A recent article in the New Zealand Medical Journal looked at children’s views on junk food marketing, including advertising, what nutritional information should be provided, and how healthy food is promoted. Now, The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) led Consensus Statement on Sugary Drinks is calling for a change to how food marketing to children is monitored. Stewart Sowman-Lund spoke to NZDA sugary drinks spokesperson Dr Rob Beaglehole, and started by asking him what the article actually tells us about advertising.
Yesterday morning a discussion document titled Te Koiroa O Te Koiora – Our shared vision for living with nature was launched, aiming to engage all New Zealanders in helping to shape Aotearoa’s biodiversity strategy for the next 30 years. The creation of the discussion document, which was led by the Department of Conservation outlines some key goals to be achieved by 2050. To find out more Olivia Holdsworth spoke to Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage and began by asking how this discussion document differs from the current Our Chance to Turn the Tide biodiversity strategy.
Following the continued protests against the new Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in India, Producer Sam Denne talks with Doctor Sapna Samant about India's far right government, new discriminatory census measures, protests being led by students and women and what actions NZ Indians are taking to make Wellington listen.
Covid-19 is on everyone's mind, but it is also important to remember that the climate crisis has not gone away. Izzy spoke with Dewy Sacayan from the youth-led climate action group Generation Zero about similarities between Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis and how there is an opportunity to act on transitioning to a low-carbon economy. She began by asking Dewy why Generation Zero thinks the government should be taking climate action alongside their action on Covid-19 and what it should look like.
After months of peaceful protests that led to the ousting of president of thirty years Omar Al Bashir, Sudan is on the brink of civil war. Why, and can it be avoided? Our producer Lisa Boudet reports for the International Desk.
On May 4th, China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the May 4 Movement - a student-led demonstration that protested foreign imperialism, an authocratic and incompetent government, and asked for "democracy" and "science".
China has changed a lot in the past 100 years, and so has the meaning of the Movement. Producer Lisa Boudet tells us why.
On the International Desk, Conor looks at the upcoming Zimbabwe general election and the unique circumstances surrounding it. He delves into the historical events that have led up to this moment and why after so many years of white minority rule and Mugabe-era brutality, Zimbabwe looks set to turn over a new leaf
The Tupuna Maunga Authority say that fires that come about on Tupuna Maunga as a result of fireworks are not only dangerous, but cause harm to taonga. This week, a Parliamentary Select Committee decided not to ban the private sale of fireworks
Paul Majurie of the Authority joined Mary-Margaret this morning to discuss what it means that the government upholds the “balancing of competing interests” over mana whenua. She started by asking Paul to walk through the context that led to the Authority calling for a ban.
This week during her weekly chat with the Green Party co-leader James Shaw, Zoë Larsen Cumming asks about the Green's opinion on National's border policy, the extension of paid sick leave, support for students who don't qualify for the wage subsidy, and Iwi-led check points.
Recent research from the University of Canterbury details some of the factors that have led to changes in immunisation rates around New Zealand from 2006 to 2017. While vaccination rates are steadily increasing overall, immunisation has started to decline in some wealthier areas - owing to increased mistrust and misinformation around vaccines. Felix Walton spoke to researcher Lukas Marek about his research.
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