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Period Poverty w/ Dr. Terry Fleming and Miranda Hitchings: October 12, 2020

Period Poverty w/ Dr. Terry Fleming and Miranda Hitchings: October 12, 2020 Terry Fleming and Miranda Hitchings: October 12, 2020, 41.61 MB
Mon 12 Oct 2020

Period Poverty is generally considered to be the inability to access period products due to financial barriers. One average, Kiwis who menstruate are looking at spending nearly $16,000 on period products in their lifetime. Issues regarding accessibility are exacerbated by period stigma stifling women's ability to reach out for support and hindering advocacy efforts. Aneeka speak to Dr. Terry Fleming, one of the researchers in a Youth19 survey that collected data around Period Poverty in schools and she also speak to Miranda Hitchings, co-founder of DignityNZ, an organisation dedicated towards tackling and advocating for Period Poverty. 

Violence Against Women and Children in Aotearoa New Zealand w/ Dr. Debbie Hager: October 12, 2020

Violence Against Women and Children in Aotearoa New Zealand w/ Dr. Debbie Hager: October 12, 2020 Debbie Hager: October 12, 2020 , 8.92 MB
Mon 12 Oct 2020

Last week womens groups in Aotearoa New Zealand reported to a UN watchdog that they were frustrated and disappointed how New Zealand has failed to make any meaningful progress on our widespread and enduring violence against women problem. To find out more, Zoë Larsen Cumming interview the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland's Dr. Debbie Hager, who spoke on behalf of the Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children. 

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic harm, call Shine on  0508 744 633 (Auckland based). 

International Human Rights Abuses w/ Green MP Golriz Gharaman: October 12, 2020

International Human Rights Abuses w/ Green MP Golriz Gharaman: October 12, 2020 International Human Rights Abuses w/ Green MP Golriz Gharaman: October 12, 2020, 22.55 MB
Mon 12 Oct 2020

New Zealand relies heavily on China for trade, but currently there have been nearly 400 detention camps built for Uighur Muslims and reports of abuses of Human Rights. Zoë talks to Green MP, Golriz Gharaman, about how we in New Zealand can effectively call out Human Rights Abuses in other countries without exacerbating xenophobia here in Aotearoa. 

Foreign Affairs with The Opportunities Party Deputy Leader Shai Navot: 9th October 2020

Foreign Affairs with The Opportunities Party Deputy Leader Shai Navot: 9th October 2020 Foreign Affairs with The Opportunities Party Deputy Leader Shai Navot: 9th October 2020, 34.83 MB
Fri 9 Oct 2020

James and Oscar spoke with The Opportunities Party deputy leader Shai Navot on her party's Foreign Affairs policies

[Re]Building Bridges w/ Alessandro Palermo; October 9, 2020

[Re]Building Bridges w/ Alessandro Palermo; October 9, 2020 [Re]Building Bridges w/ Alessandro Palermo; October 9, 2020, 9.67 MB
Fri 9 Oct 2020

We were lucky enough to be joined by the University of Canterbury's Alessandro Palermo to discuss building resilience into our built form ahead of potential earthquakes and the impending climate crisis. Tune in to find out more!

The Week That Was: October 9th 2020

The Week That Was: October 9th 2020 The Week That Was: October 9th 2020, 20.63 MB
Fri 9 Oct 2020

Ollie and Oscar run through the week's top stories in the hugely popular and soon to be cancelled segment - The Week That Was

The Friday Wire w/ Oscar Perress and Ollie Joblin; October 9, 2020

The Friday Wire w/ Oscar Perress and Ollie Joblin; October 9, 2020 The Friday Wire w/ Oscar Perress and Ollie Joblin; October 9, 2020, 104.12 MB
Fri 9 Oct 2020

Tune in for plenty of news and pieces on;

TOP's Foreign Policy as told by Shai Navot.

Building resilience in to our built infrastrucure with Alessandro Palermo.

A pacific lens on our election thanks to Fiso John Fiso.

and as always, The Week That Was as curated by Ollie Joblin. 

 

Thanks to everyone who joined us and helped the show come together!

The Thursday Wire's Auckland Central Debate: 8th October 2020

The Thursday Wire's Auckland Central Debate: 8th October 2020 The Thursday Wire's Auckland Central Debate: 8th October 2020, 132.97 MB
Thu 8 Oct 2020

Auckland Central electorate candidates Helen White (Labour), Chlöe Swarbrick (Green), and Emma Mellow (National) joins host Justin Wong and producer James Tapp to talk about local issues.

The Wire with Bronwyn, October 7, 2020

The Wire with Bronwyn, October 7, 2020 The Wire with Bronwyn, October 7, 2020, 124.26 MB
Wed 7 Oct 2020

On this week's wire, Dear Science's Marcus Jones talks about the recently announced nobel prizes for medicine and physics.

Under election coverage for foreign affairs, Bronnie speaks to NZ First’s Rob Gore about the party's policies regarding the rural visa, removing the right to vote for permanent residents and defence funding.

She follows this up with an interview with Professor Andrew Geddis about permanent resident voting rights. 

Lastly, Producer Felix Walton brings us a report on the effect of the international student drought on universities as businesses.

 

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: October 7, 2020

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: October 7, 2020 Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: October 7, 2020, 28.39 MB
Wed 7 Oct 2020

This week on Dear Science, Marcus and Bronwyn talk about the recently announced nobel prizes in medicine and physics. The first was to three scientists for their discoveries around hepatitis C. The physics prize was split in two between mathematician Roger Penrose and astronomers Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their research on black holes