Today on your bFM Breakfast: A lovely sunny Monday morning to help you with that Mondayitis; Penelope Noir teaches Rachel and Tess how to do their laundry (very important for Fashun); Kiran brings in a collection of short stories that she's very fond off; and Natural Ange helps a couple of callers out with their ailments. A heap of prizes, and some tunes to help you out this morning.
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.
The recent heist at the Green Vault within the Dresden Castle in Germany has been speculated to be one of the largest art heists in history. City officials and experts consider the loss to be "priceless" and a "cultural loss", while the media considers the Baroque-era jewellery that was stolen to be worth one billion dollars.
The entire heist took about five minutes in total, and it may be possible that the jewels are already melted down or have been sold on the black market.
Rachel Simpson spoke to Dr Ngarino Ellis from the University of Auckland's art history department. Dr Ellis has a history in the law profession and is a member of the Art Crime Research Trust. Rachel and Dr Ellis spoke about the nature of art crime, why stealing art has historically been an assertion of power, and how exactly the Dresden thieves might have done it.
On the show today: Mary-Margaret speaks to Andrew Little about justice reform in 2020, Radio Adelaide's Zoe Kounandis recaps this year's Invasion Day, Sam Dene asks Generation Zero why they are opposed to the government's infrastructure announcement, and he learns about the nature of food exports and its effect on New Zealand's poorest
When it comes to conservation, new advancements in tools & technology could make the difference in restoring nature, so that indigenous species can thrive.
Just recently, The Department of Conservation announced they are investing nearly eight-hundred-thousand dollars to test a new predator-control drone and take another step towards a predator-free Aotearoa.
Drones are a new technology and have the potential to be a game-changer when it comes to conservation efforts, and the Kiwi startup behind this is Environment Conservation Technologies.
based in the Bay of Plenty, they’re developing automated technologies & providing professional services using drones, both locally & internationally.
Louis got in touch with Samuel Vye, co-founder of the start-up E.C.T., who is also in charge of managing the project.
Climate change has been the hot topic that’s been on everyone’s minds and tongues. Theater maker Amber Liberté takes this discussion to the stage. “Our Modern Earth (Is a F*cking Mess)” is a piece of theatre and dance that indulges in the discourse of climate change through the eons that have passed by. The play goes through a visual transformative journey through the use of organic material (like leaves and branches) to more man-made or mechanical material (like plastic). With supporting entities like Generation Zero, the play attempts to make its audience members question the rapid nature of climate change.
This production will unfortunately not go ahead due to COVID-19, but will later be adapted into a film.
Tāmati Kruger is the chair of the Te Urewera board, and chair of the Tūhoe tribal office, Te Uru Taumatua. When the original level 4 lockdown was announced, Tūhoe announced closures of freedom camping areas in the region. Since then, they’ve also set up some checkpoints. A number of iwi throughout the motu have set up their own checkpoints as a way of reducing the possibility of the virus being brought into those areas. There has been very varied responses to these, and they are indeed operating in a varied nature. Tūhoe have since announced that in the shift to level 3, much of their level 4 restrictions in place will remain the same. This is because the risk of a devastating outbreak in their community remains high due to the access to healthcare in the area, as well as preexisting conditions that disproportionately affect Māori. Lillian asked Tāmati if they could have a chat about some of these issues and started by asking how his rāhui period has been at home.
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