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Fullers Ferries: Tuesday the 28th of January

 Fullers Ferries: Tuesday the 28th of January Fullers Ferries: Tuesday the 28th of January, 10.71 MB
Tue 28 Jan 2020

Fullers ferries ran into problems a week back, after a number of cancellations & delays for its fleet, causing a public outcry. It seems the blame falls on cruise ships, berthing in the Auckland Harbour, causing havoc for other sailboats in the basin.

Recently fullers put out another statement in a media release this morning, with Fullers CEO  Mike Horne, saying the company will not compromise on the health and safety of its customers and its people, in response to criticism for the decision to cancel services when cruise ships are thrusting in the harbour.

Our breakfast host Rachel spoke with Mayor Phil Goff this morning about what is going on, as well as his response to the issue...

 

Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020

 Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020 Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020, 9.38 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Louis talks to Hugh Pavletich, the co-author of the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, about the increasing unaffordability of the housing market.

Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020

 Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020 Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020, 23.25 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Neutral corner for this week looks at media coverage of the ongoing impeachment process of US President Donald Trump.

The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020

 The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020 The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020, 8.35 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Rachel Simpson reports on how Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, gained her wealth at the expense of the Angolan state.

In what has been dubbed the Luanda Leaks project, over 100 journalists around the world have unveiled her business dealings.

Rachel discusses the transnational elite, patterns of corruption, and women in power.

The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020

The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020 The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020 , 105.71 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

On today's wire:

 

First up, Sue Chetwin from consumer New Zealand joins me to discuss how several detox teas have been pulled from shelves after it was found they contain an ingredient that with long term use can cause liver damage. 

After that, Rachel Simpson reports on how the most wealthy woman in Angola is almost entirely state-funded. 

Next, Benjamin J Goldson conducts his weekly neutral corner on the media treatment of the 

And Finally, Lillian Hanly speaks with Academic in International Law and former Rapporteur with the United Nations, John Knox on climate change refugees in the second part of a long-form interview. 

 

Detox Teas Taken Off The Shelves with Sue Chetwin: 24th of January, 2020

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Fri 24 Jan 2020

Consumer New Zealand has recently conducted an investigation into diet teas which found many included the ingredient, Senna. An ingredient that has a laxative effect and is meant to be an ingredient that is prescribed by a medical professional rather than widely available. This is because long term use of the ingredient can result in liver damage. Director of Consumer New Zealand, Sue Chetwin joined Laura Kvigstad to discuss how these products have been allowed to be available on the market for decades.

Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew

 NZ's First Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew NZ's First Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew, 11.19 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Sam Denne spoke with Jono Drew, a researcher from Otago University about the carbon emissions from different types of food and how we can inform consumers of this information

The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower

 The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower, 12.86 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Sam speaks with Ann Brower from University of Canterbury about the gender pay gap in Academia

Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020

 Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020 Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020, 105.72 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Lillian spoke with John Knox who was the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment about the recent UN Human Rights Committee decision to deport a Kiribati national back to their country despite the impact of climate change on their human rights. 

Sam spoke with Jono Drew, a researcher from Otago University about the carbon emissions from different types of food and how we can inform consumers of this information.

We have Neighbourhood Watch as usual, Zoe tells us about financial grants from MPs to sports clubs they have a relationship with 

And finally Sam speaks with Ann Brower from University of Canterbury about the gender pay gap in Academia

 

Landmark ruling from the UN's Human Rights Committee on "climate refugees": January 23, 2020

 Landmark ruling from the UN's Human Rights Committee on "climate refugees": January 23, 2020 Landmark ruling from the UN's Human Rights Committee on "climate refugees": January 23, 2020, 24.29 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

This week it was announced that Ioane Teitiota lost his case in the UN’s Human Rights Committee. Teitiota claimed refugee status saying climate change had affected his right to life, asking not to be deported to Kiribati. New Zealand had given this ruling originally, so this decision has upheld the original ruling. In looking into the news, Lillian saw a Twitter thread by John Knox, a Professor of International Law and the former UN Special Raportuer on Human Rights and the Environment. This role was established in 2012, and has a particular focus on people who are affected by the climate emergency. Knox had found some of the reporting on the issue misleading, particularly regarding the use of the term 'climate refugee', saying "the Human Rights Committee is a body of independent experts mandated to oversee compliance with the Int’l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) ... one of its tasks is to consider complaints from individuals alleging violations of the Covenant. The definition it uses for refugees is not one that includes people fleeing climate effects". However, this case has been reported as hugely significant for what it might mean in the future as it recognises that the conditions from the climate could very well change and directly impact a persons right to life. Knox states that "under the ICCPR even those who aren’t “refugees” have the right not to be returned to a country if doing so would cause a risk of irreparable harm to their rights to life (art. 6) or to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment (art. 7)". Lillian got in touch with him to understand more about why this is indeed a landmark case and what it could mean in the future. They started by discussing the role of a UN Special Raportuer. 

 

NOTE: 95bFM is trying to get in touch with Ioane Teitiota.