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CBD Gels for Epileptic Children: September 10, 2021

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

A new study has found cannabidiol gels may help children with a severe form of epilepsy. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to one of the authors of the study, Professor Lynette Sadlier from the University of Otago, about the findings.

City Counselling w/ Shane Henderson: September 10, 2021

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

This week, Ilena spoke with Councillor Shane Henderson about what he calls the ‘week from hell’ for West Auckland. The week started with extensive flooding and ended with a terror attack at the LynnMall Countdown, all while the region was in level 4 lockdown. He gives some updates on where flooding emergency and support efforts are at now, and how West Aucklanders are coping.

On another note, Ilena and Shane also talked about bin tags and how a proposal to streamline Auckland’s rubbish service might look like. 

 

Kākāpō inbreeding and genomic sequencing w/ Bruce Robertson: September 10, 2021

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

Ilena spoke to Professor Bruce Robertson, from the Zoology department at the University of Otago, about the first ever study to genomically sequence kākāpō. The study was conducted with researchers from Sweden and New Zealand. Researchers looked at how the inbreeding of kākāpō on the small Stewart Island has, over a long time, been surprisingly positive in reducing harmful mutations. Bruce talks about what these findings mean for continuing efforts to sustain the population of the severely endangered kākāpō. 

 

The Thursday Wire: September 9, 2021

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Thu 9 Sep 2021

Justin talked to Health, GCSB, and SIS Minister Andrew Little about the Covid-19 case in Middlemore Hospital, follow-up to the Lynnmall terror attack, and mental health support for Auckland.

A further $20 million is being put into student hardship funds by the Government.

A new satellite could help New Zealand monitor its methane emissions.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on the Covid outbreak in rural New South Wales, vaccine passports, and New South Wales' plan to reopen the economy.

Neighbourhood Watch: September 9, 2021

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Thu 9 Sep 2021

Neighbourhood Watch reports on the Covid-19 outbreak in the community of Wilcannia in rural NSW, potential vaccine passports for international travel, and the NSW government's plan to reopen the economy.

Labour's Andrew Little: September 9, 2021

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Thu 9 Sep 2021

Justin talked to Health, GCSB, and SIS Minister Andrew Little on the positive Covid-19 case in Middlemore Hospital, follow-up efforts to the Lynnmall terror attack, and support for mental health services under Auckland's Level 4 lockdown.

AUSA on Support for Students during Level Four w Ishie Varma

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Thu 9 Sep 2021

Level Four lockdown is difficult for everyone, but especially for students. Needing to study from home puts additional pressure on students, and there is not enough support out there for students, both mentally and financially. Conor speaks to Ishie Varma, Welfare Vice-President with AUSA, on the support options for students and the struggles they are facing.

MethaneSAT - New Zealand's First Government Funded Space Mission to Fight Climate Change w Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher and David Noone

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Thu 9 Sep 2021

In this final piece investigating Climate Change in New Zealand, Conor looks beyond Earth into space - to New Zealand's MethaneSAT space mission. He speaks to two familar voices, NIWA's Dr. Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher and the University of Auckland's Professor David Noone about the topic, going into detail about what the mission is and it's overall goals. They also speak about international connections and putting New Zealand on the world stage, scientifically.

For the first piece with Dr. Mikaloff-Fletcher, click here.

For the second piece with Professor David Noone, click here.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: September 8, 2021

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Wed 8 Sep 2021

This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talked to AUT Professor Marcus Jones about US President Biden's COVID origins report, how arctic warming links to cold winters and about the Mars rover ‘Perseverance’ collecting its first rock sample to bring back to earth.

David Seymour's tweeting a Māori vaccination code w/ Dr. Elizabeth Kerekere: September 8, 2021

 David Seymour's tweeting a Māori vaccination code w/ Dr. Elizabeth Kerekere: September 8, 2021 Elizabeth Kerekere: September 8, 2021, 11.57 MB
Wed 8 Sep 2021

Earlier this week, on Monday morning, the Leader of the ACT Party, David Seymour, tweeted out the vaccine access code for Māori people, that allows them to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at Whānau Ora locations, without needing to book in advance. 

The code was sent by Māori health provider Te Whānau o Waipareira through email, as part of a push to lift Māori vaccination rates that are less than two thirds of the non-Māori rate. 

David Seymour has been under scrutiny since tweeting this post. However, he stands by his tweet, and believes that the access code divides New Zealanders against one another. Other politicians, including those from the Māori and Green party disagree, and say that this decision from David Seymour to tweet the access code has resulted in putting people’s lives at risk.

Zazi spoke with Green Party’s Dr. Elizabeth Kerekere to get her perspective on the tweet. 

Zazi began by asking Dr. Kerekere what her reaction was to David Seymour’s tweet.

ACT Party's Brooke van Velden also spoke with Zazi about Seymour's tweet in today's Wednesday Wire show. If you would like to listen to that interview as well, click the link here.