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The Wire w/ Stella: 20 October

 The Wire w/ Stella: 20 October The Wire w/ Stella: 20 October, 127.41 MB
Thu 20 Oct 2022

Welcome to the Thursday Wire! This week on the show...

Stella speaks to Sabrina Manu from Amnesty International and one of the winners of the Gary Ware Legacy Award about their work on a documentary about human trafficking in Aotearoa.Tuva’a has his weekly catch up with Labour’s Andrew Little, and Stella speaks to Juressa Lee from greenpeace Aotearoa about their calls for the UN to drop sponsors like Coca Cola from COP27 climate change talks. On Greendesk this week, Joel Armstrong speaks to Professor Craig Stevens from NIWA and University of Auckland about the state of Aotearoa's Marine environment. Finally, Stella speaks to Ariel Macaiah Heswall about her research into light pollution’s effects on seabirds.

Ocean warming rate predicted to quadruple by 2090 w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth: October 19, 2022

 Ocean warming rate predicted to quadruple by 2090 w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth: October 19, 2022 Ocean warming rate predicted to quadruple by 2090 w/ Dr Kevin Trenberth: October 19, 2022, 16 MB
Wed 19 Oct 2022

A new comprehensive review of global ocean temperature data has allowed researchers to paint a clear picture of ocean warming since the 1950s, and predict future warming scenarios. 

They found that if we don’t take action, the rate of ocean warming will be four times larger than the current level by 2090, with dire consequences for all life on Earth. 

However, Authors also point out that if the world succeeds in limiting global surface temperature to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, as per the Paris Agreement, the acceleration of ocean warming will stop at around 2030, highlighting the need for urgent action to mitigate climate change

Joe spoke to Dr Kevin Trenberth, from the University of Auckland, who co-authored the study on the matter

 

Radical Aid Force w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022

 Radical Aid Force w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022 Radical Aid Force w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022, 12.67 MB
Wed 19 Oct 2022

Radical Aid Force is a left wing aid group from Berlin. Since the start of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine, they have been supplying aid and supplies to people and fighters in Ukraine, and helping to evacuate vulnerable civilians out of the country.

European correspondent Cameron Adams spoke to them about their work, including providing the morning after pill for women affected by the conflict.

 

Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022

 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022 Eurovision w/ Cameron Adams: October 19, 2022, 7.32 MB
Wed 19 Oct 2022

Eurovision is back! This week I spoke to our  European Correspondent Cameron Adams about The War in Ukraine, Liz Truss and Swiss Chocolate Bunnies.

The Wire w/ Joe: October 19, 2022

 The Wire w/ Joe: October 19, 2022 The Wire w/ Joe: October 19, 2022, 68.15 MB
Wed 19 Oct 2022

On The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday!

News and Editorial Director Jess Hopkins speaks to Brooke van Velden in our weekly chat with the ACT Party.

Joe looks at a recent study which shows ocean warming rates being predicted to quadruple by 2090 if we don’t mitigate climate change. He spoke to Dr Kevin Trenberth, from the University of Auckland, who co-authored the study. Joe also speaks to Ariel-Micaiah Heswall from the University of Auckland about the toll light pollution takes on Seabirds.

We have Eurovision with our European Correspondent Cameron Adams, who tells us about The War in Ukraine, Liz Truss and Swiss Chocolate Bunnies. Cameron also speaks to Radical Aid Force, an aid group operating in Ukraine. 

That's us for The Wire this Wednesday!

The Wire w/ Casper: October 18, 2022

 The Wire w/ Casper: October 18, 2022 The Wire w/ Casper: October 18, 2022, 94.29 MB
Tue 18 Oct 2022

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Casper and Christina chatted science news with Joel Rindelaub for Dear Science.

Casper spoke to National's Dr. Shane Reti for their weekly segment about food prices and agricultural emissions.

Christina had a chat with Dr Lina Li about the benefits of having women on corporate boards.

And they both investigated Tearfund's Ethical Fashion Report with Casper speaking to Tearfund's Morgan Theakston and Christina having a chat to AUT's Lisa McEwan.

Food Inflation and Agricultural Emissions w/ Shane Reti: October 18, 2022

 Food Inflation and Agricultural Emissions w/ Shane Reti: October 18, 2022 Food Inflation and Agricultural Emissions w/ Shane Reti: October 18, 2022, 15.83 MB
Tue 18 Oct 2022

Although recent morning’s CPI numbers show that inflation may have peaked, the cost of food continues to be disproportionately high.

Statistics New Zealand is telling us that the increase to food prices is the highest it’s been in 13 years at 8.3 percent.

For Casper's weekly catchup with the National Party’s Dr. Shane Reti, they spoke about the issue of food inflation as well as last week’s He Waka Eke Noa announcement.

 

The impact of female directors on the company board w/ Dr Lina Li: October 18, 2022

 The impact of female directors on the company board w/ Dr Lina Li: October 18, 2022 The impact of female directors on the company board w/ Dr Lina Li: October 18, 2022, 14.75 MB
Tue 18 Oct 2022

A new study has found that having female directors on the board of a socially responsible company can have a moderating effect - socially responsible companies benefit from having more women on their boards, but on the flip side, any negative press involving social irresponsibility will result in the company value tanking more if there are women on the board.

Christina spoke to one of the researchers, Dr Lina Li from the University of Auckland's Business School about this study and what it means for businesses.

Ethical Fashion Report 2022: October 18, 2022

 Ethical Fashion Report 2022: October 18, 2022 Ethical Fashion Report 2022: October 18, 2022, 17.48 MB
Tue 18 Oct 2022

The 2022 Ethical Fashion Report by Tearfund has been released and shows low standards overall in labour practices and sustainable production.

Footwear companies scored particularly poorly, with the Ngahuia group, which trades as Hannahs and Number One Shoes getting a zero on the report. This morning, they put out a press release blaming the challenges of covid for their refusal to take part.

Casper and Christina reported on these new numbers on The Wire, speaking to Morgan Theakston, advocacy specialist at Tearfund, and Lisa McEwan, a fashion and sustainability lecturer from AUT.

Papakura Marae leading the way in Family Violence Protection w/ Sir Ray Avery: October 17, 2022

 Papakura Marae leading the way in Family Violence Protection w/ Sir Ray Avery: October 17, 2022 Papakura Marae leading the way in Family Violence Protection w/ Sir Ray Avery: October 17, 2022, 29.17 MB
Mon 17 Oct 2022

As Aotearoa holds one of the highest rates of family violence in the world, with an act of family violence reported every four minutes to the police, community workers are in urgent need for extra support out in the field.

Papakura marae in south Auckland is taking a frontline, ground-up approach to tackle this nationwide issue, trialling a ground-breaking family violence support and prevention programme.

 Marae Chief Executive, Tony Kake, has enlisted the support of Sir Ray Avery, Founder of the charity Help@Hand trust, to trial a domestic violence support programme to protect his frontline social workers as they go about their work in the community, giving them instant access to help if they need it and ensuring all his frontline staff are safe from harm.

Joe speaks to Sir Ray Avery on this matter.