Things got shitty on the Green Desk today — New Zealand has a poo problem: An estimated 100 million tonnes of cow and sheep manure fall onto New Zealand pastures each year, causing an environmental and economic stink.
So reporter Jack Marshall went to see a man about dung beetles. Dung Beetle Innovations’s Dr. Shaun Forgie is a specialist in dung beetle reproduction, ecology and evolution. And if he has his way, every farm in New Zealand will have these bugs following around their animals.
This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about Ernest Rutherford, the man on the $100 bill, and how he split the atom.
Ahead of a headline show at Double Whammy, Elle spoke to Jacob Duzsik of Health. They spoke about the band's inception, their recent appearance at Knotfest and their experience working with collaborators such as 100 Gecs and Nine Inch Nails.
Two New Zealand fishing companies are working with the World Wildlife Foundation to help reduce harm caused to Māui dolphins by commercial fishing along the West Coast of the North Island. The companies, Moana and Sanford, have promised to implement a range of changes, including no conventional trawling within a 100m depth in Māui habitat after 2022, and also video cameras & electronic tracking on all vessels. Pearl speaks to World Wildlife Foundation Head of Campaigns, Peter Hardstaff, and CEO of Sanford, Volker Kuntzsch, about this decision.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we look at the latest happenings in Tokelau and the wider Pacific, talk to Nicky Hager about Hit & Run and Marama Fox about Te Ture Whenua bill, and much more.
Earlier in the week, more than 100 medical students from the Auckland University Medical Students Association (AUMSA) rallied to call on the University of Auckland to cease investments in coal, oil, and gas companies, to protect public health and reduce the impacts of climate change. bFM reporter Katie Doyle talked to the spokesperson of the AUMSA, Ivan Mouraviev about this.
This Week host Tess and producer Joel speak to David Hines from the Secular Education Network about how religion is taught in schools. They have their weekly chat with National MP Jami Lee, the usual Radio Adelaide’s Nicole Wedding for all the latest in Australian news and a report on the clothing bins operated by Savemart.
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