Today on the Greendesk, Producer Jack Marshall had a chat about our receding glaciers with Dr Andrew Lorrey - the Principal Scientist for Climate Applications at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). With thirty per cent the glaciers have disappeared since we began tracking them forty years ago, Jack asks Dr Lorrey if we’ve reached a point of no return for our large chilly friends.
A report by the Otago Legal Issue Centre has found a significant gap in the accessibility of legal services in Aotearoa. Those who can’t afford a private lawyer, which can cost on Average $300 per hour, are struggling to get civil legal aid due to a lack of lawyers and strict eligibility criteria. Lachlan spoke with centre director Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin about the report.
We're flooded with your worries and woes this morning, and Natural Ange is here to save the day. Talking stealth infections, old back injuries, hormones (as per), post-nasal drip, and toe fungus. Yum.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Monday morning so we're taking it easy, with the assistance of coffee as per; Justine is back to help you with all your wage subsidy related queries on Red Dead Redemption; Peter Dickens from Music Helps joins us to chat about how our music community is getting help through this time; and Kiran joins us for Loose Reads with a new fave, Auē by Becky Manawatu, and a Shortlist for the Ockham NZ Book Awards.
The boys from Thomson Whisky make a Negroni and Boulevardier:
1 part Victor's Gin (Negroni) or 1 part Thomson's Whisky (Boulevardier).
1 part red vermouth.
1 part Campari.
Typically you should use 20-30mls per part, depending on how big your glass is. Fill a large mixing glass with ice, add the ingredients in the order above and then fill the rest of the glass with ice and begin stirring. Use a metal straw to taste intermittently while stirring until it's just right (you'll know).
Strain into a tumbler filled with ice, and garnish with orange peel (make sure to give it a twist and wipe it around the brim of the glass). Alternatively. the Boulevardier can be served in a chilled martini glass sans ice (same garnish).
One of the most highlighted aspects of the 2022 budget is the Cost Of Living Package, allowing those making less than seventy grand per year to receive three hundred and fifty dollars over the span of three months.
The check will not go ahead for those under eighteen, nor anyone who is already receiving the Winter Energy Payment.
Liam spoke to both the ACT Party and the Greens about their thoughts on the check and the budget as a whole, first having a chat with ACT Party Leader and Finance Spokesperson David Seymour.
Welcome to the mid-week show! The Mind Trench is back as per usual with the bees knees and elephant sneezes. Rachel speaks to Savina Fountain and Aubrie Mitchel from BIG FAN about their programme Ignite, a new initiative for rangatahi wanting to enter NZ music scene. Whakarongo mai nei!
Transport is a major contributor to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions. Although light electric vehicles are making waves in reducing these emissions, heavy diesel-powered vehicles are lagging behind. Olivia Holdsworth spoke to journalist Rod Oram about trucking fleets and began by asking about some of the short and long term strategies for CO2 reduction.
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