The Swap Meet with Kirk, Jubt and Campbell
Sunday 4pm - 7pm

Launch in new window

Erik Jackson - The After Hours

You are here

The Wire with Caeden

Latest bCasts • View all

Health Hazards During a Flood w/ Senior Lecturer at the Massey University School of Built Environment, Dr Mikael Boulic: February 1, 2023

 Health Hazards During a Flood w/ Senior Lecturer at the Massey University School of Built Environment, Dr Mikael Boulic: February 1, 2023 Health Hazards During a Flood w/ Senior Lecturer at the Massey University School of Built Environment, Dr Mikael Boulic: February 1, 2023, 18.42 MB
Wed 1 Feb 2023

More than 200 homes have been red-stickered, and at least 5000 have been damaged after the devastating deluge across Tāmaki Makaurau and the upper North Island. 

Experts are warning that health hazards such as mould and contamination could be waiting for residents returning to their flood damaged homes.

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Senior Lecturer at the Massey University School of Built Environment, Dr Mikael Boulic, who says Auckland’s current conditions are the “worst case scenario” for mould to grow. 

We started off our interview discussing what steps people should take when cleaning up their wet property.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 31, 2023

 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 31, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 31, 2023, 33.6 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2023

This week on Dear Science, Spike and Milly sit down with Allan Blackman to dive deep into the scary world of lost radioactive substances, cancer smelling ants that can be trained in just 10 minutes, and the mass extinction that was discovered all by using mercury. 

Flood Clean Up and Dry Homes w/ Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard: January 31, 2023

 Flood Clean Up and Dry Homes w/ Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard: January 31, 2023 Flood Clean Up and Dry Homes w/ Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard: January 31, 2023, 15.94 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks with Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard from the University of Otago department of Public Health regarding flood clean up and advise on how to stay safe in the wake of floods in Auckland. Dr Barnard also speaks on the importance of dry and healthy homes. 

The Wire w/ Spike: January 31, 2023

 The Wire w/ Spike: January 31, 2023 The Wire w/ Spike: January 31, 2023, 139.42 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2023

E whai akei nei, on the Tuesday Wire today:

- This week on Dear Science, Spike and Milly sit down with Allan Blackman to dive deep into the scary world of lost radioactive substances, cancer smelling ants that can be trained in just 10 minutes, and the mass extinction that was discovered all by using mercury. 

- Milly speaks to Phillip Duncan from WeatherWatch about the meteorological conditions that created this weekends wild weather. Additionally, Milly asks about how to better manage and predict weather extremes as they become more common due to climate change. 

- Spike delivers a report detailing the timeline of flooding in Auckland, when and where it occurred, and how exactly organisations failed to act in the face of major flooding across the city.

- Milly speaks with Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard from the University of Otago department of Public Health regarding flood clean up and advise on how to stay safe in the wake of floods in Auckland. Dr Barnard also speaks on the importance of dry and healthy homes. 

Friday Flooding Timeline Report: January 31, 2023

 Friday Flooding Timeline Report: January 31, 2023 Friday Flooding Timeline Report: January 31, 2023, 26.19 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2023

Spike delivers a report detailing the timeline of flooding in Auckland, when and where it occurred, and how exactly organisations failed to act in the face of major flooding across the city.

WeatherWatch Update w/ Phillip Duncan: January 31, 2023

 WeatherWatch Update w/ Phillip Duncan: January 31, 2023 WeatherWatch Update w/ Phillip Duncan: January 31, 2023, 23.62 MB
Tue 31 Jan 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire Milly speaks to Phillip Duncan from WeatherWatch about the meteorological conditions that created this weekends wild weather. Additionally, Milly asks about how to better manage and predict weather extremes as they become more common due to climate change. 

Light pollution w/ Richard Easther: January 27, 2023

 Light pollution w/ Richard Easther: January 27, 2023 Light pollution w/ Richard Easther: January 27, 2023, 16.03 MB
Fri 27 Jan 2023

University of Canterbury Astronomer Professor John Hearnshaw is calling for national legislation to limit light pollution.

He proposed a national law that would set new controls on outdoor lighting, such as 10pm curfews for illuminated advertising signs, limits on what street lights could emit, and reductions in blue light across cities and towns.

David spoke to Richard Easther from the University of Auckland about what would happen if New Zealand started to regulate light pollution.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility in Aotearoa w/ Lisa Woods : January 27, 2023

 Raising the age of criminal responsibility in Aotearoa w/ Lisa Woods : January 27, 2023 Raising the age of criminal responsibility in Aotearoa w/ Lisa Woods : January 27, 2023, 13.36 MB
Fri 27 Jan 2023

This morning, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child called out the failure of the New Zealand Government to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Referring to the current minimum age of criminal responsibility, the Committee stated clearly that the NZ Government is "just not getting children’s rights right".

Joe speaks to Lisa Woods, Campaigns Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa on this matter.

 

Tanks for Ukraine w/ Alexander Gillespie: January 27, 2023

 Tanks for Ukraine w/ Alexander Gillespie: January 27, 2023 Tanks for Ukraine w/ Alexander Gillespie: January 27, 2023, 16.2 MB
Fri 27 Jan 2023

Western nations have begun to donate battlefield tanks to the Ukrainian army in their war against Russia.

The US has announced it will send M1 Abrams, Germany will send  Leopard 2 and the UK Challenger 2 tanks.

Experts anticipate this will give Ukraine an offensive boost in offensive moves.

David spoke to University of Waikato Professor Alexander Gillespie about the subject.

Reef sharks facing extinction risk w/ Samantha Sherman: January 27, 2023

 Reef sharks facing extinction risk w/ Samantha Sherman: January 27, 2023 Reef sharks facing extinction risk w/ Samantha Sherman: January 27, 2023, 19.44 MB
Fri 27 Jan 2023

While fish and chip shop customers in South Australia are eating threatened and endangered shark species labelled as “flake”, sharks are facing the risk of being extinct. As a 2020 study concluded sharks were “functionally extinct” on 20% of the world’s coral reefs. A new study building on this research from the journal Nature Communications shows that now 2 in 3 of the worlds sharks are being driven to extinction. The cause is clear and simple: overfishing. What will be the effects on the ocean ecosystem? What consequenses will this have for humans? And why do sharks have such a bad image?