Despite efforts to preserve endangered animals, trafficking has increased in some parts of the world by an estimated 5000% according to conservationists and the poaching is pushing some animals to the very brink of extinction. In 2014, 46 countries signed the London Declaration which was set up to work towards ending wildlife trafficking through law enforcement and cross-country cooperation. Wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry that has reportedly helped fund Al-Qaeda-related groups. What is the scope of the problem? What should be done about it? Maria Armoudian speaks with David Wilkie, Tanya Wyatt, and Marc Bekoff.
Rachel was lucky enough to chat to Sampa The Great ahead of her phenomenal sold-out gig at the Hollywood Avondale on saturday. Her latest album 'The Return' came out in september, and sees Sampa exploring homesickness, cultural diaspora and community as ways of grappling with her own spiritual identity. Listen back to hear about how these ideas informed her record, plus her thoughts on what it means to be a black woman working in Australia's burgeoning hip-hop industry. Ka rawe!
On this weeks regular chat with the National Party's Denise Lee she talks with host, Laura Kvigstad on the partnership visa that has been labeled as racist by the Indian community and why Lee believes Immigration New Zealand is being too rigid.
Then, Laura and Denise chat about how the government has made a step in the right direction by giving an interium period for the farming industry to not pay for carbon emissions in National's eyes but they touch on the concerns of National.
Finally, they chat about the End of Life Choice Bill being voted to go to referendum. Denise tells us why she didn't support this choice saying it's the job of MP's to navigate intricate legislation.
With finance minister Grant Robertson announcing billions of dollars to combat the effects of Covid-19 and the subsequent recession, some have seen this as an opportunity to change the way live, work and interact with our planet. Bronwyn spoke to Amanda Larsson from Greenpeace about their proposed Green Covid Response, which urges the government to invest this money into clean transformative industries and uplifting marginalised communities.
No doubt you have seen the stories about the positive impacts on the climate as a result of a world under rāhui. Whether it be pollution levels in New York reduced by nearly 50%, or a 40% drop in coal use by China's six largest power plants, the global pandemic has curbed carbon emissions in ways that climate activists have been trying unsuccessfully to do for decades. However in the long term, the International Energy Agency warns that Covid-19 could cause a slowdown in world’s clean energy transition. Bronwyn began by asking Amanda how we can ensure pollution levels don't just bounce back once the pandemic is over.
There is currently an online petition calling for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to adopt the Green Covid Response, with a goal of 10,000 signatures.
Government has announced some guidelines of Alert Level 2 with more expected to come. Laura Kvigstad gives you a quick rundown of the guidelines so far and the response that some industries have had to them.
Justin talks to Trade Minister David Parker about how Covid-19 could affect New Zealand's food export industry and free trade agreement negotiations with other countries.
Tourism is Aotearoa's largest export and the industry is suffering admist current Covid travel restrictions. Aneeka speaks to Bjoern Spreitzer, the General Manager of Tourism New Zealand's domestic tourism team about the value of domestic travel and importance of stimulating the domestic tourism market in Aotearoa.
Jade talks to DJ and producer Ayesha Waja on her campaign "Not for You," and her and other female DJ's speaking up about harassment and discrimination being a female in the music industry.
Join James, Lyric and Jade for the final wire of 2020, where they play some of their best pieces from this year, ranging from pigs to the depths of the music industry.
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