The Wire with Caeden

In 2019, the Kākāpō population reached 219, after 71 chicks were born in their best-recorded breeding season to date. The Department of Conservation expects that breeding will take place again at the end of 2021, as rimu begins to fruit. 

Producer Louis spoke about the the threats and management plans involved with breeding to the Kākāpō Recovery Team's Bronwyn Jeynes. 

This week Marcus discusses with James everyting from space exploration to natural disasters.

Marcus starts off by telling us about the latest space missions to be announced, which will be heading to explore Venus. With the conditions far harsher than Mars, different challenges are at the forefront.

Next, Marcus explains a dilemma occuring between experts around COVID-19 variants, children, and whether thry need to be vaccinated straight away. Differing opinions mean some say children are not at risk, while others say they are holding grounds for new variants to grow.

To finish everything up, Marcus talks about a landslide which pccured in India at the start of the year and some of the statistics around the slide.

As of today, the K' Road Chronicle, a local publication based outside of St. Kevin's Arcade, will be getting an office in the food court, where there will be more privacy and the ability to print.

To understadn what this meand for the Karangahape road community and the Auckland Central electorate, James talks to Central Auckland MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, about what the publication means for local decision making, the local community and why it is important we have smaller, local publications.

This week in their weekly catch up, James and Brooke talk about EV's and siginificant natural areas.

Recent the governement has announced a discount on EV's, as well as a new fees on non-electric cars. ACT has opposed this move, due to the impact it will have on farmers and large families.

James and Brooke then talk about siginificant natural areas, which will potentially face changes as councils are currently able to take siginigcant natural areas for conservation purposes. ACT has raised concerns over the power which is given to council to take land.