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Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 23, 2021

 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 23, 2021 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 23, 2021, 26.43 MB
Wed 23 Jun 2021

This week on Dear Science, Allan takes us through a whirlwind of science, touching on nobel prize winners, potential cancer-causing drugs and lead in London air from petrol.

Allan takes on a journey of the careers of Ei-ichi Negishi and Richard R. Ernst, both shemists who have contributed to the scientific world.

James learns about a scientific paper which said a drug called ranitidine created carcinogens in patients, which has now been retracted.

Allan warns us of the impacts of lead in the air and explains why there is still lead in the air from when petrol contained lead.

ACT's Brooke van Velden on COVID-19 in Wellington, Fishing Reserves & Small Businesses: June 23, 2021

 ACT's Brooke van Velden on COVID-19 in Wellington, Fishing Reserves & Small Businesses: June 23, 2021 ACT's Brooke van Velden on COVID-19 in Wellington, Fishing Reserves & Small Businesses: June 23, 2021, 29.72 MB
Wed 23 Jun 2021

This week James talks to Brooke about the COVID-19 case from Australia, the newe Hauraki Gulf fishing reserves & small businesses during COVID-19.

When James talked to Brooke, it was yet to be announced that Wellington would be heading to level 2, however they talked about what potential outcoems there could be.

James asks about ACT's stance on fishing reserves and their opposition to customary rights for Māori to fish in these resereves.

Brooke covers ACT's stance on how GDP is currently going in New Zelaand and how small businesses are being impacted.

The Wire with James: June 23, 2021

 The Wire with James: June 23, 2021 The Wire with James: June 23, 2021, 114.29 MB
Wed 23 Jun 2021

This week on The Wire, James is joined in studio by Ilena to bring you a jam packed show.

Dear Science is with Allan Blackman this week, who talks about nobel prize winners, retracted studies and lead in the air.

James has his weekly chat with Brooke van Velden from the ACT party, where they discuss COVID-19 in Wellington, fishing reserves and small businesses.

Ilena talks with Aaron Hendry from Lifewise and Dr. Michael Rehm from the University of Auckland about the recent decision to call the New Zealand housing crisis a human rights crisis.

2050 is Too Late: Petition for No New Fossil Fuel Permits or Expansions in Aotearoa w/ Tim Jones: June 22, 2021

 2050 is Too Late: Petition for No New Fossil Fuel Permits or Expansions in Aotearoa w/ Tim Jones: June 22, 2021 2050 is Too Late: Petition for No New Fossil Fuel Permits or Expansions in Aotearoa w/ Tim Jones: June 22, 2021, 6.05 MB
Tue 22 Jun 2021

Over twenty community groups across Aoteaora impacted by mining and drilling for fossil fuels have teamed up to launch a petition today. The petition, which was initiated by Climate Justice Taranaki and Taranaki Energy Watch, calls for the government to end fossil fuel extraction in Aotearoa as soon as 2022. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Tim Jones from Coal Action Network Aotearoa, another group backing the petition, about why the action on fossil fuel extraction is important and how people can support the petition. 

Interested in learning more or signing the petition? Head to Action Station to check it out. 

Hauraki Gulf revitalisation w/ Eugenie Sage: June 22, 2021

 Hauraki Gulf revitalisation w/ Eugenie Sage: June 22, 2021 Hauraki Gulf revitalisation w/ Eugenie Sage: June 22, 2021, 17.64 MB
Tue 22 Jun 2021

Lyric caught up with Green Party MP Eugenie Sage live onair to discuss her thoughts on Labour's Hauraki Gulf revitalisation plan, announced this morning.

Food for Thought: The Future of Food w/ Dr Rosie Bosworth: June 22, 2021

 Food for Thought: The Future of Food w/ Dr Rosie Bosworth: June 22, 2021 Food for Thought: The Future of Food w/ Dr Rosie Bosworth: June 22, 2021, 21.72 MB
Tue 22 Jun 2021

What the "facon" is up with sustainable eating? This week on Tomorrow's World, Isla and Stella talk to Dr Rosie Bosworth, a disruptive technology expert about the future of food technologies, ranging from lab-grown meat (cellular agriculture) to how soy roots are used to simulate the sensory experience of animal products.

Matariki, Dome Valley and School Strike For Climate Auckland Disbanding w/ Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: June 22, 2021

 Matariki, Dome Valley and School Strike For Climate Auckland Disbanding w/ Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: June 22, 2021 Matariki, Dome Valley and School Strike For Climate Auckland Disbanding w/ Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: June 22, 2021, 8.79 MB
Tue 22 Jun 2021

News and Editorial Director, Jemima Huston catches up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about the beginning of Matariki season and celebrating the event with a public holiday next year. They also discuss the government's approval for Dome Valley dump to go ahead, as well as the disbandment of the Auckland branch of School Strike For Climate after the group admitted it was racist. 

Vaccinating 12-15 Year-Olds Against Covid-19 w/ The Immunisation Advisory Centre: June 22, 2021

 Vaccinating 12-15 Year-Olds Against Covid-19 w/ The Immunisation Advisory Centre: June 22, 2021 Vaccinating 12-15 Year-Olds Against Covid-19 w/ The Immunisation Advisory Centre: June 22, 2021, 8.7 MB
Tue 22 Jun 2021

Yesterday, provisional approval was given for children aged 12 to 15 to get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by MedSafe. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston interviews Dr Emma Best, a Medical Advisor for University of Auckland's Immunisation Advisory Centre, about vaccinating children as young as 12 against Covid-19. We discuss the Centre’s position on Medsafe’s provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children, whether bumping vulnerable children up the list is an option and wider concerns about caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate their children. 

Stranger Than Fact w/ Felix: Cagots, The Outcasts of Europe

 Stranger Than Fact w/ Felix: Cagots, The Outcasts of Europe Stranger Than Fact w/ Felix: Cagots, The Outcasts of Europe, 19.44 MB
Mon 21 Jun 2021

Felix turns a journalistic eye to the world's most mysterious stories. This week, he investigates a group of people who were so widely hated by society that their existence was almost completely forgotten.

The Wire with Felix: June 21, 2021

 The Wire with Felix: June 21, 2021 The Wire with Felix: June 21, 2021, 107.73 MB
Mon 21 Jun 2021

On today's Wire:

Felix Walton explores the history of Cagots, an outcasted minority group from medieval Europe, on today's Stranger Than Fact.

Jessica Hopkins interviews Jay Marlowe from The University of Auckland about NZ's refugee record.

Jess then speaks to Ella Henry,, Associate Professor in Business at AUT, about Auckland's liveability.