Today is World Health Day, and with New Zealand approaching its colder seasons, health at this point in time is imperative. Joe had the opportunity to speak to Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan, a senior research fellow in the Department of Public Health at Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo ki Pōneke University of Otago, Wellington about the state of student flats, energy usage, and how it impacts students' health
Power'd Up Radio is joined by bFM journalist and NZ Herald Intern Lochlan the Cocklan as we discuss bikkies, birthdays and an extra fruitful Florida this week.
This week's Saturday Spring features Political Science student Castor on Lecture Me, thanks to Blue Hills Books, as well as Implausible Deniability with Stella talking baby botox, and Finn helps alleviate our woes, including lactose intolerance, on Dear Finn.
Starting off our weekly chats with Global Innovator, Matt Hart, News and Editorial Director, and Monday Wire Host, Joel, speaks to Matt about moving back home, after previously flatting for a while.
Tāmaki was hit with severe heavy rain warnings in recent days, with extreme weather and states of emergency declared around the motu. These heightened caution around risks of flooding in areas affected by 2023 Auckland Anniversary floods.
Last week, there were changes to national laws that now allow ‘granny flats’ to be built on properties without the need to obtain resource consent.
And stripping of marine life from rock pools around Whangaparāoa has raised discussion of shellfish protections, but not without increasing racial tensions in community discourse.
Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about how these topics impact Tāmaki Makaurau.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about the Manage My Health security breach and Labour’s proposed streaming levy.
And, they spoke to Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary of the Public Service Association, about the election date falling on November 7th, or what is also known as Public Service Day.
For City Counselling this week, Producer Jasmine spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about this week’s heavy rain and threats of flooding, changes to granny flat building regulations and marine protections of shellfish.
Last week Herenga ā Nuku published Aotearoa’s first report on the state of public land access. Jasmine also spoke to Doug Macredie, the Strategic Relationships Manager at Outdoor Access Commission who published the report, and Professor Margaret Mutu, about the significance of the publication for Tangata Whenua
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