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Aotearoa's Seaweed Industry w/ Rob Major

 Aotearoa's Seaweed Industry w/ Rob Major Aotearoa's Seaweed Industry w/ Rob Major, 14.49 MB
Thu 13 Oct 2022

Aotearoa’s seaweed sector has had a comprehensive industry plan released recently. Stella speaks to Rob Major, a project lead involved with the roadmap to help guide the development of the industry.

The Green Desk w/ Emily Ward

 The Green Desk w/ Emily Ward The Green Desk w/ Emily Ward, 12.99 MB
Thu 13 Oct 2022

Today on The Green Desk, Joel Armstrong speaks to University of Canterbury Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal student Emily Ward about barriers preventing people from cycling, walking, or taking public transport like the bus or the train.

World Sight Day w/ Able

 World Sight Day w/ Able World Sight Day w/ Able, 14.37 MB
Thu 13 Oct 2022

Today is World Sight Day! Stella speaks to Dan Buckingham, CEO and Tamara Gussy, Audio Describer from Able, a media accessibility trust, about how they're celebrating.

The Wire w/ Stella: 13 October

 The Wire w/ Stella: 13 October The Wire w/ Stella: 13 October, 116.58 MB
Thu 13 Oct 2022

Welcome to The Thursday Wire!

This week on the show, today is World Sight day! Stella speaks to Dan Buckingham, CEO and Tamara Gussy, audio describer, from Able, a media accessibility trust about what they’re doing to celebrate. Tuva’a has his weekly catch up with Andrew Little. The Green Desk is covered by Joel, who interviews Emily Ward, a masters student from the University of Canterbury about making public transport more accessible. Stella speaks to Rob Major, a project lead on work that sets out a roadmap for ensuring Aotearoa’s seaweed industry is ready to boom.Stella has a chat to Shanan Halbert, MP for the Northcote electorate about resources in the community in response to crime.

 

The Wire w/ Emilia: October 12, 2022

 The Wire w/ Emilia: October 12, 2022 The Wire w/ Emilia: October 12, 2022, 105.21 MB
Wed 12 Oct 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday:

Casper speaks to Brooke van Velden in our weekly chat with the ACT Party.

Emilia chats to Christine Rose from Greenpeace Aotearoa, and our News and Editorial Director Jess chats to Federated Farmers Climate Change Spokesperson Andrew Hoggard about what they make of the amendments to He Waka Eke Noa.

Emilia also chats about the latest updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Otago Uni’s Robert Patman.

And lastly, Jess speaks to John Crocker from Unite Union about a fair pay agreement for hospitality workers.

That's us for the Wednesday Wire! See you next week.

Escalations in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine w/ Professor Robert Patman: October 12, 2022

 Escalations in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine w/ Professor Robert Patman: October 12, 2022 Escalations in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine w/ Professor Robert Patman: October 12, 2022, 25.02 MB
Wed 12 Oct 2022

Ukraine won’t be intimidated by Russia following a wave of missile strikes on urban populations this week, that is according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian strikes targeted the country’s capital Kyiv, as well as in other civilian centres, in what Russian President Vladimir Putin calls ‘retaliation’ for an explosion over the weekend that damaged the Kerch Strait Bridge between Russia and Crimea.

To discuss these recent escalations, Emilia Sullivan spoke to Professor Robert Patman from the University of Otago.

 

Fair Pay Agreement for Hospitality Workers w/ Unite Union’s John Crocker: October 12, 2022

 Fair Pay Agreement for Hospitality Workers w/ Unite Union’s John Crocker: October 12, 2022 Fair Pay Agreement for Hospitality Workers w/ Unite Union’s John Crocker: October 12, 2022, 9.99 MB
Wed 12 Oct 2022

Figures from the hospitality job platform Barcats have shown the industry is short by 30,000 workers.

But John Crocker from Unite Union says the industry's current wages do not reflect this critical need for staff. 

"What the industry needs to do to attract workers is lift wages and conditions. The industry has had forever to do this, and it simply hasn't."

The Government's proposed Fair Pay Agreements Bill, currently awaiting its second reading, would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across industries like hospo. 

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Crocker about the union's campaign for a Fair Pay Agreement for hospo workers, which they say is the best way to resolve ongoing shortages in the sector.

Amendments to He Waka Eke Noa w/ Greenpeace and Federated Farmers: October 12, 2022

 Amendments to He Waka Eke Noa w/ Greenpeace and Federated Farmers: October 12, 2022 Amendments to He Waka Eke Noa w/ Greenpeace and Federated Farmers: October 12, 2022, 25.57 MB
Wed 12 Oct 2022

The government has released its consultation document on He Waka Eke Noa, the system of farmgate pricing that has been in the works for almost three years. However, not everyone is pleased with the government’s announcement.

Starting in 2025, farmers will start to pay a price for their methane emissions. Consultation will run until near the end of the year with Cabinet expected to make final decisions in early 2023.

Host Emilia Sullivan first spoke to Christine Rose, lead agriculture campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, and started by asking her what she made of the government’s decision.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Federated Farmers Climate Change Spokesperson Andrew Hoggard who says the amendments to He Waka Eke Noa are “unacceptable.”

The Wire w/ Casper: October 11, 2022

 The Wire w/ Casper: October 11, 2022 The Wire w/ Casper: October 11, 2022, 109.38 MB
Tue 11 Oct 2022

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Allan Blackman joined Casper and Christina in the studio to talk science news for our Dear Science segment.

Casper spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National party for our weekly segment about National’s proposed tax cuts as well as his proposal to extend free breast cancer screening

Christina spoke with David Pomeroy and Caitlin Soulsby about the practice of streaming in New Zealand schools, as well as Professor Karen Stockin from Massey University about the mass pilot whale strandings in the Chatham Islands in the past few days.

And Casper also talked to Climate Minister and Greens co-leader James Shaw about the government’s new proposal to reduce agricultural emissions.

Tax Cuts and Breast Cancer Screening w/ Shane Reti: October 11, 2022

 Tax Cuts and Breast Cancer Screening w/ Shane Reti: October 11, 2022 Tax Cuts and Breast Cancer Screening w/ Shane Reti: October 11, 2022, 19.19 MB
Tue 11 Oct 2022

The National party is proposing a set of tax cuts should it get into government next year. These cuts would index tax brackets to inflation but also reduce the overall tax burden of top earners in particular, raising many concerns about a similar scheme which was recently walked back in the UK after causing economic damage and drawing warnings from the IMF.

For Casper's weekly catchup with National MP Dr Shane Reti he asked him about the tax cuts, as well as a call he’s put forward as the party’s health spokesperson to increase free breast cancer screening up to the age of 74.