The Wire with Sara

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Cycle yesterday on the 20th March 2023. With it's main criteria being mitigation and adaptation. Milly spoke to Alister Woodward is professor of medical epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Auckland on the Tuesday Wire, regarding the findings of the reports and what this means for public health. 

Welcome to the Tuesday Wire with Milly and producer Beth!

This week:

• Milly and Beth talk all things Fungi with Joel Rindelaub for Dear Science
• Milly has her weekly catch-up with Shane Reti and speaks to him about both healthcare workers and teachers who are struggling in their sectors 
• Beth speaks to Hera Lindsay Bird about a new advice column in the Spinoff.
• Milly speaks to Professor Alister Woodward from the University of Auckland regarding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• And Milly also spoke to Bianca Ranson from Forest and Bird about the closure of the Scallop fishery in the Hauraki Gulf. 

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly spoke to Bianca Ranson from Forest and Bird regarding the recent closure of the Scallop Fishery in the Hauraki Gulf. Overfishing and pollution in the Gulf have led to issues in biodiversity and the collapse of many species, Bianca Ranson explains how and why this has happened. She also informs listeners on some local activism they can get involved with to protect the species in our Gulf. 

For their weekly catch up, Hanna spoke to Takutai Kemp, Te Pāti Māori's candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau, about climate adaptation. They discussed the ongoing impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, Te Pāti Māori's proposals for a Māori adaptation fund and collaboration between the Crown and whānau, hapū and iwi, and insights to be gleamed from tikanga when designing policy.