Replace cows with cannabis. These are the recent comments made by esteemed entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, on his most recent visit to New Zealand. He suggests if marijuana were to be legalised, dairy farmers could replace sections of their land designated for cows, over to industrial growing of cannabis.Adam Jacobson explores these issues in a recent report.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to exiled Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay about his visit to New Zealand, two astronomers about the soon-to-be-farwelled Cassini spacecraft, the author of a new book about the neo-liberalisation of higher education, and more.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to political commentator Morgan Godfery about the CEO of Māori Television's resignation, SOUL spokesperson Pania Newton about the group's recent visit to a United Nations summit in New York, an Otago University professor about the ins and outs of 'de-extinction', and more.
Breakdowns of the Goverment's draft suicide prevention policy; Bill English's upcoming visit to Japan; the 'Crown Housing Policy'; and that puffy great satsuma over in the States.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to AUT journalism lecturer Richard Pamatatau about the Green Party's lack of Pacific Voices, Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox and Te Kotahitanga co-chair Pita Tipene about the government's withdrawal from Ngāpuhi treaty settlement discussions, the organisers behind a recent NZ visit to the UN protesting oil drilling, and more.
Today on Dear Science, Allan tells Ximena & Adam about some cases of shady operations within academia, such as how recently a peer-reviewer stole and published data by another author. He also touches on some of his recent travels in the Middle East (where he went for work, not a holiday, he wants to clarify), where he tells us about a Turtle Reserve he visited in Oman.
Today on the show, Ximena, Will & Reuben look at how the conversation around Metiria Turei’s fraud has distracted from broader systemic issues, such as the highly critical treatment of beneficiaries and low income Kiwis. AUT’s Allan Blackman comes up to visit the studio to chat about an array of curious science stories as per usual, and NZ First’s Tracey Martin gives Ximena her thoughts on the Labour and National transport plans announced in the weekend.
Christkind, St. Nick, Father Christmas, Santy Claus... what ever you call the ol' mate w/ the sack, it's nearly visiting time. And with a mythology / history like his, you best believe he knows what you've been up to. ...He _knows_.
It’s been a big year for Melodownz. Things really started snowballing around the release of his Avontales EP and since then it seems like he’s become an omnipresent force. Which is just a fancy way of saying he’s popping up everywhere, whether it’s on the Laneway line up, or performing at a gallery opening at the Art Gallery, or he’s on David Dallas’ 64 Bars series or on the German ‘Colours’ series. He still finds time to feature on other tracks and visit us here on Freak The Sheep.
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