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Should fireworks be banned? w/ Alice Hayward: November 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

With another Guy Fawkes come and gone, calls to implement stronger fireworks regulations have reignited amid several blazes wreaking havoc around the country this weekend. Every year, the public are urged to use fireworks safely, but some argue simply issuing annual warnings is not enough.

Christina discussed this with Alice Hayward, a spokesperson for Ban the Boom, a campaign which is hoping to "support fun not fear" and end the private sales of fireworks.

Carbon Sequestration and Mortgage Holders w/ Shane Reti: November 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

With the COP27 climate summit underway and the recent agricultural emissions reduction plan the government released, attention is being drawn to how New Zealand will meet its emissions reductions target of net-zero by 2050.

For their weekly catch-up Casper discussed emissions reductions policy with National party MP Dr Shane Reti, how the National party differs from the government and what alternative approaches they’re considering.

They also spoke about recent concerns that have been appearing in the media and in policitcal messaging around the impact monetary policy is having on mortgage holders, and whether this debate is showing the whole picture.

 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: November 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

This week on Dear Science, Allan Blackman joined Casper and Christina in studio to chat compostable plastics, how very low frequencies can make you a better (or just more aggressive) dancer, and the anniversary of the X-ray being discovered.

Climate Change Reparations w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth: November 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Nov 2022

Climate change reparations are set to take centre stage at this years COP27 summit. This will see developing countries being paid for climate change damages, especially when they have contributed the least to climate change. So how exactly will this work?

Christina asked Dr Kevin Trenberth, a Distinguished Scholar at the National Centre of Atmospheric Research in Colorado.

The Wire w/ Joe: November 7, 2022

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

On The Wire for Rāhina Monday!

Joe speaks to Dr Nic Rawlence, from the Paleogenetics Lab at the University of Otago about the ethics of fossil collecting. He also speaks to Dr João Albuquerque, a PhD graduate from School of Environment at the University of Auckland about his research looking at how climate change is altering the heights of waves in New Zealand.

Our segment with OurActionStation is back this week! Joe speaks to Angela Meyer, Director at Project Gender, about the open letter to TVNZ in regards to f-boy island.  

Spike is speaking to Brin Ryder from KnowYourStuff about summer festival drug testing, along with Sarah Helm from the NZ Drug Foundation, about a rise in New Zealand overdose deaths and the wider availability of Naloxone, aka Narcan.

That's us for the Monday Wire!

Festival Drug Testing w/ Brin Ryder: November 7, 2022

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

Spike speaks to Brin Ryder about drug testing services, the approaching festival season, and what that might mean for people planning to take psychoactive substances over summer.

Climate Change altering wave height w/ Dr João Albuquerque: November 7, 2022

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

Researchers are predicting waves will get higher on New Zealand’s west coast, and lower on the east as a result of climate change.

Modelling at the University of Auckland also indicated shifts in wave direction, with implications for coastal erosion as waves hit the shore at altered angles.

Joe spoke to one of the researchers, Dr João Albuquerque, a PhD graduate from School of Environment at the University of Auckland about his findings.

Overdose Deaths w/ Sarah Helm: November 7, 2022

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

Spike speaks to Sarah Helm, director of the NZ Drug Foundation, about their latest report on overdoses and the wider introduction of Naloxone in New Zealand. 

The ethics surrounding fossil collection w/ Dr Nic Rawlence: November 7, 2022

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

With the recent case of a 23-million-year-old whale fossil recently excavated by a private collector on the West Coast of the South Island. Karamea locals and Ngāti Waewae, who viewed the fossil as a treasured local attraction, and has led to a police investigation.

Despite the upset it caused, the actual legal situation remains unclear. But the incident has generated significant local and international media attention, and raised questions about the role and ethics of private fossil collecting and trading

Joe spoke to Dr Nic Rawlence from the Paleogenetics Lab at the University of Otago on this matter.

 

OurActionStation: Pulling F-Boy Island New Zealand w/ Angela Meyer

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Mon 7 Nov 2022

Our segment with OurActionStation is back! This week Joe spoke to Project Gender about their campaign on pulling TV Show F-Boy Island. They say our public broadcasters need to do better. In an open letter to TVNZ, Project Gender demanded the network pull the FBoy Island NZ show immediately. This is because it normalises and champions predatory and dangerous sexual behaviour that harms people, particularly our rangatahi.

Joe spoke to the Director at Project Gender Angela Meyer about the research surrounding this campaign and the importance of promoting safe sexual practices.