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Aotearoa's Pest Eradication Success w/ Professor James Russell

 Aotearoa's Pest Eradication Success w/ Professor James Russell Aotearoa's Pest Eradication Success w/ Professor James Russell, 17.95 MB
Thu 25 Aug 2022

A recent study compiling international data has shown that Aotearoa is responsible for almost a quarter of international pest eradication on islands. Stella spoke to one of the contributors, University of Auckland’s Professor James Russell, a conservation biologist, about the nuances of the data.

 

The Green Desk w/ Shane Cunis

 The Green Desk w/ Shane Cunis The Green Desk w/ Shane Cunis, 23.61 MB
Thu 25 Aug 2022

Frances speaks with Shane Cunis from Watercare about their Central Interceptor project- which just might be the biggest wastewater infrastructure project in Aotearoa.

 

NZ Police's Neurodivergence Pilot Programme w/ Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard & Autism NZ's Dane Dougan: 24 August, 2022

 NZ Police's Neurodivergence Pilot Programme w/ Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard & Autism NZ's Dane Dougan: 24 August, 2022 NZ Police's Neurodivergence Pilot Programme w/ Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard & Autism NZ's Dane Dougan: 24 August, 2022, 27.68 MB
Wed 24 Aug 2022

 The New Zealand Police are opening the recruitment door to people who have valuable skills but cannot navigate traditional employment processes.

The police have opened up roles in their financial crimes department specifically to applicants with Autism as a part of their Neurodivergence Programme pilot.

To discuss the programme, Trishil spoke to Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard & Autism NZ's Dane Dougan.

 

Parliament Counter Protest w/ Green Party's Teanau Tuiono: August 24, 2022

 Parliament Counter Protest w/ Green Party's Teanau Tuiono: August 24, 2022 Parliament Counter Protest w/ Green Party's Teanau Tuiono: August 24, 2022, 14.53 MB
Wed 24 Aug 2022

People from across the country converged upon Parliament once again yesterday for a comparatively subdued protest by the Freedom and Rights Coalition led by Brian Tamaki.

However, Parliament grounds were not only full of people claiming high crimes against the government, it also attracted a significant turnout of counter-protestors. One of them was Teanau Tuiono from the Green Party, and Emilia chatted with him this morning.

Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: August 24, 2022

 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: August 24, 2022 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: August 24, 2022, 18.67 MB
Wed 24 Aug 2022

On this week's installation of Eurovision, Emilia spoke with our European Correspondent Cameron Adams about Ukraine, Monkeypox and more.

 

The Wire w/ Emilia: August 24, 2022

 The Wire w/ Emilia: August 24, 2022 The Wire w/ Emilia: August 24, 2022, 103.98 MB
Wed 24 Aug 2022

This week on The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday!

Alex speaks to Brooke van Velden in his weekly chat with the ACT Party deputy leader.

Emilia chats with Teanau Tuiono from the Green Party about yesterday’s counter protest at Parliament.

She also chats with our European correspondent Cameron Adams about Ukraine, Monkeypox, and more.

Trishil chats about police advertising data and research analyst jobs exclusively for those on the spectrum with Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard who’s heading the program, and Dane Dougan from Autism NZ.

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

Firefighters Strike w/ Terry Bird, August 23, 2022

 Firefighters Strike w/ Terry Bird, August 23, 2022 Firefighters Strike w/ Terry Bird, August 23, 2022, 16.2 MB
Tue 23 Aug 2022

New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union members are taking industrial action in response to unsuccessful long-term negotiation with Fire and Emergency NZ.

The Union is concerned about ongoing staff shortages, low pay and a lack of early identification of those who experience trauma on the job, and staged a strike on Friday with more planned for this week.

To get a better sense of what’s driving these concerns, and how they might be addressed, Casper spoke to the President of the Auckland Branch of the Professional Firefighters Union, Terry Bird.

 

Iron deficiency symptoms survey w/ Regina Wypych, August 23, 2022

 Iron deficiency symptoms survey w/ Regina Wypych, August 23, 2022 Iron deficiency symptoms survey w/ Regina Wypych, August 23, 2022, 17.45 MB
Tue 23 Aug 2022

Ahead of World Iron Awareness Week, a survey from an online quiz titled "Could you be low on iron?" has produced some worrying results. It shows a large number of New Zealanders are suffering from iron deficiency symptoms.

Emily spoke to the Head of Nutrition at Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Regina Wypych about the implications of the survey and how we can check our iron deficiency levels. 

Immigration and Workforce Shortages w/ Shane Reti, August 23, 2022

 Immigration and Workforce Shortages w/ Shane Reti, August 23, 2022 Immigration and Workforce Shortages w/ Shane Reti, August 23, 2022, 19.78 MB
Tue 23 Aug 2022

The National Party has been claiming that the workforce shortages New Zealand is seeing is a result of mismanaged immigration policy.

This week, to address the workforce shortages, the government announced that skilled migrant workers will be able to be payed under the median wage, as well as a doubling of the working holiday scheme cap and an extension to currently held working holiday visas.

For Casper's weekly catchup with National MP Dr. Shane Reti, he asked him to explain what he thinks needs to happen regarding immigration policy, as well as how he views this latest announcement.

 

Dear Science w/ Dr. Allan Blackman: August 23, 2022

 Dear Science w/ Dr. Allan Blackman: August 23, 2022 Allan Blackman: August 23, 2022, 32.03 MB
Tue 23 Aug 2022

This week on Dear Science, Casper, Emily and AUT Professor Allan Blackman discussed the resurrection of the extict Tasmanian Tiger, a study clamining all water is unsafe to drink, as well as a simple formula with potential to destroy solvent chemicals.