government for these communities, and that quote “A Rainbow Ministry would grow the capacity of the public sector to support, empower, and resource our communities.”
Liam Hansen spoke to Claire Black, the general manager of nationwide rainbow support organisation OutLine Aotearoa about how a ministry could affect the community.
With the Black Friday shopping season approaching, the anticipated consequences of overconsumption in Aotearoa have prompted the company, Buy NZ Made, to encourage New Zealanders to reconsider their participation in Black Friday sales.
Producer Athena spoke to Buy NZ Made Executive Director, Dane Ambler, about the effects of overconsumption in Aotearoa, and how shoppers may be conscious of their spending during the Black Friday period.
Last week a major study was published by Nature Communications which discovered that pesticides are causing significant harm to numerous species which they are not intended to harm.
The review examined over 1700 experimental studies, including a handful from Aotearoa. It found pesticides can reduce plant and animal growth, and affect animals' ability to find a mate or catch prey. However, the researchers note that cutting pesticide use could affect global food supply.
Producer Amani spoke with Professor at Lincoln University’s Department of Soil and Physical Sciences and Co-Director of Bioprotection Aotearoa, Amanda Black, on how this could have an impact on Aotearoa’s produce and economy, and what we can do to avoid harming non-target organisms whilst using pesticides.
Black Friday is upon us and various organisations, including the UN, have raised concerns over waste and overconsumption during this time.
Producer Vihan spoke to Lisa McNeill, a Professor of Marketing at the University of Otago, about overconsumption, the social pressures around such deals, and the rising concerns over the marketing tactics used during this time.
Jemima has been looking into the commercialisation of social and political movements and culture in response to the action taken supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. She continues her conversation with University of Auckland Media Professor Neal Curtis to discuss the motivations brands and businesses have in supporting a political movement.
Two Aotearoa researchers are arguing that indigenous knowledge and western science need to be taught alongside each other in a recently published paper in Science journal titled “Teach Indigenous knowledge alongside science”. Amanda Black, co-director of Bioprotection Aotearoa and Professor at Lincoln University and Jason Tylianakis, professor of ecology at University of Canterbury, are the two lead authors of the paper. They argue that while indigenous knowledge and science are not interchangeable, they are equally as important to be taught in their own rights, and are equally as important on a global scale when discussing climate policy. The paper also discusses the misinformed common attitude towards indigenous knowledge as less valuable or inferior to western science.
Rosetta spoke to Amanda Black about the paper further.
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