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Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020

 Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020 Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020, 21.91 MB
Tue 28 Jan 2020

The UK will be leaving the EU on the 31st January and International Desk recaps what has happened since the EU referendum on 26 June 2016.

Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020

 Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020 Justin's International Desk: January 28, 2020, 3.66 MB
Tue 28 Jan 2020

International Desk gives an update on the current situation on the coronavirus outbreak in China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020

 Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020 Housing unaffordability: January 21, 2020, 9.38 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Louis talks to Hugh Pavletich, the co-author of the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, about the increasing unaffordability of the housing market.

Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020

 Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020 Neutral corner: 24th of February, 2020, 23.25 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Neutral corner for this week looks at media coverage of the ongoing impeachment process of US President Donald Trump.

The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020

 The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020 The Luanda Leaks: January 24, 2020, 8.35 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Rachel Simpson reports on how Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, gained her wealth at the expense of the Angolan state.

In what has been dubbed the Luanda Leaks project, over 100 journalists around the world have unveiled her business dealings.

Rachel discusses the transnational elite, patterns of corruption, and women in power.

The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020

The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020 The Wire with Laura: 24th of January, 2020 , 105.71 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

On today's wire:

 

First up, Sue Chetwin from consumer New Zealand joins me to discuss how several detox teas have been pulled from shelves after it was found they contain an ingredient that with long term use can cause liver damage. 

After that, Rachel Simpson reports on how the most wealthy woman in Angola is almost entirely state-funded. 

Next, Benjamin J Goldson conducts his weekly neutral corner on the media treatment of the 

And Finally, Lillian Hanly speaks with Academic in International Law and former Rapporteur with the United Nations, John Knox on climate change refugees in the second part of a long-form interview. 

 

Detox Teas Taken Off The Shelves with Sue Chetwin: 24th of January, 2020

 Detox Teas Taken Off The Shelves with Sue Chetwin: 24th of January, 2020 Detox Teas Taken Off The Shelves with Sue Chetwin: 24th of January, 2020, 13.27 MB
Fri 24 Jan 2020

Consumer New Zealand has recently conducted an investigation into diet teas which found many included the ingredient, Senna. An ingredient that has a laxative effect and is meant to be an ingredient that is prescribed by a medical professional rather than widely available. This is because long term use of the ingredient can result in liver damage. Director of Consumer New Zealand, Sue Chetwin joined Laura Kvigstad to discuss how these products have been allowed to be available on the market for decades.

Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew

 NZ's First Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew NZ's First Food Emissions Database with Jono Drew, 11.19 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Sam Denne spoke with Jono Drew, a researcher from Otago University about the carbon emissions from different types of food and how we can inform consumers of this information

The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower

 The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower The Academic Gender Pay Gap with Associate Professor Ann Brower, 12.86 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Sam speaks with Ann Brower from University of Canterbury about the gender pay gap in Academia

Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020

 Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020 Thursday Wire with Lillian, January 23rd, 2020, 105.72 MB
Thu 23 Jan 2020

Lillian spoke with John Knox who was the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment about the recent UN Human Rights Committee decision to deport a Kiribati national back to their country despite the impact of climate change on their human rights. 

Sam spoke with Jono Drew, a researcher from Otago University about the carbon emissions from different types of food and how we can inform consumers of this information.

We have Neighbourhood Watch as usual, Zoe tells us about financial grants from MPs to sports clubs they have a relationship with 

And finally Sam speaks with Ann Brower from University of Canterbury about the gender pay gap in Academia