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Ukraine special visa policy w/ Kate Turska: 11 November, 2022

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Fri 11 Nov 2022

In March this year, the government announced a special Ukrainian policy that allowed Ukrainian New Zealanders to sponsor family members to come to New Zealand.

However, the policy has not been as successful as many hoped as visa recipients are struggling to set up new lives here and has even led to some returning home.

David spoke to Kate Turska from the organisation Mahi for Ukraine about what has happened to Ukrainians who arrived here and how New Zealanders can help them.

Pounamu's Toughness w/ Dr Nick Mortimer

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Pounamu is a famously tough rock, but we actually know very little about its physical properties. Stella speaks to Dr Nick Mortimer from GNS Science, who has just received a Marsden Fund grant to investigate this exact topic.

IceCube Neutrino Observatory Findings w/ Jenni Adams

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Stella speaks to University of Canterbury physicist Jenni Adams about the university's involvement with IceCube Collaboration, a project that uses polar ice to research neutrino and multimessenger astronomy.

Raising the Profile of Women's Sport w/ Jennifer Curtin

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Stella chats to Jennifer Curtin, expert on the history of women's rugby union about the Black Ferns' rapport with the public of Aotearoa.

Alcohol Harm Reduction w/ Sarah Sneyd

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Milly speaks to Sarah Sneyd from Alcohol Healthwatch about the proposed Alcohol Harm Reduction Bill from the Green Party.

Weekly Catch-up w/ Andrew Little: 10 November

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Tuva'a has his weekly catch-up with Andrew Little from the Labour party, this week talking about the capacity of our mental health system.

The Wire w/ Stella: 10 November

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

Welcome to The Wire for this Rāpare, Thursday! This week, Tuva'a has his weekly catch-up with Labour's Andrew Little, and Milly speaks to Sarah Sneyd from Alcohol Watch about the proposed harm reduction bill. Stella speaks to Marsden Fund recipients Julia De Bres (for research into supporting transgender youth) and Dr Nick Mortimer (about the toughness of pounamu). Stella also speaks to Jennifer Curtin about the impact the Black Ferns in raising the profile of women's rugby. She also speaks to Jenni Adams about the IceCube Collaboration- revealing more about nearby galaxies.

The Wire w/ Emilia: November 9, 2022

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Wed 9 Nov 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday: 

Our News and Editorial Director Jess speaks to Brooke van Velden in our weekly chat with the ACT Party, this week they’ll be talking about hate speech laws & the End of Life Choice Act one year on. 

Emilia will be chatting about this morning’s announcement to give $20,000,000 in funding to help address loss and damage caused by climate change in developing countries, she talks to Climate Change Minister James Shaw and Oxfam's Communications and Advocacy Director Jo Spratt.

And she will also be chatting to Jess Chambers, Head of Campaigns from SAFE about the non-ban on cage-farmed hens.

$20 Million Offered to Developing Nations for Climate Change Impacts w/ James Shaw & Oxfam's Jo Spratt: November 9, 2022

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Wed 9 Nov 2022

On Wednesday morning it was announced that the government would be giving $20,000,000 to developing nations to help address loss and damage caused by climate change.

The funding comes as part of the government’s commitment to deal with the impacts of climate change not covered by funding for adaptation measures.

This makes New Zealand one of only a few nations to make a loss and damage payment, which have also been described as reparations for the economic damage caused to developing nations by global warming.

Emilia spoke to Climate Change Minister James Shaw & Oxfam's Communications and Advocacy Director Jo Spratt.

Scoot or Bike and Ride w/ Tim Welch: November 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

Researchers from the University of Auckland’s school of architecture and planning are trialing a ‘scoot or bike and ride’ project at Panmure station, with the intent to integrate micromobility options with public transport.

Casper spoke to principle investigator for the project Dr Tim Welch about what they’re doing and what it might mean about the future of transport in Auckland.