Noah Ferguson-Dudding sat down with Auckland Councillor Pippa Coom to discuss the recent protests around the Waiheke Island Marina. They also chatted about Auckland Transport's plans to improve climate sustainability.
Today: Christopher Luxon on local government and EV's; Shaun Hendy on Covid-19 Herd Immunity; Dr Kiera Cremin and Dr Debashis Bondapadhi on the four day week; Pippa Coom on Pūtiki protests and climate change.
Emily Bell talks to Auckland University sociology lecturer Ciara Kremin and economic lecturer Dr. Debasis Bandyopadhyay about the success of the Iceland four day work week trial and whether a shorter work week could be implemented in New Zealand.
Last week, Immigration New Zealand annoucned that it may begin to cancel visas and refund the individuals who have applied for residency in Aotearoa. The government says there are over 50,000 applicaton's to be processed. Louis Macalister speaks to immigration lawyer Elly Fleming about the decision.
Elemental Auckland is a festival with events taking place right across the city. The events kick off today and run until Sunday 1st August . News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Richard Clark, Head of Major and Business Events at Auckland Unlimited about what we can expect from the Elemental Auckland this year.
Conor spoke to Clinical Psychologist and CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing Gaynor Parkin about the shortage of psychologists in New Zealand and the need for more training. They also talked about what the Government can do to support psychologists and possible solutions for the mental health sector.
The search for orca calf Toa's pod goes into the fourth day, but there had been few confimed of pods at the North Island's West Coast. Justin Wong spoke to marine-ecologist Professor Karen Stockin of Massey University about the rarity of a orca calf being left behind and what needs to be done.
A recent paper from the University of Otago proposes changing New Zealand's five-tiered Covid-19 alert system to seven tiers. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to a contributor to the paper, Professor Michael Baker, about why a change is necessary.
We had: Christopher Luxon on gangs and government; Taciano Milfont on old people and climate change; Kennedy Point Marina's Kitt Littlejohn, Forest & Bird, and Protect Pūtiki on protests in Waiheke; Professor Michael Baker on Covid alert levels; Shane Henderson on buses, trains and water.
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