The Sentencing Act 2002 s 27 allows those representing offenders to provide a cultural report of their background to support the offender’s case for not going to prison or for a shorter period. Jemima spoke with High Court barrister and solicitor and senior lecturer at AUT Law School, Khylee Quince, about s 27 reports. They discussed why they are making a positive difference for Māori offender.
Tama Waipara is the festival director of the inaugural Tairāwhiti Arts Festival. His background is in music, and he came to work at the Auckland Arts Festival as programme manager for Māori and Pacific programs and then eventually senior programmer. Now he wants to bring an Arts Festival to the East Coast. He grew up in Opotiki, so this opportunity is to build a festival from the ground up in a place he calls home. Lillian Hanly speaks to Tama about the festival and starts by talking about creating the kaupapa for the festival, which Tama said was the first step.
On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about permanent liquid magnets, storing data in music, and new research showing a possible link between spicy food and dementia.
Tuwhenuaroa was at Ihumātao this morning so he will give us some background info and an update as to what has been happening there after Fletcher officials and police moved onto the land yesterday morning.
And we have Fletcher Tabuteau back for NZ First talking about gun law reform and Ihumātao
WE spoke to Denise Lee of the National Party about… The Zero Carbon Bill passing, Background checks for electoral candidates, and Christopher Luxon running for National in Botany.
Tu spoke to Denise Lee of the National Party about… The Zero Carbon Bill passing, Background checks for electoral candidates, and Christopher Luxon running for National in Botany.
Bronnie spoke to Kevin Hague, Chief Executive of Forest and Bird about the passing of the Zero Carbon
Tu spoke to Elaine Rush about food poverty in New Zealand, and how it affects children
And Ben does neutral corner on the Iranian nuclear deal
The 2018 showed that the percentage of people not born in New Zealand was 27.4%, an increase from 25.2% in Census 2013. The biggest increase in ethnic group is the Asian population.The Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business released a report on the cultural and language barriers the Chinese community experience through the litigation process in senior courts, difficulties matching interpreters with clients and discrimination felt by Asian lawyers.
Sherry spoke to Lawyer and Author of the report, Mai Chen, on her findings and recommendations to address this issue. She begins by asking Mai on the background to the report.
Rachel Simpson talks to Southern Cross University marine ecologist Dr Daniele Cagnazzi about rare snubfin and humpback dolphins in the Queensland coastal region being affected by chemicals such as DDT, PCB and HCB that have been banned since the 1970s.
Due to the University of Auckland being currently under construction, drilling in the background left much of the interview inaudible. Dr Cagnazzi was very patient and as much of his interview has been salvaged as possible. Rachel summarises his other points.
For those interested, here is Dr. Cagnazzi's wider marine ecology research project: https://www.capricorncetaceansproject.com/
Despite more than 40 years of law reform aimed at improving the experience of giving evidence for adult rape complainants, Ministry of Justice research in 2018 re-confirmed that the process remains distressing and re-traumatising.
Sherry talks to University of Canterbury law professor Elisabeth McDonald on her research into rape myths, and how these myths remain a barrier to a fair trial process.
Sherry begins by asking Elisabeth to give some background to her research:
Bronwyn sits down with Mark Pascall, one of the founders of the Wellbeing Protocol, a project to empower communities using blockchain technology. Pascall is using his background in software development to combine his four passions: blockchain, alternative organisational management, open source and holistic wellness.
The Wellbeing Protocol has been accepted into the GovTech Accelerator programme and has received funding to run a trial in Cannons Creek, in Eastern Porirua. Bronwyn talks to Pascall about the project, alternative methods of value transfer, and dispelling myths around blockchain.
The National Qualifications Authority has announced that pass rates for NCEA have declined over the past two years, likely as a result of lockdowns. The number of achieved, merit and excellence passes at this point in the year have decreased by 6% from last year, and 20% from 2019.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to the Post Primary Teachers' Association Vice-President, Melanie Webber, about how students have coped during lockdown. They also discussed the 'device-divide' between students of different socioeconomic backgrounds, and what aspects of online teaching will be implemented into education systems in the future.
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