On Dear Science with Allan we’re talking about water, rats, and diamonds!
Felix spoke to deputy leader of the Act party - Brooke Van Velden about the party’s feelings around the living wage and the three strikes law.
Karanama spoke to Tai Tupou, from the I AM HOPE foundation, about their new children's book ‘TR and Mack the Hopeful Black Dog’, and it’s attempt to change the way we look at and deal with bullying and mental health among our rangatahi
Felix spoke to AAAP Co-ordinator Brooke Stanley Pao about what Labour has and hasn’t done for people in poverty.
Felix also spoke to The Green Party’s Corrections and Human Rights Spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman about human rights abuses in NZ prisons.
Karanama spoke to Tai Tupou, from the I AM HOPE foundation, about their new childrens book titled 'TR and Mack the Hopeful Black Dog' aimed at changing the way we view bullying and mental health in schools
Sam welcomes in 2021 with a jam-packed show of new releases and plenty of surprises. The first mixtape of 2021 features new tunes from Paul McCartney, Madlib, The Avalanches, and more. Sam also celebrates the return of The KLF to the music industry and pays tribute to MF DOOM who passed away last week.
Today on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima Huston speaks to Paul Mackay from BusinessNZ about the government’s plan to overhaul the Holidays Act 2003.
Hanna Thompson talks to the Mental Health Foundation's Chief Executive, Shaun Robinson about the government stalling on reforming the mental health sector in a practical way.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding interviews a specialist in ethics of war, Dr Thomas Gregory, about the role New Zealand businesses in controversial global affairs. They discuss Air New Zealand’s involvement with the Saudi Arabian Navy.
Finally, Jemima speaks to Haritina Mogoșanu, Executive Director of the New Zealand Astrobiology Network, about the landing of the NASA Perseverance Rover on Mars.
Ayana talked to Timothy Fairhall on his way to Parliament about his advocacy to change the age in which people with life-shortening congenital conditions can access their KiwiSaver. Then IHC's Director of Advocacy Trish Grant spoke on what this means for people with life-shortening conditions and what IHC's next steps are. Then Justin spoke about today's announcement with Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Dr David Clark.
Following the ban on single-use plastic bags, the New Zealand Government plans to phase out some additional plastic products and has proposed a ban on several single-use plastic items by 2025.
Environmental advocates have suggested as well as this, we also need to reform our current kerbside recycling system.
I spoke to a recycling expert, Holly Dove, about how we can reduce and reuse plastic in a sustainable way
This week Dear Science ranges all the way from billions of light years away to right down to the microscopic.
Marcus explains to us how scientists are looking at black holes and neutron stars, and whether a black hole can swallow a neutron star whole.
Zooming right in, Marcus talks us through the CRISPR gene and how it is has been tested to treat deadly diseases within the body.
finally, Marcus explains all the controversies around the Dragon Man and other memebers of the human family tree, and whether we should see a restructure.
Joe Wickins covers the rallies held in Tahiti and at AUT to commemorate the anniversary of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific. He talks to Ena Manuireva, Tahitian Language and Culture expert from AUT and anti-nuclear activist, about the protests.
Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Binoy Kampmark, a senior lecturer in the school of global urban studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, about greenwashing at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.
Finally, Elizabeth Macpherson, Associate Professor at University of Canterbury’s Law School, chats to Jemima about her study into how ecosystem based management (EBM) could make a significant difference to the way New Zealand regulates oceans.
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