We spoke to Tracey Martin, our old regular NZ First Politician, because she is the Associate Minister for Education and you may or may not have heard there are rolling teacher strikes throughout the country this week.
In 2018, the United States and China have been embroiled in a trade war with each country continuing to raise tariffs placed on goods traded between the two nations. But what exactly are Donald Trump’s tariff policies and what will be their effects? Doug Becker speaks to Iva Bozovic and Lui Hebron about the implications of the US-China trade war.
This week, Ben Zambo has reviewed the Michael Moore vehicle, Where to Invade Next, in which Michael Moore travels the world learning about social and political policies from around the globe which might benefit America...and make these countries possible targets for subsequent invasion.
Dr. Maria kicks off 2019 with a bang. Her first selection is one that received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, so it has to be good, right?Summer 1993, the film worthy of such high appraisals, follows the story of a six-year-old fresh who is fresh to the country side, living with her new legal guardians. Safe to say, Maria's pretty impressed.
Venezuela is once again at a crossroads. The opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim leader of the country, while calls are growing internationally for President Nicolas Maduro to step aside. But what is the historic context behind the ongoing political polarisation in Venezuela? Maria Armoudian speaks with Daniel Levine, Jennifer McCoy, and David Smilde.
Last Thursday was Valentines Day but what exactly is love? How have notions of love changed over time? Can love be consciously developed? And how does love for partners, friends, children, and country differ? Maria Armoudian speaks to Simon May, Bennett W. Helm, and Robert Epstein.
In 2001 there were over 40 groups, operating in 28 countries, who were challenging state authority and often using targeted violence to make political change. The terrorism label has been affixed to these groups but what exactly is terrorism and where does it fall on the continuum of political violence? Political scientist Richard Dekmejian talks to Maria Armoudian about the concept of terrorism.
This week for Green Desk, Mitchell talks to Environmental Scientist Sophia Olo Whaanga about coastal urupa which are being destroyed and submerged in the face of climate change. This fast growing issue is being felt by Iwi throughout the Country, as traditional papakainga and urupa were generally located at the lower levels by the sea. Sophia has been exploring various options on how to deal with the issue, working with her Iwi; te wai o hua to find solution for their urupa which is located on the floodplain on the banks of Oruarangi awa. Mitchell begins by asking Sophia about the importance of coastal areas to Maori.
Ahh, NZ Country Music, there's a lot to be said for this genre. But Dr. Kirsten Zemke reckons the music speaks for itself, with Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders' Stolen River, Pasty Rigger's Beautiful Lady, and Prince Tui Teka's Moe Mai E Hine.
This week for Green Desk, Mangrove Mitch talks to AgainAgain Founder Nada Piatek about
the new initiative bringing reusable steel cups as a waste minimisation tool for our coffee
addiction. Mitch and Nada discuss the dangers of compostable cups, business positivity,
as well as some of the places that these cups can be found as of today. He begins by
asking Nada about the predominantly linear system Aotearoa possesses and what that
currently means for our Country and landfills.
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