On Felix's weekly catch up with Brooke van Velden from ACT, they spoke about the government's climate change policy and a possible change to the laws surrounding Māori wards.
Karanama chats to Geoff Keey, from Forest & Bird, about the recent report released by the Climate Change Commission that revealed that New Zealand was not on target to meeting its Paris Climate Agreement emmission targets. They also talk about what needs to change in the fight against carbon emmissions
Social media as it exists currently is an oligopoly, with a handful of private companies controlling the structure and use of the platforms which mediate our communication not only with one another, but also with the public sphere. As these companies continue to amass considerable power, some have argued they are not suited for the great responsibility that comes with great power. Instead, they argue social media should be in the hands of democratic institutions.
Dr Sander Zwanenburg, an Information Science Lecturer at the University of Otago, is one such proponent of this view. Hanna spoke to him about the scale and scope of social media issues under private ownership, how things might look different under an alternative model, and whether such a transition is even possible.
New Zealand's Climate Change Comission has just released a draft report recommending future steps to reduce carbon emissions. The report lays out New Zealand's current emission levels and the steps needed to meet the 2050 zero-carbon goal. Noah spoke to Chief Executive of the Electricity Networks Association, Graeme Peters.
New Zealand's Climate Change Commission has just released a draft report recommending future steps to reduce carbon emissions. The report lays out New Zealand's current emissions and the steps needed to meet the 2050 zero-carbon goal. Noah spoke to MP Stuart Smith, the National Party's spokesperson for Climate Change, about the report.
The whole Tuesday Wire is in studio today! Woohoo!
Noah looks into the Climate Change Commission’s achievable and affordable roadmap for meeting Aotearoa's emission reduction targets. He speaks to the Electricity Networks Association about how the electricity industry will be impacted by climate action. Noah also speaks to National Party Climate Change Spokesperson Stuart Smith about what climate action the government should be taking.
Hanna speaks to Dr Sander Paul Zwanenberg from the Information Science Department at the University of Otago about the private ownership of social media platforms and the issues of power that surround this.
Monday Wire Host Zoë Larsen-Cumming speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the conditions and abuses of human rights at Waikeria Prison as well as the latest government action on the climate crisis.
Zoë also speaks to PhD Student Scott Claessens who, with his prominent female colleagues, has researched why human females are the one primates who do not show physiological signs of ovulation.
This week it is Zoë Larsen Cumming's first chat with Green Party co-leader James Shaw for 2021!
The pair discuss the awful conditions at Waikeria Prison that resulted in protests towards the end of 2020 and into the start of this year. James explains why politicians did not "wade in" during the protests. They also go over US President Joe Biden's promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and the Climate Change Commission's report released on Monday.
Human females are one primates species who don't show physiological signs of ovulation. Since the 70s and 80s scientists believed this was to optimise male to female interaction, however recent research suggests it is actually to reduce competition with other human females. To find out more, Zoë Larsen Cumming spoke to PhD student Scott Claessens who, alongside his prominent female colleagues, participated in this research.