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Tomato Pill: The First Natural Male Fertility Pill w/ Sam Hunter November 19, 2019

 Tomato Pill: The First Natural Male Fertility Pill w/ Sam Hunter November 19, 2019 Tomato Pill: The First Natural Male Fertility Pill w/ Sam Hunter November 19, 2019, 20.48 MB
Tue 19 Nov 2019

Male infertility is a serious issue in Australia and Aotearoa and there is currently no medical solution besides ‘getting healthy’ to solve it. It is an issue that isn’t discussed enough throughout society and is responsible for 50% of infertility in couples. This week on Green Desk Mitch speaks to Ateronon founder Sam Hunter about the Tomato Pill. Sam has been on a mission to create the first ever naturally occurring male fertility pill which was based off the information and statistics about the benefits of the mediterrenean diet. He has since developed the tomato pill which has enhanced the bioavailability of the lycopene in tomatoes to increase grade A sperm in men by up to nearly 50%. To begin, Mitch asks Sam what gives the tomato the ability to help with male infertility.

 

The Wire with Lillian: November 19, 2019

 The Wire with Lillian: November 19, 2019 The Wire with Lillian: November 19, 2019, 105.28 MB
Tue 19 Nov 2019

First up on the show we have a little mention of the announcement this morning that the government may loan money to the Auckland Council to help buy back Ihumātao from Fletcher.

We have Tuwhenuaroa speaking to Tupuna Maunga Authority Chair Paul Majurey about the removal of exotic trees on Owairaka maunga. 

We have Oscar speaking to Chris Glaudel, Deputy Chief Executive for Community Housing Aotearoa.

We have Green Desk as usual and Mitchell speaks to Sam Hunter about the Tomato Pill - a male fertility pill.

And finally Dhannun speaks with Cathy from the Māori Mindfulness group about wellbeing through Māori values. 

Disability support services and the significant funding gap: November 18, 2019

 Disability support services and the significant funding gap: November 18, 2019 Disability support services and the significant funding gap: November 18, 2019, 20.94 MB
Mon 18 Nov 2019

The Disability Support Network has released its briefing paper in preparation for the 2020 budget and has identified worrying shortfalls in funding. They estimate there is a gap in funding of at least 514 million dollars to provide care and support to those who are entitled to it. The report also shed light on the large number of people missing out on services, with up to 15,000 people and their families not having access to disability supports . lachlan spoke with Dr Garth Bennie, Chief Executive of the Disability Support Network, about the briefing paper.

 

Super-diversity in Courts: Chinese w/ Mai Chen: November 11th, 2019

 Super-diversity in Court: Chinese w/ Mai Chen: November 11th, 2019 Super-diversity in Court: Chinese w/ Mai Chen: November 11th, 2019, 9.34 MB
Mon 18 Nov 2019

The 2018 showed that the percentage of people not born in New Zealand was 27.4%, an increase from 25.2% in Census 2013. The biggest increase in ethnic group is the Asian population.The Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business released a report on the cultural and language barriers the Chinese community experience through the litigation process in senior courts, difficulties matching interpreters with clients and discrimination felt by Asian lawyers. 

Sherry spoke to Lawyer and Author of the report, Mai Chen, on her findings and recommendations to address this issue. She begins by asking Mai on the background to the report. 

 

Diversity in Boardrooms w/ Sam Stubbs: November 11th, 2019

 Diversity in Boardrooms w/ Sam Stubbs: November 11th, 2019 Diversity in Boardrooms w/ Sam Stubbs: November 11th, 2019, 8.36 MB
Mon 18 Nov 2019

The latest annual New Zealand Census of Women on Boards shows the top 100 publicly listed companies still overwhelmingly male and Pākehā. Simplicity is NZ’s not for profit kiwisaver scheme, and managing director Sam Stubbs assisted in the census. Simplicity will be engaging in formal shareholding action voting directors in and out, if companies have not achieved full diversity by 2022. Sherry speaks to Sam on issues with tokenism, why it’s been so slow to change, and begins by asking him about the ethnic and gender makeup of boardrooms at the moment.

The Wire with Jemima: November 18, 2019

 The Wire with Jemima: November 18, 2019 The Wire with Jemima: November 18, 2019, 101.77 MB
Mon 18 Nov 2019

This week on the Monday Wire, Sherry talks to Mai Chen about the Chinese experience of the New Zealand court system. Lachlan speaks to Dr Garth Bennie from the New Zealand Disability Support Network about the gap in funding for disability services. Jemima talks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Gareth Hughes' resignation and the Sustainable NZ party. Sherry wraps it up with an interview with Sam Stubbs from Simplicity NZ about diversity in New Zealand board rooms.  

Neutral corner: 15th November, 2019

 Neutral corner: 15th November, 2019 Neutral corner: 15th November, 2019, 20.17 MB
Fri 15 Nov 2019

This week's Neutral Corner looks at media coverage of a recent summit between the Presidents of Turkey and the United States of America.

Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019

Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019 Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019 , 18.44 MB
Fri 15 Nov 2019

Parliamentary submissions on the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill were open recently, from the 6th to the 10th of November. The New Zealand Law Society presented its submission to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee yesterday, highlighting a number of concerns about the Bill's substance, as well as the urgency with which it has proceeded. 

The Bill was introduced last month by Justice Minister Andrew Little to impose restrictions on New Zealanders suspected of terrorism-related activity overseas attempting to return home. This came shortly after Prime Minister Jacinda Arden warned extremist Mark Taylor (who is currently believed to be detained in Syria) that if he came back to New Zealand he would face “the full force of the law”

Producer Bronwyn Wilde spoke to Geoff McLay of the New Zealand Law Society about their submissions. He began by noting the Bill's blurring of the realms of criminal and civil law. 

 

 

 

 

The Wire with Tuwhenuaroa: November 15, 2019

 The Wire with Tuwhenuaroa: November 15, 2019 The Wire with Tuwhenuaroa: November 15, 2019, 106.14 MB
Fri 15 Nov 2019

On the show:

Tu spoke to Denise Lee of the National Party about… The Education Discussion Paper, Next year’s referendum, and the Ōwairaka tree removals

Bronnie spoke to Geoff McLay of the New Zealand Law Society about their submissions on the Terrorism Supresssion (Control Orders) Bill

And Ben does neutral corner on the Turkey, the USA and Russia

The Wire with Justin: November 14, 2019

 The Wire with Justin: November 14, 2019 The Wire with Justin: November 14, 2019, 96.54 MB
Thu 14 Nov 2019

International Desk talks about Bolivia and its ousted president Evo Morales

Mary-Margaret talked Peter Thompson of Victoria University on the possibility of a new public media entity replacing TVNZ and Radio New Zealand.

Justin talked to Justice Minister Andrew Little about the government's new legeslations regarding firearms and sexual violence victims and the new Sustainable New Zealand party and Bird of the Year results.

Mary-Margaret also talked to Auckland University's Siouxsie Wiles about the Wellington City Council's claim that breasfeeding in pools could cause contamination.